1940 Madison Blues Roster
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 61-62
Finished 6th in the IIIL
Manager: Bud Connolly (61-62)
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 36,740, Avg. 597
1940 Madison Blues StatisticsTeam Record: 61-62
Finished 6th in the IIIL
Manager: Bud Connolly (61-62)
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 36,740, Avg. 597
The Madison Blues of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1940 season with a record of 61 wins and 62 losses, finishing sixth in the IIIL.
Bud Connolly served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Barnacle | R | R | September 9, 1918 | 5'8" | 165 | Lisle, IL US |
| Edward Bastien | R | R | September 19, 1914 | 5'11" | 164 | |
| Ralph Billows | October 24, 1913 | |||||
| Edward Bruhn | R | R | May 2, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Bud Connolly | R | R | May 25, 1901 | 5'8" | 154 | San Francisco, CA US |
| John Dziura | R | October 13, 1916 | 5'7" | 140 | ||
| Robert Essex | R | R | September 5, 1917 | 6'2" | 178 | |
| Stan Galle | R | R | February 7, 1919 | 5'7" | 165 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Harry Griswold | R | R | November 29, 1908 | 6'1" | 180 | Great Falls, MT US |
| Hugh Gustafson | L | February 8, 1915 | 5'11" | 165 | Hibbing, MN US | |
| Jim Hayes | L | L | December 18, 1912 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Ralph Hendrix | L | R | December 1, 1914 | 6'3" | 177 | |
| Mike Kash | L | L | September 7, 1911 | 6'0" | 180 | Webster, MA US |
| Dave Koslo | L | L | March 31, 1920 | 5'11" | 180 | Menasha, WI US |
| Roy Lee | L | L | September 28, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Elmira, NY US |
| Eddie Martin | R | April 3, 1917 | 6'1" | 184 | ||
| Mickey McGuire | R | May 31, 1918 | 5'10" | 158 | Thayer, IA US | |
| Curtis Mitchell | R | R | May 16, 1915 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| John Nieman | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Donald Schaeffer | ||||||
| Johnny Schmitz | R | L | November 27, 1920 | 6'0" | 170 | Wausau, WI US |
| Jack Siens | R | May 0, 1916 | 6'0" | 170 | Huntington, WV US | |
| Joe Skurski | R | March 1, 1912 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Charlie Sproull | R | R | January 9, 1919 | 6'3" | 185 | Taylorsville, GA US |
| Stanley Stencel | L | May 2, 1917 | 5'11" | 177 | ||
| Heber Stroud | August 14, 1916 | |||||
| Winslow Stroupe | R | R | April 19, 1922 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Hale Swanson | R | R | September 6, 1914 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Thomas Tighe | L | L | February 23, 1915 | 5'11" | 175 |
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.
