1940 Lake Charles Skippers Roster
Evangeline League (EL) - Class: D
Team Record: 86-49
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Otis Brannan (86-49)
Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Ballpark: American Legion Park
Attendance: 49,230, Avg. 729
1940 Lake Charles Skippers StatisticsTeam Record: 86-49
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Otis Brannan (86-49)
Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Ballpark: American Legion Park
Attendance: 49,230, Avg. 729
Playoffs - New Iberia Cardinals 4 games, Lake Charles Skippers 1
The Lake Charles Skippers of the Evangeline League ended the 1940 season with a record of 86 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the EL.
Otis Brannan served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Abadie | R | R | June 10, 1916 | 5'10" | 145 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Otis Brannan | L | R | March 13, 1899 | 5'9" | 160 | Greenbrier, AR US |
| James Brown | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Richard Burse | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Thomas Carnahan | ||||||
| Fred Chumley | R | R | December 25, 1915 | 6'0" | 185 | , TX US |
| Robert Coufal | ||||||
| Emery | ||||||
| Conrad Flippen | R | June 19, 1913 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Fred Hancock | R | R | March 28, 1920 | 5'8" | 170 | Allenport, PA US |
| Hazel | ||||||
| O. J. Hembree | ||||||
| Eugene Hodge | R | November 20, 1917 | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Clifford Johnson | S | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| King | ||||||
| Edwin Knight | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Stan Kravis | L | L | May 3, 1914 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Edward Langgood | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Ralph McNair | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Frank Millspaugh | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Paul Moore | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Bob Mosel | L | March 28, 1916 | 6'0" | 162 | ||
| Robert Newlin | R | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Gerald Peterson | ||||||
| Gordon Pixley | S | R | 6'2" | 163 | ||
| Alvin Reese | ||||||
| Eddie Schaack | R | R | July 28, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | Elmhurst, IL US |
| Eugene Shomate | ||||||
| James Sullivan | ||||||
| Orville Teague | ||||||
| James Vaughan | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Tex Walton | L | 6'2" | ||||
| Bob Williford |
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.
