1940 Niagara Falls Rainbows/Jamestown Falcons Roster
Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League (PONYL) - Class: D
Team Record: 48-55
Finished 5th in the PONYL
Manager: Joe O'Rourke (0-0), Joseph Savant (0-0)
Location: Jamestown, New York; Niagara Falls, New York
Ballpark: Celeron Park, Sal Maglie Stadium
1940 Niagara Falls Rainbows/Jamestown Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 48-55
Finished 5th in the PONYL
Manager: Joe O'Rourke (0-0), Joseph Savant (0-0)
Location: Jamestown, New York; Niagara Falls, New York
Ballpark: Celeron Park, Sal Maglie Stadium
The Niagara Falls Rainbows/Jamestown Falcons of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1940 season with a record of 48 wins and 55 losses, finishing fifth in the PONYL.Niagara Falls (22-30) moved to Jamestown July 13, first home game July 19.
Joe O'Rourke and Joseph Savant served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Balash | R | R | December 1, 1918 | 6'1" | 180 | Auburn, NY US |
| Robert Blanchard | L | 5'10" | 171 | |||
| Thomas Boeing | ||||||
| Allan Bradley | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Howard Bunting | ||||||
| Paul Coleman | September 25, 1915 | |||||
| Meade Coyle | 5'10" | 160 | ||||
| Arthur Cuccurullo | L | L | February 8, 1918 | 5'10" | 168 | Asbury Park, NJ US |
| Joseph Curran | R | L | 6'3" | 178 | ||
| Kenneth Elsie | L | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| James Fremming | ||||||
| Bill Harnick | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Franklin Heller | L | R | August 2, 1920 | 6'0" | 200 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Joseph Holtz | R | R | 5'10" | 177 | ||
| Herbert Kam | R | August 18, 1918 | 6'0" | 185 | Buffalo, NY US | |
| Edward Klaerner | ||||||
| William Kucker | ||||||
| Swede Larsen | R | R | November 15, 1913 | 5'11" | 170 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Nicholas Lemone | R | May 12, 1914 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| John Long | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Walter Mack | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Sal Maglie | R | R | April 26, 1917 | 6'2" | 180 | Niagara Falls, NY US |
| William McCarthy | ||||||
| Charles Munger | R | R | 6'1" | 172 | Warsaw, NY US | |
| John Newman | R | December 20, 1913 | 5'11" | 200 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Hank Nowak | L | December 11, 1917 | 5'10" | 165 | Cleveland, OH US | |
| Richard Oppenhammer | ||||||
| Luke Owen | ||||||
| Richard Ressler | February 27, 1920 | |||||
| Lewis Rietsch | ||||||
| Joe Ruggiero | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Dick Schmidt | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Duane Shaffer | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Frank Smrekar | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Earl Vogt | ||||||
| Douglas Voth | S | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Fred Webber | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Walter Welaj | ||||||
| Charles Wenner |
