1940 Hopkinsville Hoppers Roster

Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (KITL) - Class: D
Team Record: 35-89
Finished 8th in the KITL
Manager: Herb Welch (0-0), Hal Sueme (0-0), James Walker (0-0)
Location: Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Ballpark: Mercer Park

1940 Hopkinsville Hoppers Statistics

The Hopkinsville Hoppers of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1940 season with a record of 35 wins and 89 losses, finishing eighth in the KITL.

Herb Welch, Hal Sueme and James Walker served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Robert AndersonRR6'2"180
Clyde Bell
Bill BlackRRSeptember 21, 1917Rutherford Heights, PA US
Jim BryanLRFebruary 4, 19045'11"180Dickson, TN US
George BuickelLLAugust 27, 19215'11"160Boonville, IN US
Julian BurgessLROctober 4, 19126'3"190
Bush
Andrew Cafferky
Al CarrLFebruary 23, 19166'0"
Robert ChurchillLAugust 12, 19185'11"175Memphis, TN US
Jim DeckerROctober 14, 19175'11"180
Melbourn DeJarnetteR6'1"173
Henry Farris
Al GalloR5'6"140
Russell Gertsinger
John Giles
Crawford Grissom
Fred HarigRR6'1"165
Allen Harvey
Durwood Hasley
Hendren
Thomas HenslerL5'9"148
Ernest Henteges
Theodore HoemannRR6'1"200
Buck Houston
William Howe
Andrew Kelleher
Raymond Kilbrough
Ed Killough
Tony KvedarLJanuary 31, 19205'9"180Athol, MA US
Gilbert LeeRR5'11"168
Victor MalesR5'9"155
Doc MarettLR
James Martin
Jack McGlothinL6'2"170
Leon McLeod
Newton
Eldon Nicolai
Robert O'BrienR6'2"195
John Phillips
Joe Ben ReeseLOctober 17, 19205'9"165
Lewis RichardsonR5'9"185
Mel Riest
Andrew SandrettoOctober 5, 1914, IL US
George Schoettlin
George ShellLLAugust 22, 19215'11"185
Don Shelton
Eddie Smith
Roy SmithR6'1"175
Joe Stanley
Ed Steck
Roger Strabala
Harry StricklettRAugust 13, 19195'11"170
Hal SuemeRRApril 16, 19096'1"180St. Louis, MO US
Tommy ThomassonRR6'0"170
James WalkerR6'1"190
Herb WelchLROctober 19, 18985'6"154Ro Ellen, TN US
Willoughby
Joe Wilmuth
Roger WrightRR6'1"175
William Young



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