1940 Topeka Owls Roster
Western League (WL) - Class: D
Team Record: 73-60
Finished 3rd in the WL
Manager: (0-0), Pete Monahan (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Attendance: 95,000, Avg. 1,429
1940 Topeka Owls StatisticsTeam Record: 73-60
Finished 3rd in the WL
Manager: (0-0), Pete Monahan (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Attendance: 95,000, Avg. 1,429
Playoffs - St. Joseph Saints 3 games, Topeka Owls 1
The Topeka Owls of the Western League ended the 1940 season with a record of 73 wins and 60 losses, finishing third in the WL.
and Pete Monahan served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Acton | R | R | March 28, 1918 | 6'2" | 180 | Springfield, MO US |
| Dean Ballam | June 6, 1915 | 191 | Chilliwack, BC CA | |||
| George Beck | R | R | September 10, 1920 | 6'2" | 185 | Eureka, CA US |
| Gerald Bernstein | R | R | July 25, 1919 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Charles Bond | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Donald Brammer | ||||||
| Olan Dabbs | R | September 23, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Jack Devincenzi | L | R | March 5, 1917 | 6'0" | 175 | San Jose, CA US |
| Adam Fleckenstein | R | 6'3" | 192 | |||
| Bill Goff | L | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| John Gotter | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Robert Hope | L | R | 6'1" | 157 | ||
| Jasper | ||||||
| Winlow Johnson | R | R | January 14, 1913 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Bill Karlowski | S | L | 6'4" | 183 | ||
| Fred Lanifero | R | May 23, 1919 | 5'7" | 180 | Providence, RI US | |
| Eddie Lodigiani | October 7, 1920 | |||||
| Joe Malman | R | R | May 11, 1913 | 6'1" | 160 | Providence, RI US |
| Jack McClure | R | R | April 7, 1918 | 6'3" | 210 | Modesto, CA US |
| Norman Merrill | L | R | 5'10" | |||
| Pete Monahan | L | February 20, 1902 | 5'11" | 170 | Cincinnati, OH US | |
| Johnny Munchel | L | L | 6'2" | 178 | ||
| John Novosel | R | April 6, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Manny Pérez | R | R | December 6, 1916 | 6'1" | 172 | El Paso, TX US |
| Jack Porter | ||||||
| Ervin Reid | ||||||
| Joe Richardson | R | March 6, 1921 | 5'8" | 170 | Lewisburg, KY US | |
| Bill Rigney | R | R | January 29, 1918 | 6'1" | 178 | Alameda, CA US |
| Mel Skelley | R | December 2, 1920 | 5'10" | 165 | Atchison, KS US | |
| William Staerkel | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Frank Tincup | L | R | June 30, 1919 | 5'11" | 200 | |
| Doug White | R | 5'8" | 158 | |||
| Leonard White | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Jim Wilkins | ||||||
| Lawrence Williams | R | R | 6'2" | 200 |
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.
