1940 Boston Bees Roster

The 1940 Boston Bees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1940 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1940 Boston Bees Opening Day starters list, a 1940 Boston Bees salary list, a 1940 Boston Bees uniform number breakdown and a 1940 Boston Bees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1940 Boston Bees



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Complete Roster  
 

27 George Barnicle 6-02 175 Right Right 1917-08-26
30 Joe Callahan 6-02 170 Right Right 1916-10-08
24 Dick Coffman 6-02 195 Right Right 1906-12-18
26 Tom Earley 6-00 180 Right Right 1917-02-19
19 Dick Errickson 6-01 175 Right Left 1912-03-05
18 Lou Fette 6-01½ 200 Right Right 1907-03-15
34 Al Javery 6-03 183 Right Right 1918-06-05
12 Art Johnson 6-02 185 Left Left 1919-07-16
27, 31 Frank LaManna 6-02½ 195 Right Right 1919-08-22
28 Al Piechota 6-00 195 Right Right 1914-01-19
20 Bill Posedel 5-11 175 Right Right 1906-08-02
23 Manny Salvo 6-04 210 Right Right 1913-06-30
25 Nick Strincevich 6-01 180 Right Right 1915-03-01
21 Joe Sullivan 5-11 175 Left Left 1910-09-26
23 Bill Swift 6-01½ 192 Right Right 1908-06-19
22 Jim Tobin 6-00 185 Right Right 1912-12-27
5, 30 Ace Williams 6-02 174 Left Right 1917-03-18
11 Stan Andrews 5-11 178 Right Right 1917-04-17
29 Ray Berres 5-09 170 Right Right 1907-08-31
18 Sig Broskie 5-11½ 200 Right Right 1911-03-23
8 Al Lopez 5-11 165 Right Right 1908-08-20
10 Phil Masi 5-10 180 Right Right 1916-01-06
5 Tony Cuccinello 5-07 160 Right Right 1907-11-08
3 Al Glossop 6-00 170 Right Both 1914-07-12
30 Buddy Gremp 6-01 175 Right Right 1919-08-05
2 Buddy Hassett 5-11 180 Left Left 1911-09-05
7 Eddie Miller 5-09 180 Right Right 1916-11-26
16 Bama Rowell 5-11 185 Right Left 1916-01-13
3 Les Scarsella 5-11 185 Left Left 1913-11-23
1 Sibby Sisti 5-11 175 Right Right 1920-07-26
12 Rabbit Warstler 5-07½ 150 Right Right 1903-09-13
15 Whitey Wietelmann 6-00 170 Right Both 1919-03-15
9 Johnny Cooney 5-10 165 Left Right 1901-03-18
17 Bob Loane 6-00 190 Right Right 1914-08-06
17 Don Manno 6-01 190 Right Right 1915-05-04
8, 14 Gene Moore 5-11 175 Left Left 1909-08-26
14 Mel Preibisch 5-11 185 Right Right 1914-11-23
6 Chet Ross 6-01 195 Right Right 1917-04-01
4 Max West 6-01½ 182 Right Left 1916-11-28
31 Claude Wilborn 6-01 180 Right Left 1912-09-01
14 Hank Majeski 5-09 180 Right Right 1916-12-13
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The 1940 Boston Bees played 152 games during the regular season, won 65 games, lost 87 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Braves Field (Park Factors: 95/97) where 241,616 fans witnessed their 1940 Bees finish the season with a .428 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1940 Boston Bees Opening Day starters list, a 1940 Boston Bees salary list, a 1940 Boston Bees uniform number breakdown and a 1940 Boston Bees primary starters list:

1940 Boston Bees
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1940 Boston Bees
Most Games by Position

C Ray Berres (85)
1B Buddy Hassett (98)
2B Bama Rowell (115)
3B Sibby Sisti (102)
SS Eddie Miller (151)
LF Chet Ross (149)
CF Johnny Cooney (98)
RF Gene Moore (94)
  
SP Bill Posedel
SP Manny Salvo
SP Joe Sullivan
  
RP Dick Coffman
RP Al Javery
RP Al Piechota
CL Dick Errickson


1940 Boston Bees
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1940 Boston Bees
Uniform Numbers

#1 Sibby Sisti
#2 Buddy Hassett
#3 Al Glossop
#3 Les Scarsella
#4 Max West
#5 Tony Cuccinello
#5 Ace Williams
#6 Chet Ross
#7 Eddie Miller
#8 Al Lopez
#8 Gene Moore
#9 Johnny Cooney
#10 Phil Masi
#11 Stan Andrews
#12 Art Johnson
#12 Rabbit Warstler
#14 Hank Majeski
#14 Gene Moore
#14 Mel Preibisch
#15 Whitey Wietelmann
#16 Bama Rowell
#17 Bob Loane
#17 Don Manno
#18 Sig Broskie
#18 Lou Fette
#19 Dick Errickson
#20 Bill Posedel
#21 Joe Sullivan
#22 Jim Tobin
#23 Manny Salvo
#23 Bill Swift
#24 Dick Coffman
#25 Nick Strincevich
#26 Tom Earley
#27 George Barnicle
#27 Frank LaManna
#28 Al Piechota
#29 Ray Berres
#30 Joe Callahan
#30 Buddy Gremp
#30 Ace Williams
#31 Frank LaManna
#31 Claude Wilborn
#34 Al Javery

Did you know that a 1940 Boston Bees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?