1940 Tyler Trojans Roster
East Texas League (ETL) - Class: C
Team Record: 79-56
Finished 3rd in the ETL
Manager: Bobby Goff (0-0), Sam Hancock (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Tyler, Texas
Ballpark: Fair Park
1940 Tyler Trojans StatisticsTeam Record: 79-56
Finished 3rd in the ETL
Manager: Bobby Goff (0-0), Sam Hancock (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Tyler, Texas
Ballpark: Fair Park
Playoffs - Tyler Trojans 3 games, Longview Texans 2
Finals - Tyler Trojans 4 games, Marshall Tigers 3
The Tyler Trojans of the East Texas League ended the 1940 season with a record of 79 wins and 56 losses, finishing third in the ETL.
Bobby Goff and Sam Hancock served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Atkinson | R | R | April 21, 1916 | 6'2" | 203 | |
| Mike Barbolla | R | R | April 29, 1919 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Robert Benish | L | April 8, 1920 | 5'11" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| William Blinstrub | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Red Borom | L | R | October 30, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Spartanburg, SC US |
| Hal Carr | ||||||
| Tyrus Cobb | L | L | October 1, 1916 | 6'1" | 172 | Tupelo, OK US |
| Robert David | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Wayne Demster | R | R | 6'3" | 197 | ||
| Malcolm DeWeese | R | 5'11" | 200 | |||
| John Dobby | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Roy Engle | ||||||
| Dutch Funderburk | R | April 1, 1917 | 5'11" | 190 | Harkeyville, TX US | |
| Bobby Goff | R | March 8, 1902 | 5'7" | 140 | TX, US | |
| Copeland Goss | R | R | 6'2" | 212 | ||
| Nick Gregory | R | September 13, 1915 | 5'7" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Sam Hancock | R | R | August 28, 1914 | 6'0" | 178 | Bonham, TX US |
| John Hyver | R | R | May 1, 1919 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Lawrence King | ||||||
| George Kohlmyer | R | June 26, 1918 | 5'7" | 165 | Lorain, OH US | |
| George Kovach | R | January 9, 1914 | 6'1" | 180 | VA, VA US | |
| Leonard Kovalski | ||||||
| Dave Lowman | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Ted Maillet | L | L | August 24, 1918 | 5'10" | 178 | Livermore Falls, ME US |
| Mike Mandjack | L | L | March 27, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Babe Martin | R | R | March 28, 1920 | 5'11" | 194 | Seattle, WA US |
| Grover Miller | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| L. D. Moore | ||||||
| Dick Nash | R | R | 5'10" | 173 | ||
| Marshall Scott | R | L | July 15, 1915 | 6'0" | 165 | Roswell, NM US |
| Muscle Shoals | L | October 3, 1916 | 5'11" | 210 | ||
| Lawrence Steinbeck | R | October 10, 1915 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Jug Thesenga | R | R | April 27, 1914 | 6'0" | 200 | Jefferson, SD US |
| Richard Valencia | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Raymond Waldrop | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| William Watson | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Carl Williamson | R | L | 5'11" | 186 | ||
| Roy Zimmerman | L | L | September 13, 1913 | 6'2" | 187 | Pine Grove, PA US |
