1940 New Bern Bears Roster
Coastal Plain League (CPL) - Class: D
Team Record: 58-67
Finished 6th in the CPL
Manager: Guy Shatzer (0-0), Gene McCarty (0-0), (0-0), Denny Sothern (0-0)
Location: New Bern, North Carolina
Ballpark: Kafer Park
1940 New Bern Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 58-67
Finished 6th in the CPL
Manager: Guy Shatzer (0-0), Gene McCarty (0-0), (0-0), Denny Sothern (0-0)
Location: New Bern, North Carolina
Ballpark: Kafer Park
The New Bern Bears of the Coastal Plain League ended the 1940 season with a record of 58 wins and 67 losses, finishing sixth in the CPL.
Guy Shatzer, Gene McCarty, and Denny Sothern served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darden Archer | R | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| James Askew | June 19, 1913 | |||||
| Tom Baird | ||||||
| Leonard Berry | R | R | August 1, 1916 | 5'11" | 175 | Bowman, SC US |
| Charles Branch | L | 5'11" | ||||
| Hubert Brown | R | R | July 7, 1916 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Morris Featherstone | R | 6'2" | 193 | |||
| Marvin Ferrell | R | R | December 1, 1910 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Andrew Fuller | ||||||
| Henry Geraci | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Joe Gerson | April 28, 1917 | |||||
| James Hammonds | R | R | 6'6" | 215 | ||
| Joe Hardison | ||||||
| William Harper | R | May 7, 1914 | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Howard Hobgood | ||||||
| John Hug | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Howard Jenkins | ||||||
| Harold Lee | R | June 19, 1915 | 6'0" | 174 | ||
| George Lokey | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Gene McCarty | R | 6'2" | 182 | |||
| Tuck McWilliams | S | April 20, 1909 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Walter Posey | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Gaither Riley | R | 6'1" | 198 | |||
| Bill Rucker | 6'0" | 196 | ||||
| Guy Shatzer | R | January 8, 1910 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Dennis Southern | ||||||
| Claude Swiggett | L | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Stanley Tubbs | ||||||
| Ben Wade | R | R | November 25, 1922 | 6'3" | 195 | Morehead City, NC US |
| Wade Walton | ||||||
| Ulysses Wattigney | R | R | 6'6" | 171 | ||
| Charles Whitaker | R | 6'0" | 196 |
