1940 Gadsden Pilots Roster
Southeastern League (SL) - Class: B
Team Record: 69-81
Finished 6th in the SL
Manager: Billy Bancroft (69-81)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Gadsden, Alabama
Ballpark: City Park
1940 Gadsden Pilots StatisticsTeam Record: 69-81
Finished 6th in the SL
Manager: Billy Bancroft (69-81)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Gadsden, Alabama
Ballpark: City Park
The Gadsden Pilots of the Southeastern League ended the 1940 season with a record of 69 wins and 81 losses, finishing sixth in the SL.
Billy Bancroft served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Agee | R | R | February 12, 1917 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Jake Baker | L | L | August 19, 1903 | 6'0" | 190 | Cartersville, GA US |
| Warren Baker | L | L | June 15, 1914 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Billy Bancroft | R | August 25, 1904 | 5'6" | 155 | ||
| Vando Bertaccini | L | July 12, 1911 | 5'10" | 185 | Lucca, IT | |
| Harold Blackstock | R | March 11, 1918 | 5'8" | 185 | ||
| Bill Brandt | R | R | March 21, 1915 | 5'8" | 170 | Aurora, IN US |
| George Byrd | S | R | April 27, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | , AZ US |
| William Cranford | R | 6'0" | 168 | |||
| Al DeRenne | L | November 1, 1913 | 5'11" | 163 | , IL US | |
| Bobby Dews | R | July 10, 1915 | 5'7" | 148 | Nashville, TN US | |
| Bill Gates | R | R | November 23, 1918 | 5'9" | 160 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Hugh Holliday | R | August 25, 1906 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Harvey Johnson | L | R | June 4, 1918 | 5'11" | 175 | Mentone, AL US |
| Frank Kalin | R | R | October 3, 1917 | 6'0" | 200 | Steubenville, OH US |
| Royce Lint | L | L | January 1, 1921 | 6'1" | 165 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Pete Mallory | R | R | July 23, 1918 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Victor Mettler | L | September 26, 1911 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Robert Mohr | L | January 1, 1918 | 6'0" | 188 | ||
| Kenneth Myers | L | R | August 26, 1920 | 5'10" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Elbert Padgett | R | R | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| John Pavlich | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Howard Peckman | L | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Nathan Pelter | R | R | January 2, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Morris Pickens | S | L | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Kenneth Sheehan | R | L | 5'9" | 150 | Oakland, CA US | |
| Roy Smith | R | March 12, 1914 | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Daniel Snell | R | July 19, 1913 | 6'1" | |||
| William Thomason | R | L | June 15, 1917 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Quinto Valentino | R | R | August 16, 1918 | 5'10" | 145 |
