1940 Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers Roster
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
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 |
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Oliver Blakeney | S | R | April 18, 1912 | 5'11" | 165 | Peru, NE US |
Alex Clowson | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
James Cullinane | L | February 28, 1918 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
William Dick | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
Albert Farrington | S | L | January 11, 1916 | 5'10" | 168 | Toronto, ON CA |
Ray Garber | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
Henry Gimpel | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
William Gorman | R | R | 5'11" | 161 | ||
Arnold Greene | S | March 11, 1914 | 6'2" | 225 | ||
Barney Hearn | L | October 13, 1912 | 5'11" | 198 | ||
Walt Hemperly | R | R | January 22, 1919 | 6'0" | 160 | Lancaster, PA US |
William Hutchinson | L | R | 6'3" | 174 | ||
John Lehman | R | December 24, 1902 | 6'0" | 173 | ||
Francis Malseed | S | R | 6'1" | 188 | ||
Harold Martin | L | 6'0" | 176 | |||
Frank Merges | ||||||
Joseph O'Brien | ||||||
Harold Palmer | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
Gerald Plumb | ||||||
Elliott Puckett | R | R | August 18, 1917 | 6'3" | 170 | |
Harry Reynolds | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Bethel Rhem | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Harry Shuman | R | R | March 5, 1915 | 6'2" | 195 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Donald Steffens | ||||||
Harry Utter | ||||||
Alfred Villani | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
Bob Wade | R | R | October 6, 1918 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Louis Wannemacher | ||||||
John White | L | R | September 23, 1919 | 6'1" | 170 | |
Stephen Wilski | R | R | September 12, 1916 | 5'10" | 186 | |
Mike Yurocko | R | R | November 2, 1914 | 6'2" | 170 | |
Lester Zins | L | L | December 22, 1914 | 6'0" | 173 | Brooklyn, 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.