1940 Shelby Colonels Roster

Tar Heel League (THL) - Class: D
Team Record: 16-54
in the THL
Manager: Lou Haneles (0-0), Art Patchin (0-0)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Shelby, North Carolina
Ballpark: Cleveland Cloth Mills Park, Veterans Stadium

1940 Shelby Colonels Statistics

The Shelby Colonels of the Tar Heel League ended the 1940 season with a record of 16 wins and 54 lossesNewton-Conover and Shelby disbanded July 19.

Lou Haneles and Art Patchin served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bo Akin
Clarence Anderson
Frank Baktis
Rhea Barber
Claude Beam
Newsom Beaver
George BiershenkRFebruary 3, 19175'8"180
John BorsaNovember 2, 1918Warren, MA US
Clint Cason
Red CohnRRMarch 28, 1920192
Morris CookRSeptember 28, 19225'6"160
Lloyd Crain
Cliff Davis
Jerome Dean
Chet DubicR6'0"182Detroit, MI US
Grant Duncan
John Earnhardt
Francis Edwards
Delbert Elger
Harold Freed
Danny GardellaLLFebruary 26, 19205'7"160New York, NY US
Douglas Glover
Robert GloverL6'0"175
Harold Godwin
Guy GoldLL5'10"175
George Grunowicz
Lou HanelesLLSeptember 15, 19166'0"175Chicago, IL US
Robert Horton
Harry HumphreyRR5'11"150
John Jamison
T. J. Johnston
Ralph Juzwik
Larry LetteriNovember 19, 1919
Glenn LivingstonLRMay 3, 19176'0"170
Grady Lutz
Earl McCraw
J. V. McGinnisRNovember 21, 19195'11"160Gastonia, NC US
Harry MerchantR5'11"155
John MossNovember 10, 1918Kings Mountain, NC US
John Palmer
Charles Parker
Art PatchinRRJuly 3, 19115'10"180
Jack Paul
Michael Proch
James Rhyne
Charles RussianR5'10"165
Wilfred Sands
Mischa Sheehan
Charles Smith
Ginny Smith
Don Sternberg
Sylvester SturgesR6'0"175New York, NY US
Harry Sullivan
George Waterson
Charles Whitfield



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