1940 Boston Bees Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 65-87
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 305,655, Avg. 5,458
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Casey Stengel (65-87)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1940 Boston Bees Statistics
1940 Boston Bees Results

The Boston Bees of the National League ended the 1940 season with a record of 65 wins and 87 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.

The Bees scored 623 runs and yielded 745 runs. Chet Ross led Boston with 17 home runs and recorded 89 runs batted in. Bama Rowell paced batters with significant playing time with a .305 average. Dick Errickson and Bill Posedel topped the squad with 12 wins each, while Manny Salvo recorded a 3.08 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Casey Stengel coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Stan AndrewsCRRApril 17, 19175'11"178Lynn, MA USA
George BarniclePRRAugust 26, 19176'2"175Fitchburg, MA USA
Ray BerresCRRAugust 31, 19075'9"170Kenosha, WI USA
Sig BroskieCRRMarch 23, 19115'11"200Iselin, PA USA
Joe CallahanPRROctober 8, 19166'2"170East Boston, MA USA
Dick CoffmanPRRDecember 18, 19066'2"195Veto, AL USA
Johnny CooneyCFRLMarch 18, 19015'10"165Cranston, RI USA
Tony Cuccinello3BRRNovember 8, 19075'7"160Long Island City, NY USA
Tom EarleyPRRFebruary 19, 19176'0"180Boston, MA USA
Dick ErricksonPLRMarch 5, 19126'1"175Vineland, NJ USA
Lou FettePRRMarch 15, 19076'1"200Alma, MO USA
Al Glossop2BBRJuly 12, 19146'0"170Christopher, IL USA
Buddy Gremp1BRRAugust 5, 19196'1"175Denver, CO USA
Buddy Hassett1BLLSeptember 5, 19115'11"180New York, NY USA
Al JaveryPRRJune 5, 19186'3"183Worcester, MA USA
Art JohnsonPLLJuly 16, 19196'2"185Winchester, MA USA
Hank LaMannaPRRAugust 22, 19196'2"195Homer City, PA USA
Bob LoaneCFRRAugust 5, 19146'0"190Berkeley, CA USA
Al LopezCRRAugust 20, 19085'11"165Tampa, FL USA
Hank MajeskiPRRDecember 13, 19165'9"174Staten Island, NY USA
Don MannoRFRRMay 4, 19156'1"190Williamsport, PA USA
Phil MasiCRRJanuary 6, 19165'10"177Chicago, IL USA
Eddie MillerSSRRNovember 26, 19165'9"180Pittsburgh, PA USA
Gene MooreRFLLAugust 26, 19095'11"175Lancaster, TX USA
Al PiechotaPRRJanuary 19, 19146'0"195Chicago, IL USA
Bill PosedelPRRAugust 2, 19065'11"175San Francisco, CA USA
Mel PreibischCFRRNovember 23, 19145'11"185Sealy, TX USA
Chet RossLFRRApril 1, 19176'1"195Buffalo, NY USA
Bama Rowell2BLRJanuary 13, 19165'11"185Citronelle, AL USA
Manny SalvoPRRJune 30, 19126'4"210Sacramento, CA USA
Les Scarsella1BLLNovember 23, 19135'11"185Santa Cruz, CA USA
Sibby Sisti3BRRJuly 26, 19205'11"175Buffalo, NY USA
Nick StrincevichPRRMarch 1, 19156'1"180Gary, IN USA
Joe SullivanPLLSeptember 26, 19105'11"175Mason City, IL USA
Bill SwiftPRRJune 19, 19086'1"192Glen Lyon, PA USA
Jim TobinPRRDecember 27, 19126'0"185Oakland, CA USA
Rabbit Warstler2BRRSeptember 13, 19035'7"150North Canton, OH USA
Max WestOFLRNovember 28, 19166'1"182Dexter, MO USA
Whitey Wietelmann2BBRMarch 15, 19196'0"170Zanesville, OH USA
Claude WilbornRFLRSeptember 1, 19126'1"180Woodsdale, NC USA
Ace WilliamsPRLMarch 18, 19176'2"174Montclair, NJ USA