1940 Richmond Colts Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 77-59
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Eddie Phillips (77-59)
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Ballpark: Mooers Field
1940 Richmond Colts StatisticsTeam Record: 77-59
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Eddie Phillips (77-59)
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Ballpark: Mooers Field
Playoffs - Durham Bulls 4 games, Richmond Colts 3
The Richmond Colts of the Piedmont League ended the 1940 season with a record of 77 wins and 59 losses, finishing first in the PL.
Eddie Phillips served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bazner | R | R | January 2, 1910 | 5'11" | 171 | |
| Jim Bivin | R | R | December 11, 1909 | 6'0" | 155 | Jackson, MS US |
| Ray Clark | R | R | 6'3" | 188 | ||
| Larry Crawford | L | L | April 27, 1914 | 6'1" | 165 | Swissvale, PA US |
| Albert Dellamore | ||||||
| Leonard Donner | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| George Ferrell | R | April 14, 1904 | 5'11" | 175 | Guilford County, NC US | |
| Ernie Horne | R | R | July 5, 1908 | 5'7" | 164 | Paris, AR US |
| Julius Katzen | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Don Kerr | R | R | April 20, 1917 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Larry Kinzer | S | R | October 8, 1910 | 5'10" | 174 | |
| Harry Krause | R | 6'3" | 210 | |||
| Lloyd Lanning | ||||||
| Buster Maynard | R | R | March 25, 1913 | 5'11" | 170 | Henderson, NC US |
| Gene McCarty | R | 6'2" | 182 | |||
| Uriah Norwood | R | June 10, 1915 | 5'7" | 162 | Stanly County, NC US | |
| Luis Olmo | R | R | August 11, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | Arecibo, PR |
| Eddie Phillips | R | R | February 17, 1901 | 6'0" | 178 | Worcester, MA US |
| William Prout | R | March 13, 1913 | 6'1" | 180 | , CA US | |
| Nick Rhabe | L | June 10, 1916 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Dave Smith | R | R | December 17, 1914 | 5'10" | 170 | Sellers, SC US |
| Frank Sokol | S | R | October 8, 1915 | 6'0" | 160 | Richmond, VA US |
| Edwin Taylor | R | May 16, 1919 | 5'11" | |||
| Stanley Todd | R | R | November 5, 1910 | 5'10" | 165 | , FL US |
| Ray VanLandingham | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Linville Watkins | R | R | November 17, 1911 | 5'9" | 165 | Henderson, NC US |
| Dewey Wilkins | R | L | July 17, 1920 | 6'2" | 185 |
