1940 Johnson City Cardinals Roster
Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 84-34
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: Ollie Vanek (0-0), George Silvey (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Johnson City, Tennessee
Ballpark: Keystone Field
Attendance: 39,656, Avg. 672
1940 Johnson City Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 84-34
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: Ollie Vanek (0-0), George Silvey (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Johnson City, Tennessee
Ballpark: Keystone Field
Attendance: 39,656, Avg. 672
Playoffs - Johnson City Cardinals 2 games, Bristol Twins 0
Playoffs - Johnson City Cardinals 2 games, Greeneville Burley Cubs 1
Finals - Johnson City Cardinals 3 games, Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox 0
The Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League ended the 1940 season with a record of 84 wins and 34 losses, finishing second in the AL.
Ollie Vanek and George Silvey served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton Barlow | ||||||
| Alphonse Bielan | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Dick Bouknight | L | June 20, 1919 | 6'2" | 205 | Newberry, SC US | |
| Roy Broome | R | R | February 17, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | Norwood, NC US |
| Harold Bullock | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Tony Burazin | R | October 31, 1919 | ||||
| Harold Bush | R | August 17, 1914 | 6'2" | 204 | ||
| Lawrence Cochrane | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Charlie Cozart | R | L | October 17, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | Lenoir, NC US |
| Arthur Cyrulewski | R | R | July 4, 1920 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Chet Dubic | R | 6'0" | 182 | Detroit, MI US | ||
| Jeff Fisher | ||||||
| Edwin Green | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| George Hildebrand | ||||||
| Cecil Hobson | ||||||
| Robert King | ||||||
| Tom Koval | R | R | March 7, 1915 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Samuel Lamitina | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Louis Lukasiuk | R | October 1, 1914 | 5'5" | 172 | , NJ US | |
| William Miller | ||||||
| John Mitchell | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Joe Molina | R | R | 5'9" | 166 | ||
| Charles Nichols | ||||||
| George Obermeier | R | May 2, 1922 | 6'0" | 155 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Chester Redmond | ||||||
| Fred Renaldi | R | R | May 10, 1918 | 5'10" | 175 | Norwich, CT US |
| Frisco Roberts | R | 5'7" | ||||
| George Silvey | L | L | July 15, 1911 | 5'10" | 150 | Collinsville, IL US |
| Al Sommerer | July 7, 1919 | 191 | ||||
| John Svetlecich | ||||||
| Marion Tabor | L | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Gene Usmiller | ||||||
| Ollie Vanek | R | August 23, 1908 | 5'9" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
