1940 Durham Bulls Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 73-62
Finished 4th in the PL
Manager: Oscar Roettger (73-62)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
1940 Durham Bulls StatisticsTeam Record: 73-62
Finished 4th in the PL
Manager: Oscar Roettger (73-62)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
Playoffs - Durham Bulls 4 games, Richmond Colts 3
Finals - Durham Bulls 4 games, Rocky Mount Red Sox 2
The Durham Bulls of the Piedmont League ended the 1940 season with a record of 73 wins and 62 losses, finishing fourth in the PL.
Oscar Roettger served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burman Bare | R | August 8, 1916 | 6'0" | 177 | Chatham, NC US | |
| Joe Bestudik | S | L | December 29, 1914 | 5'10" | 170 | Springfield, IL US |
| Leo Bobeck | L | L | January 23, 1916 | 5'11" | 172 | Chicago, IL US |
| Irving Clement | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| John Deets | R | R | 6'2" | 181 | ||
| Barney DeForge | R | R | June 23, 1917 | 6'2" | 180 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Robert Falk | R | October 11, 1915 | 5'11" | 183 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Leonard Ford | L | L | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Toni Gridaitis | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Vann Harrington | L | November 2, 1917 | 5'8" | 155 | Thomasville, NC US | |
| Ed Hill | R | R | August 23, 1914 | 5'11" | 165 | Ratcliff, AR US |
| Garland Lawing | R | R | August 29, 1918 | 6'1" | 180 | Gastonia, NC US |
| John Liske | R | January 3, 1921 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Wes Livengood | R | R | July 18, 1910 | 6'2" | 172 | Salisbury, NC US |
| Walter Loos | R | December 13, 1916 | 6'1" | 175 | Crafton, PA US | |
| Cal Lowman | R | February 22, 1915 | 6'0" | |||
| Richard McMichael | ||||||
| Otto Meyers | L | March 1, 1914 | 5'10" | 165 | Wauseon, OH US | |
| Jack Niemes | R | L | October 19, 1919 | 6'1" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Earl Petit | R | R | 6'2" | 192 | ||
| Cyril Pfeifer | L | L | February 23, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Dee Phillips | R | R | June 8, 1919 | 6'0" | 176 | Corsicana, TX US |
| Pete Rehkamp | R | R | June 3, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Covington, KY US |
| John Rowe | L | 5'11" | 150 | |||
| William Skelley | R | January 7, 1919 | 5'10" | 155 | Atchison, KS US | |
| Ernest Spence | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Chester Sullivan | ||||||
| Clyde Teague | R | L | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Michael Timko | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Ben Wade | R | R | November 25, 1922 | 6'3" | 195 | Morehead City, NC US |
| Walter Warsick | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| John Zapor | R | October 10, 1915 | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Bruno Zelasko | R | 5'9" | 165 |
