1940 Nashville Vols Roster

Southern Association (SA) - Class: A1
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
1940 Nashville Vols Statistics

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
Ace AdamsRRMarch 2, 19105'10"182Willows, CA US
Bob BokenRRFebruary 23, 19086'2"165Maryvale, IL US
Pearce CorleyLLMarch 14, 19146'0"185
Dick CullerRRJanuary 15, 19155'9"155High Point, NC US
Tom DrakeRRAugust 7, 19126'1"185Birmingham, AL US
Gus DugasLLMarch 24, 19075'9"165St. Jean de Matha, QC CA
Marv FeldermanRRDecember 20, 19156'1"187Bellevue, IA US
Charlie GassawayLLAugust 12, 19186'2"210Gassaway, TN US
Charles GeorgeRRDecember 25, 19126'2"200Waycross, GA US
Oris HockettLRSeptember 29, 19095'9"182Amboy, IN US
George JeffcoatRRDecember 24, 19135'11"175New Brookfield, SC US
Barney LutzLRAugust 20, 19155'10"175
Russ MeersLLNovember 28, 19185'10"170Tilton, IL US
John MihalicRRNovember 13, 19115'11"172Cleveland, OH US
Arnie MoserRRAugust 9, 19155'11"165Houston, TX US
Boots PoffenbergerRRJuly 1, 19155'10"178Williamsport, MD US
Mickey RoccoLLMarch 2, 19165'11"188St. Paul, MN US
Lee RogersRLOctober 8, 19135'11"170Tuscaloosa, AL US
Johnny SainRRSeptember 25, 19176'2"185Havana, AR US
Tommy TatumRRJuly 16, 19196'0"185Decatur, TX US
Leo TwardyRRMay 20, 19146'1"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.




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