1940 Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers Roster

Canadian-American League (CCL) - Class: C
Team Record: 72-53
Finished 2nd in the CCL
Manager: Steve Yerkes (0-0), Oliver Blakeney (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Gloversville, New York; Johnstown, New York
Ballpark: Glovers Park
Attendance: 39,613, Avg. 634
1940 Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers Statistics

Playoffs - Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers 4 games, Utica Braves 1
Finals - Amsterdam Rugmakers 3 games, Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers 2

The Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers of the Canadian-American League ended the 1940 season with a record of 72 wins and 53 losses, finishing second in the CCL.

Steve Yerkes and Oliver Blakeney served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Oliver BlakeneySRApril 18, 19125'11"165Peru, NE US
Alex ClowsonL5'11"170
James CullinaneLFebruary 28, 19186'2"180
William DickR5'10"170
Albert FarringtonSLJanuary 11, 19165'10"168Toronto, ON CA
Ray GarberR5'10"175
Henry GimpelR5'10"170
William GormanRR5'11"161
Arnold GreeneSMarch 11, 19146'2"225
Barney HearnLOctober 13, 19125'11"198
Walt HemperlyRRJanuary 22, 19196'0"160Lancaster, PA US
William HutchinsonLR6'3"174
John LehmanRDecember 24, 19026'0"173
Francis MalseedSR6'1"188
Harold MartinL6'0"176
Frank Merges
Joseph O'Brien
Harold PalmerR6'2"175
Gerald Plumb
Elliott PuckettRRAugust 18, 19176'3"170
Harry ReynoldsRR6'2"190
Bethel RhemRR6'1"190
Harry ShumanRRMarch 5, 19156'2"195Philadelphia, PA US
Donald Steffens
Harry Utter
Alfred VillaniR6'0"165
Bob WadeRROctober 6, 19185'11"175
Louis Wannemacher
John WhiteLRSeptember 23, 19196'1"170
Stephen WilskiRRSeptember 12, 19165'10"186
Mike YurockoRRNovember 2, 19146'2"170
Lester ZinsLLDecember 22, 19146'0"173Brooklyn, NY US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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