1940 Scranton Red Sox Roster
Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 79-60
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Nemo Leibold (79-60)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Scranton-Dunmore Stadium
Attendance: 232,266, Avg. 3,342
1940 Scranton Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 79-60
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Nemo Leibold (79-60)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Scranton-Dunmore Stadium
Attendance: 232,266, Avg. 3,342
Playoffs - Hartford Bees 3 games, Scranton Red Sox 1
The Scranton Red Sox of the Eastern League ended the 1940 season with a record of 79 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the EL.
Nemo Leibold served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Allen | L | R | March 18, 1913 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Jack Baer | R | October 29, 1914 | 5'8" | 180 | ||
| El Breese | R | R | October 22, 1910 | 5'11" | 170 | Creston, IA US |
| Norm Brown | S | R | February 1, 1919 | 6'3" | 180 | Evergreen, NC US |
| Bill Butland | R | L | March 22, 1918 | 6'5" | 185 | Terre Haute, IN US |
| Pat Colgan | R | R | October 9, 1914 | 5'10" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Leslie Dunkle | L | L | April 26, 1914 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Bernard Ferraioli | R | R | September 5, 1913 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Tony Fiarito | R | R | December 25, 1913 | 5'10" | 163 | Lake Charles, LA US |
| Bob Finley | R | R | November 25, 1915 | 6'1" | 200 | Ennis, TX US |
| Al Flair | L | L | July 24, 1916 | 6'4" | 195 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Charles Haas | L | February 2, 1917 | Edinburg, TX US | |||
| Mickey Harris | L | L | January 30, 1917 | 6'0" | 195 | New York, NY US |
| Randy Heflin | L | R | September 11, 1918 | 6'0" | 185 | Fredericksburg, VA US |
| George Kadis | L | L | October 1, 1916 | 6'0" | 175 | Worcester, MA US |
| Andy Karl | R | R | April 8, 1914 | 6'1" | 175 | Mount Vernon, NY US |
| Bill Kats | R | R | February 18, 1912 | 6'0" | 180 | Pocatello, ID US |
| Lew Krausse | R | R | June 8, 1912 | 6'0" | 167 | Media, PA US |
| Johnny Lazor | L | R | September 9, 1912 | 5'9" | 180 | Taylor, WA US |
| Bill LeFebvre | L | L | November 11, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Natick, RI US |
| Denny Miller | R | June 24, 1914 | 5'11" | Manchester, PA US | ||
| John Mirabito | May 16, 1917 | 191 | Somerville, MA US | |||
| Alex Mustaikis | R | R | March 26, 1909 | 6'3" | 180 | Chelsea, MA US |
| Emmett O'Neill | R | R | January 13, 1918 | 6'3" | 185 | San Mateo, CA US |
| Eddie Pellagrini | R | R | March 13, 1918 | 5'9" | 160 | Boston, MA US |
| Charlie Pescod | R | L | December 8, 1913 | 5'7" | 145 | Salinas, EC |
| Alex Petrushkin | L | L | December 25, 1913 | 5'11" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Vincent Phillips | R | 6'2" | 205 | |||
| Eddie Popowski | R | R | August 20, 1913 | 5'5" | 145 | Sayreville, NJ US |
| Tommy Reed | R | June 27, 1915 | 6'0" | 186 | ||
| Woody Rich | L | R | March 9, 1916 | 6'2" | 185 | Morganton, NC US |
| Owen Scheetz | R | R | December 24, 1913 | 6'0" | 190 | New Bedford, OH US |
| Al Signaigo | L | R | September 24, 1918 | 5'11" | 170 | Memphis, TN US |
| Bernie Snyder | R | R | August 25, 1913 | 6'0" | 165 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| John Sosh | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Paul Spencer | R | R | February 19, 1909 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Marvin Ulrich | R | R | October 28, 1913 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Bill Voiselle | R | R | January 29, 1919 | 6'4" | 200 | Greenwood, SC US |
| Ralph Waite | R | R | October 27, 1914 | 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.
