1940 Portsmouth Red Birds Roster
Middle Atlantic League (MAL) - Class: C
Team Record: 59-68
Finished 6th in the MAL
Manager: Fred Dorman (0-0), Walter Alston (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
Ballpark: Branch Rickey Park
Attendance: 20,000, Avg. 315
1940 Portsmouth Red Birds StatisticsTeam Record: 59-68
Finished 6th in the MAL
Manager: Fred Dorman (0-0), Walter Alston (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
Ballpark: Branch Rickey Park
Attendance: 20,000, Avg. 315
The Portsmouth Red Birds of the Middle Atlantic League ended the 1940 season with a record of 59 wins and 68 losses, finishing sixth in the MAL.
Fred Dorman and Walter Alston served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Alban | April 13, 1918 | |||||
| Walter Alston | R | R | December 1, 1911 | 6'2" | 195 | Venice, OH US |
| Donald Bakkelund | R | L | November 24, 1920 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Del Ballinger | L | R | March 17, 1919 | 5'8" | 185 | Fort Oglethorpe, GA US |
| Fred Berger | L | L | 6'1" | 182 | ||
| Mike Boettcher | L | June 25, 1921 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Edward Bojak | February 2, 1916 | |||||
| Richard Boyd | ||||||
| Walter Brown | R | R | April 23, 1915 | 5'11" | 175 | Jamestown, NY US |
| Leonard Burton | L | L | March 18, 1917 | 5'11" | 168 | Eastaboga, AL US |
| Bud Byerly | R | R | October 26, 1919 | 6'2" | 185 | Webster Groves, MO US |
| William Colone | L | L | August 17, 1917 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Joseph Conway | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Allen Dernback | R | R | 5'10" | 168 | ||
| Fred Dorman | R | R | June 6, 1902 | 5'9" | 155 | Carlstadt, NJ US |
| Jake Drake | R | R | 6'2" | 192 | ||
| Roy Drasites | L | L | August 31, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Clem Dreisewerd | L | L | January 24, 1916 | 6'1" | 195 | Old Monroe, MO US |
| Robert Eisiminger | R | R | September 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Charles Englehart | ||||||
| Robert Ewing | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Roy Fowler | R | March 8, 1918 | 6'0" | Columbia, MO US | ||
| Joseph Gravino | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Carl Hansen | R | R | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| John Joyce | ||||||
| Charles Kearney | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Joe King | R | 6'2" | 220 | |||
| Wilson Koewing | R | R | January 27, 1912 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Denny Miller | R | June 24, 1914 | 5'11" | Manchester, PA US | ||
| Samuel Miller | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Bobby Moers | August 9, 1918 | |||||
| Eugene Nafie | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| John O'Connor | ||||||
| John Owens | L | L | 6'0" | 177 | ||
| Irvin Peterman | S | R | July 25, 1917 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Norman Petersen | L | January 21, 1916 | 5'8" | 165 | Farewell, NE US | |
| James Pollock | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Walter Rachunok | May 21, 1918 | |||||
| Freddy Schmidt | R | R | February 9, 1916 | 6'1" | 185 | Hartford, CT US |
| Joe Schmidt | R | June 9, 1918 | 5'10" | 185 | Belleville, IL US | |
| Joe Shroba | S | March 19, 1916 | 6'0" | 191 | ||
| Raymond Smith | R | February 14, 1920 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| George Turbeville | R | L | August 24, 1914 | 6'1" | 175 | Turbeville, SC US |
| Mel Wasley | L | R | April 19, 1917 | 5'7" | 160 | Grass Valley, CA US |
| Regis Wortman | R | 5'11" | 158 | |||
| Henry Zajac | R | R | June 7, 1916 | 6'1" | 178 | Meriden, CT 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.
