1940 Bowling Green Barons Roster
Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (KITL) - Class: D
Team Record: 75-50
Finished 1st in the KITL
Manager: Mike Powers (75-50)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky
Ballpark: Barons Park
1940 Bowling Green Barons StatisticsTeam Record: 75-50
Finished 1st in the KITL
Manager: Mike Powers (75-50)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky
Ballpark: Barons Park
Playoffs - Jackson Generals 4 games, Bowling Green Barons 3
The Bowling Green Barons of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1940 season with a record of 75 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the KITL.
Mike Powers served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Aberli | January 18, 1917 | |||||
| Walter Bachman | January 31, 1920 | |||||
| Frank Barnes | ||||||
| Stanley Cannon | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Mack Cooper | ||||||
| Lyle Davis | ||||||
| Melbourn DeJarnette | R | 6'1" | 173 | |||
| Ben Dorcey | ||||||
| Robert Duncan | R | 6'1" | 177 | |||
| Pete Elko | R | R | June 17, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
| Gill | ||||||
| Buford Goodwin | ||||||
| Lefty Graham | L | L | March 12, 1910 | 6'4" | 195 | Nashville, TN US |
| Elmer Haas | L | L | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Charles Hahn | ||||||
| Ollie Harris | ||||||
| Lloyd Heitman | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Bernard Kincannon | R | R | 6'0" | 179 | ||
| Warren Knight | July 21, 1920 | Butler County, KY US | ||||
| Gilbert Lee | R | R | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Joe Lehan | R | R | October 3, 1915 | 5'11" | 168 | Stoughton, MA US |
| Eldon Lindsey | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| George Longazel | 191 | |||||
| Carl Lucas | ||||||
| Dutch McCall | L | L | December 27, 1920 | 6'1" | 184 | Columbia, TN US |
| Doug Moore | ||||||
| Coleman Powell | L | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Mike Powers | L | L | March 2, 1906 | 6'1" | 185 | Toddspoint, KY US |
| James Purcell | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Bill Rhinehardt | L | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Victor Smith | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Harry Stricklett | R | August 13, 1919 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Tommy Thomasson | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Ralph White | ||||||
| Roger Wright | R | R | 6'1" | 175 |
