1940 Nashville Vols Roster
Team Record: 101-47
Finished 1st in the SA
Manager: Larry Gilbert (101-47)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Sulphur Dell
Attendance: 133,602, Avg. 1,805
Playoffs - Nashville Vols 3 games, Chattanooga Lookouts 0
Finals - Nashville Vols 4 games, Atlanta Crackers 2
The Nashville Vols of the Southern Association ended the 1940 season with a record of 101 wins and 47 losses, finishing first in the SA.
Larry Gilbert served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Ace Adams | R | R | March 2, 1910 | 5'10" | 182 | Willows, CA US |
Bob Boken | R | R | February 23, 1908 | 6'2" | 165 | Maryvale, IL US |
Pearce Corley | L | L | March 14, 1914 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Dick Culler | R | R | January 15, 1915 | 5'9" | 155 | High Point, NC US |
Tom Drake | R | R | August 7, 1912 | 6'1" | 185 | Birmingham, AL US |
Gus Dugas | L | L | March 24, 1907 | 5'9" | 165 | St. Jean de Matha, QC CA |
Marv Felderman | R | R | December 20, 1915 | 6'1" | 187 | Bellevue, IA US |
Charlie Gassaway | L | L | August 12, 1918 | 6'2" | 210 | Gassaway, TN US |
Charles George | R | R | December 25, 1912 | 6'2" | 200 | Waycross, GA US |
Oris Hockett | L | R | September 29, 1909 | 5'9" | 182 | Amboy, IN US |
George Jeffcoat | R | R | December 24, 1913 | 5'11" | 175 | New Brookfield, SC US |
Barney Lutz | L | R | August 20, 1915 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Russ Meers | L | L | November 28, 1918 | 5'10" | 170 | Tilton, IL US |
John Mihalic | R | R | November 13, 1911 | 5'11" | 172 | Cleveland, OH US |
Arnie Moser | R | R | August 9, 1915 | 5'11" | 165 | Houston, TX US |
Boots Poffenberger | R | R | July 1, 1915 | 5'10" | 178 | Williamsport, MD US |
Mickey Rocco | L | L | March 2, 1916 | 5'11" | 188 | St. Paul, MN US |
Lee Rogers | R | L | October 8, 1913 | 5'11" | 170 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
Johnny Sain | R | R | September 25, 1917 | 6'2" | 185 | Havana, AR US |
Tommy Tatum | R | R | July 16, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Decatur, TX US |
Leo Twardy | R | R | May 20, 1914 | 6'1" | 200 | , PA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.