1940 Butler Yankees Roster
Team Record: 65-44
Finished 1st in the PSA
Manager: Thomas Kain (65-44)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Butler, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Athletic Field
Playoffs - Johnstown Johnnies 1 game, Butler Yankees 0 - One-game playoff for first place.
Playoffs - Butler Yankees 3 games, McKeesport Little Pirates/Oil City Oilers 1
Finals - Butler Yankees 3 games, Beaver Falls Browns 0
The Butler Yankees of the Pennsylvania State Association ended the 1940 season with a record of 65 wins and 44 losses, finishing first in the PSA.
Thomas Kain served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Adamow | May 19, 1916 | |||||
| Milton Adamsky | ||||||
| Jack Bearden | R | March 22, 1921 | 6'0" | 215 | ||
| Thaddeus Bosiack | R | 5'10" | 172 | |||
| Cain | ||||||
| Ordway Cisgen | L | L | August 20, 1920 | 6'6" | 202 | Lorain, OH US |
| G. Collins | ||||||
| Joe Collins | L | L | December 3, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | Scranton, PA US |
| John Cummings | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Thomas Day | R | 5'11" | 182 | |||
| Bill Denof | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Fred Doenig | R | R | December 5, 1920 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| George Duplinski | ||||||
| Bob Foliart | R | July 19, 1920 | 5'11" | 165 | Pittsburgh, PA US | |
| Frado | ||||||
| John Gerneth | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Steve Greble | R | December 2, 1915 | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Larry Hartman | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Daniel Hayes | S | February 21, 1916 | 5'11" | 164 | ||
| Dale Helmick | ||||||
| Tex Hoyle | R | R | July 17, 1921 | 6'4" | 170 | Carbondale, PA US |
| Thomas Kain | R | July 7, 1902 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Daniel Limpert | March 12, 1921 | 6'2" | 190 | North Olmsted, OH US | ||
| Frank Loeffler | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Ralph Mead | R | R | 6'2" | 188 | ||
| John Ormsby | ||||||
| Gerry Oswald | R | R | June 7, 1920 | 6'0" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| George Pado | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Joe Page | L | L | October 28, 1917 | 6'3" | 200 | Cherry Valley, PA US |
| Attilio Panaranto | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Francis Papile | ||||||
| Raymond Perron | June 21, 1918 | Worcester, MA US | ||||
| Sal Recca | R | R | November 8, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Rickes | ||||||
| H. Sheanshang | ||||||
| William Sinram | R | R | April 27, 1920 | 5'9" | 180 | Long Island, NY US |
| Paul Slaninka | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| John Strauthar | ||||||
| Knoble Thomas | L | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Fred Tustin | R | R | 5'9" | 176 | ||
| Robert Weyrauch | R | R | 6'0" | 176 | ||
| Raymond Williams | R | R | 5'10" | 185 |
