The 1940 Chicago White Sox 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 Chicago White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1940 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 1940 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1940 Chicago White Sox primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball...The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go. I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." - Babe Ruth
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
10, 48 | Pete Appleton | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1904-05-20 |
26 | Clint Brown | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Left | 1903-07-08 |
18 | Bill Dietrich | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1910-03-29 |
- | Vallie Eaves | 6-02½ | 180 | Right | Right | 1911-09-06 |
11, 45 | Orval Grove | 6-03 | 196 | Right | Right | 1919-08-29 |
28 | Jack Hallett | 6-04 | 215 | Right | Right | 1914-11-13 |
24 | Jack Knott | 6-02½ | 200 | Right | Right | 1907-03-02 |
27 | Thornton Lee | 6-03 | 205 | Left | Left | 1906-09-13 |
16 | Ted Lyons | 5-11 | 200 | Right | Both | 1900-12-28 |
29 | Johnny Rigney | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1914-10-28 |
23, 46 | Eddie Smith | 5-10 | 174 | Left | Both | 1913-12-14 |
19 | Ed Weiland | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Left | 1914-11-26 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
14 | Ken Silvestri | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Both | 1916-05-03 |
15 | Mike Tresh | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1914-02-23 |
17 | Tom Turner | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1916-09-08 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
4 | Luke Appling | 5-10 | 183 | Right | Right | 1907-04-02 |
2 | Jackie Hayes | 5-10½ | 165 | Right | Right | 1906-07-19 |
36 | Bob Kennedy | 6-02 | 193 | Right | Right | 1920-08-18 |
47 | Don Kolloway | 6-03 | 200 | Right | Right | 1918-08-04 |
3 | Joe Kuhel | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Left | 1906-06-25 |
7 | Eric McNair | 5-08½ | 160 | Right | Right | 1909-04-12 |
37 | Skeeter Webb | 5-09½ | 150 | Right | Right | 1909-11-04 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
8 | Mike Kreevich | 5-07½ | 168 | Right | Right | 1908-06-10 |
12 | Larry Rosenthal | 6-00½ | 190 | Left | Left | 1910-05-21 |
9 | Moose Solters | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1906-03-22 |
6 | Taffy Wright | 5-10 | 180 | Right | Left | 1911-08-10 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
- | Dave Short | 5-11½ | 162 | Right | Left | 1917-05-11 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1940 Chicago White Sox Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1940 Chicago White Sox played 154 games during the regular season, won 82 games, lost 72 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Comiskey Park (Park Factors: 101/101) where 660,336 fans witnessed their 1940 White Sox finish the season with a .532 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 Chicago White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1940 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 1940 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1940 Chicago White Sox primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1940 Chicago White Sox 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)?