1940 Meridian Bears Roster
Team Record: 64-80
Finished 7th in the SL
Manager: Clarence Mitchell (0-0), Bill McGee (0-0), Sam Agnew (0-0), Bernie DeViveiros (0-0)
Location: Meridian, Mississippi
Ballpark: Fairgrounds Park
The Meridian Bears of the Southeastern League ended the 1940 season with a record of 64 wins and 80 losses, finishing seventh in the SL.
Clarence Mitchell, Bill McGee, Sam Agnew and Bernie DeViveiros served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Art Bartelli | R | R | August 24, 1914 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Charlie Biggs | R | R | September 15, 1906 | 6'1" | 185 | French Lick, IN US |
Vernon Boyd | R | 5'11" | 200 | |||
James Brown | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
Max Brunson | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
Carroll Campbell | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Gene Colaw | L | L | June 27, 1922 | 6'1" | 175 | Buffalo, KS US |
Irwin Coufal | ||||||
Bernie DeViveiros | R | R | April 19, 1901 | 5'7" | 160 | Oakland, CA US |
Bill Ehrensberger | R | R | February 12, 1912 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Sharkey Eiland | L | L | September 16, 1911 | 6'2" | 180 | Macon, MS US |
Thomas Hart | ||||||
Jim Henry | R | R | June 26, 1910 | 6'2" | 175 | Danville, VA US |
Lyle Johnson | ||||||
Rudy Jones | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
Chester Juckno | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
James Kroll | ||||||
Russ Looney | L | August 22, 1916 | 5'11" | 175 | Cartersville, GA US | |
Bill McGhee | L | L | September 5, 1908 | 5'10" | 185 | Shawmut, AL US |
Clifford McSwain | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
Hack Miller | R | R | February 13, 1913 | 5'11" | 215 | Celeste, TX US |
Clarence Mitchell | L | L | February 22, 1891 | 5'11" | 190 | Franklin, NE US |
Joe Mitchell | R | R | 6'3" | 215 | ||
Ralph Mountain | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
Sidney Nethery | R | R | July 10, 1914 | 6'4" | 205 | |
Fritz Oetting | R | April 11, 1915 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
Elbert Padgett | R | R | 6'4" | 180 | ||
Willard Padgett | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
Ewald Pyle | L | L | August 27, 1910 | 6'0" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
William Rogers | ||||||
Mike Rolla | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Benjamin Sheldon | November 17, 1916 | 5'11" | 170 | |||
Virgil Siemer | R | R | October 9, 1912 | 5'9" | 155 | St. Louis, MO US |
Joe Stringfellow | R | 6'1" | 192 | |||
Walter Sturkie | R | 5'9" | 178 |