1940 Rocky Mount Red Sox Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 75-61
Finished 3rd in the PL
Manager: Heinie Manush (75-61)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
1940 Rocky Mount Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 75-61
Finished 3rd in the PL
Manager: Heinie Manush (75-61)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Playoffs - Rocky Mount Red Sox 4 games, Asheville Tourists 2
Finals - Durham Bulls 4 games, Rocky Mount Red Sox 2
The Rocky Mount Red Sox of the Piedmont League ended the 1940 season with a record of 75 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the PL.
Heinie Manush served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Benton | L | L | October 24, 1918 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Harold Brosnan | November 19, 1917 | |||||
| Norm Brown | S | R | February 1, 1919 | 6'3" | 180 | Evergreen, NC US |
| Harold Cheney | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Dave Coble | R | R | December 24, 1912 | 6'1" | 183 | Monroe, NC US |
| Walker Cress | R | R | March 6, 1917 | 6'5" | 205 | Ben Hur, VA US |
| Walt Dixon | R | November 25, 1920 | 6'2" | 235 | Chatham County, NC US | |
| Tommy Fine | S | R | October 10, 1914 | 6'0" | 180 | Cleburne, TX US |
| Bob Finley | R | R | November 25, 1915 | 6'1" | 200 | Ennis, TX US |
| Sam Gentile | L | R | October 12, 1916 | 5'11" | 180 | Charlestown, MA US |
| Andy Gilbert | R | R | July 18, 1914 | 6'0" | 203 | Bradenville, PA US |
| Cy Greenlaw | L | L | November 11, 1916 | 6'1" | 192 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Judson Harmon | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Randy Heflin | L | R | September 11, 1918 | 6'0" | 185 | Fredericksburg, VA US |
| Kenneth Heist | R | R | January 13, 1919 | 6'0" | 162 | Newstead, NY US |
| Luke Hendrix | R | 6'0" | 167 | |||
| Earl Johnson | L | L | April 2, 1919 | 6'3" | 190 | Redmond, WA US |
| Hugh Kirkland | R | R | April 7, 1916 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Albert Lingua | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Heinie Manush | L | L | July 20, 1901 | 6'1" | 200 | Tuscumbia, AL US |
| Kent Massengale | January 19, 1915 | 5'10" | 160 | Hattiesburg, MS US | ||
| Al Mazur | R | April 13, 1916 | 5'10" | 170 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Steve Mizerak | R | June 27, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| George Nethercutt | June 22, 1918 | |||||
| Emmett O'Neill | R | R | January 13, 1918 | 6'3" | 185 | San Mateo, CA US |
| Johnny Pesky | L | R | February 27, 1919 | 5'9" | 168 | Portland, OR US |
| Jake Plummer | R | R | February 7, 1909 | 6'0" | 195 | Somerville, MA US |
| Emery Rudd | L | R | April 17, 1918 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Herbert Scheffler | L | 6'3" | 195 | |||
| William Thomas | L | 6'1" | 181 | |||
| Bill Voiselle | R | R | January 29, 1919 | 6'4" | 200 | Greenwood, SC US |
| Francis Walsh | R | June 15, 1920 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Harold White | R | R | May 10, 1917 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Lee Wortman | R | 6'1" | 187 | |||
| William Wright | L | July 17, 1920 | 6'3" | 220 | Sacramento, CA US |
