1940 Kannapolis Towelers Roster

North Carolina State League (NCSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 67-45
Finished 1st in the NCSL
Manager: Emory Culbreth (0-0), Joe Palmisano (0-0)
Location: Kannapolis, North Carolina
Ballpark: Kannapolis Ball Park

1940 Kannapolis Towelers Statistics

Playoffs - Lexington Indians 3 games, Kannapolis Towelers 0

The Kannapolis Towelers of the North Carolina State League ended the 1940 season with a record of 67 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the NCSL.

Emory Culbreth and Joe Palmisano served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
James AndersonRR5'11"165
Jack BellRApril 27, 19135'8"170
Colonel BlackL6'0"173
Harvey BlackR6'0"185
C. C. Blalock
Eldred BurchRJune 19, 19185'8"150Lee County, NC US
Bill CarrierLJune 3, 19076'1"180
Kenneth ChitwoodRR5'11"165
Leon CulbersonRRAugust 6, 19185'11"180Hall's Station, GA US
Emory CulbrethRAugust 1, 19075'8"175Carnegie, GA US
Lewis D'AntoniRDecember 31, 19135'9"165
Lewis DavisR5'10"170
Gene DealLOctober 10, 19165'8"175
Grover Ellison
Martin Fishman
R. W. Harkey
Ed Harris
Tracy HartRL6'0"200
Joe Heffner
Lacy JamesLL6'0"200
Elmer JonesSeptember 2, 1917Ashe County, NC US
George Lowinger
Maxton
Frank McDonaldL6'0"183
Glenn MillerRNovember 7, 19096'0"175
Joe PalmisanoRRNovember 19, 19025'8"160West Point, GA US
Jesse PlummerRRAugust 30, 19165'11"155Greensboro, NC US
Robert Smith
George SnyderRRJuly 9, 19136'0"184
Joseph SpencerLL5'10"160
Woody TraylorLLNovember 17, 19125'9"163
Homer TrexlerRJune 11, 19195'10"175Salisbury, NC US
Marvin Watts
Jimmy WhiteLRFebruary 24, 19135'10"140
Harold Whitney
Ben Wise
Milton WoodallJanuary 11, 1923Jacksonville, AL US



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