1940 Kilgore Boomers Roster
East Texas League (ETL) - Class: C
Team Record: 55-78
Finished 5th in the ETL
Manager: Jimmy Dalrymple (55-78)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Kilgore, Texas
Ballpark: Laird Field
1940 Kilgore Boomers StatisticsTeam Record: 55-78
Finished 5th in the ETL
Manager: Jimmy Dalrymple (55-78)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Kilgore, Texas
Ballpark: Laird Field
The Kilgore Boomers of the East Texas League ended the 1940 season with a record of 55 wins and 78 losses, finishing fifth in the ETL.
Jimmy Dalrymple served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Cogswell | R | May 21, 1920 | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Lou Coletta | R | August 16, 1917 | 5'10" | 162 | ||
| Jimmy Dalrymple | R | March 9, 1905 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Ray Dieffenbach | R | R | March 20, 1916 | 5'8" | 180 | Albany, NY US |
| Don Galinda | ||||||
| Woodford Gardner | R | R | June 29, 1914 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Ben Hale | R | 6'0" | 178 | |||
| Floyd Helms | July 11, 1919 | |||||
| Russell Hoff | R | R | August 8, 1919 | 6'1" | 187 | |
| Ernest Jefferson | L | L | April 19, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| John Joyce | ||||||
| Kenneth Kavanaugh | R | 6'3" | 208 | |||
| Jim Matthews | R | October 20, 1921 | 5'11" | 200 | ||
| Robert Meitzen | R | R | May 27, 1914 | 6'0" | 168 | |
| Eddie Morris | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Henry Moskoski | ||||||
| Eugene Nafie | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Davey Perko | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Vance Randolph | R | June 10, 1917 | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Chauncey Scott | L | L | June 8, 1918 | 6'1" | 185 | , NE US |
| Ado Severi | L | L | June 20, 1912 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Evan Shelton | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Gale Sullivan | ||||||
| Jack Weston | L | L | January 3, 1917 | 5'10" | 190 |
