1940 Olean Oilers Roster
Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League (PONYL) - Class: D
Team Record: 65-39
Finished 1st in the PONYL
Manager: Jake Pitler (65-39)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Olean, New York
Ballpark: Bradner Stadium
1940 Olean Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 65-39
Finished 1st in the PONYL
Manager: Jake Pitler (65-39)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Olean, New York
Ballpark: Bradner Stadium
Playoffs - Olean Oilers 3 games, Hamilton Red Wings 1
Finals - Olean Oilers 4 games, Batavia Clippers 2
The Olean Oilers of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1940 season with a record of 65 wins and 39 losses, finishing first in the PONYL.
Jake Pitler served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Angstadt | R | L | October 5, 1921 | 6'3" | 175 | Shillington, PA US |
| Sam Blackwell | ||||||
| Bill Burich | R | R | May 29, 1917 | 6'0" | 180 | Calumet, MI US |
| Charles Conklin | L | L | April 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Kenneth Elsie | L | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Herb Fash | R | September 26, 1914 | 6'2" | 195 | East St. Louis, IL US | |
| John Fayad | R | September 10, 1918 | 5'11" | 172 | ||
| Bobby Gorbould | R | R | November 19, 1918 | 5'10" | 185 | Burdett, AB CA |
| Al Grefe | R | 5'9" | 184 | |||
| Thomas Hamill | R | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| George Higgins | L | 5'10" | 184 | |||
| Walter Jamison | R | R | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Sam Johnson | ||||||
| Al Kurdys | ||||||
| Lawrence Mancini | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| John Martin | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Fred Matson | ||||||
| George McCluskey | ||||||
| Angelo Onder | R | November 7, 1911 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Joseph Prylich | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| John Rachunok | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Melvin Reed | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Frank Ruminski | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Robert Schmedding | ||||||
| Dick Schmidt | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Bob Schumaker | Canton, OH US | |||||
| Joseph Semenko | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Walter Shulock | ||||||
| Vince Shupe | L | L | September 5, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | East Canton, OH US |
| Al Simononis | R | R | December 1, 1919 | 5'8" | 175 | |
| William Smith | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Fernando Solo | ||||||
| Earl Vogt | ||||||
| John Wojcik | R | L | January 21, 1914 | 5'7" | 170 | |
| George Zittel | L | |||||
| Peter Zmitrovich | R | 5'11" | 185 |
