1940 Longview Texans Roster
East Texas League (ETL) - Class: C
Team Record: 79-53
Finished 1st in the ETL
Manager: Tex Jeanes (0-0), Al Costello (0-0)
Location: Longview, Texas
Ballpark: Fair Park
1940 Longview Texans StatisticsTeam Record: 79-53
Finished 1st in the ETL
Manager: Tex Jeanes (0-0), Al Costello (0-0)
Location: Longview, Texas
Ballpark: Fair Park
Playoffs - Tyler Trojans 3 games, Longview Texans 2
The Longview Texans of the East Texas League ended the 1940 season with a record of 79 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the ETL.
Tex Jeanes and Al Costello served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Adair | R | R | January 25, 1907 | 5'10" | 154 | Waxahachie, TX US |
| Leonard Barnes | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Pat Beasley | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Heinz Becker | S | R | August 26, 1915 | 6'2" | 200 | Berlin, DE |
| Al Costello | R | 5'9" | 178 | |||
| Joe Demoran | S | R | October 29, 1914 | 6'0" | 185 | Biloxi, MS US |
| Robert Ganss | R | July 7, 1922 | 5'10" | 195 | Toledo, OH US | |
| Sanford Goforth | February 25, 1913 | |||||
| Marvin Gramly | S | R | February 1, 1918 | 5'11" | 150 | , IA US |
| Jack Grossman | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Buster Hale | ||||||
| Frank Hargrove | L | May 13, 1916 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Harry Hinton | ||||||
| Clyde Humphrey | R | L | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Wyman Hunnicutt | September 2, 1920 | 192 | ||||
| Tex Jeanes | R | R | December 19, 1900 | 6'0" | 176 | Maypearl, TX US |
| Jimmy Lawrence | L | March 15, 1913 | 5'11" | 195 | Dawson, TX US | |
| Hal Lee | L | October 7, 1910 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| James McCoy | ||||||
| Royce Mills | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Henry Perry | R | R | February 14, 1921 | 6'3" | 200 | Dallas, TX US |
| Mac Quillin | February 2, 1917 | Seymour, TX US | ||||
| Charles Smith | R | August 6, 1916 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Cecil Smyly | L | 5'8" | 168 | |||
| Jackie Sullivan | R | R | February 22, 1918 | 5'11" | 172 | Princeton, TX US |
| Bill Terry | R | R | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| Curt VonCannon | June 2, 1918 | |||||
| Ah Wieland | L | R | April 20, 1912 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Luke Winborn | R | March 20, 1914 | 5'8" | 160 |
