1939 Durham Bulls Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 75-65
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Oscar Roettger (75-65)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
1939 Durham Bulls StatisticsTeam Record: 75-65
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Oscar Roettger (75-65)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
Playoffs - Rocky Mount Red Sox 3 games, Durham Bulls 1
The Durham Bulls of the Piedmont League ended the 1939 season with a record of 75 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the PL.
Oscar Roettger served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Aleno | R | R | February 19, 1917 | 6'1" | 215 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Junius Beck | R | R | May 24, 1919 | 6'0" | 225 | Durham, NC US |
| Don Bird | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Wayne Blackburn | L | L | July 10, 1914 | 5'10" | 168 | Harmon, OH US |
| William Blinstrub | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Charlie Bowles | R | R | March 15, 1917 | 6'3" | 180 | Norwood, MA US |
| Barney DeForge | R | R | June 23, 1917 | 6'2" | 180 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Gordon Duff | L | 5'11" | 177 | |||
| Roy Easterwood | R | R | January 12, 1915 | 6'0" | 196 | Waxahachie, TX US |
| Toni Gridaitis | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Don Gugler | L | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Eddie Harper | R | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Monk Harrington | R | R | February 18, 1919 | 6'2" | 180 | Lewiston Woodville, NC US |
| Vann Harrington | L | November 2, 1917 | 5'8" | 155 | Thomasville, NC US | |
| Earl Harrist | R | R | April 20, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | Dubach, LA US |
| Chuck Hawley | R | R | April 3, 1915 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Arnold Heft | S | L | May 29, 1919 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Ed Hill | R | R | August 23, 1914 | 5'11" | 165 | Ratcliff, AR US |
| Allen Hunt | L | October 17, 1911 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Ed Ignasiak | L | May 8, 1916 | 6'2" | 185 | Toledo, OH US | |
| Julius Katzen | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| John Kuk | R | 5'11" | 171 | |||
| Wes Livengood | R | R | July 18, 1910 | 6'2" | 172 | Salisbury, NC US |
| John Ludsick | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Russ Lyon | R | R | June 26, 1913 | 6'1" | 230 | Ball Ground, GA US |
| Ted Maillet | L | L | August 24, 1918 | 5'10" | 178 | Livermore Falls, ME US |
| Martin Malatin | S | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Dutch Mele | L | L | January 11, 1915 | 6'0" | 195 | New York, NY US |
| Louis Menendez | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Harry Morris | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Murray O'Flynn | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Tom Oliver | R | R | January 15, 1903 | 6'0" | 168 | Montgomery, AL US |
| Cyril Pfeifer | L | L | February 23, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Roy Pinkston | R | R | April 9, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | Norcross, GA US |
| Pudge Powers | R | R | April 7, 1909 | 5'10" | 190 | , IN US |
| Elmer Riddle | R | R | July 31, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | Columbus, GA US |
| Oscar Roettger | R | R | February 19, 1900 | 6'0" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Germain Shields | ||||||
| Jug Thesenga | R | R | April 27, 1914 | 6'0" | 200 | Jefferson, SD US |
| Charles Timm | R | R | January 12, 1915 | 6'1" | 195 | Ithaca, NE US |
| Harry Wolfe | R | R | April 27, 1917 | 6'3" | 175 |
