1940 Tacoma Tigers Roster
Western International League (WIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 72-72
Finished 4th in the WIL
Manager: Hal Rhyne (0-0), Bob Garretson (0-0)
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Ballpark: Athletic Park
1940 Tacoma Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 72-72
Finished 4th in the WIL
Manager: Hal Rhyne (0-0), Bob Garretson (0-0)
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Ballpark: Athletic Park
Playoffs - Tacoma Tigers 2 games, Yakima Pippins 1
Finals - Tacoma Tigers 3 games, Spokane Indians 2
The Tacoma Tigers of the Western International League ended the 1940 season with a record of 72 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the WIL.
Hal Rhyne and Bob Garretson served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morry Abbott | R | R | August 4, 1913 | 5'11" | 190 | Duncan, BC CA |
| Joe Albanese | L | L | June 18, 1917 | 6'0" | 185 | San Jose, CA US |
| Robert Baer | L | R | April 16, 1918 | 5'10" | 165 | Glasgow, MT US |
| Dean Ballam | June 6, 1915 | 191 | Chilliwack, BC CA | |||
| Bill Brenner | R | R | October 30, 1920 | 6'1" | 205 | Tumwater, WA US |
| Milt Cadinha | R | R | July 12, 1921 | 5'10" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Jerry Cantell | ||||||
| Bobby Cole | R | R | May 6, 1915 | 6'1" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| George Farrell | R | December 10, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Tony Firpo | R | October 7, 1915 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Bob Garretson | L | L | February 19, 1914 | 6'0" | 185 | Astoria, OR US |
| Vincent Harriman | R | 5'7" | 160 | |||
| John Hudson | ||||||
| Floyd Isekite | L | L | April 12, 1909 | 6'2" | 187 | Hannibal, MO US |
| Chet Johnson | L | L | August 1, 1917 | 6'0" | 175 | Redmond, WA US |
| Gene Kiley | R | September 5, 1918 | 6'1" | 170 | Ogden, UT US | |
| Lou Koupal | R | R | December 19, 1898 | 5'11" | 175 | Tabor, SD US |
| Jack Lavis | November 6, 1918 | |||||
| John Linde | L | |||||
| Tim Marble | S | R | December 2, 1916 | 6'0" | 170 | Beckwith, CA US |
| Ray Medeghini | R | R | 6'1" | 174 | ||
| Oscar Miller | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Ray Moffett | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Patrick O'Brien | R | 5'10" | 172 | |||
| Marion Oppelt | R | R | September 17, 1913 | 6'1" | 170 | Shelton, WA US |
| Earl Porter | R | R | February 12, 1914 | 6'0" | 195 | Lourle, MT US |
| Hal Rhyne | R | R | March 30, 1899 | 5'8" | 163 | Paso Robles, CA US |
| Marv Rickert | L | R | January 8, 1921 | 6'2" | 195 | Longbranch, WA US |
| Rube Sandstrom | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Charley Schanz | R | R | June 8, 1919 | 6'3" | 215 | Anacortes, WA US |
| Hal Schimling | R | R | August 5, 1916 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Art Shirley | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Joe Spadafore | R | September 6, 1910 | 5'11" | 183 | Tacoma, WA US | |
| Don Trower | R | R | December 10, 1919 | 5'11" | 165 | Hartman, CO US |
| Don White | R | R | January 8, 1919 | 6'1" | 195 | Everett, WA US |
