1940 Cleveland Bears Roster (40-man)

1939 Season 1941 Season

Record: 21-18-1, Finished 3rd in Negro American League

Managers: Jim Williams (10-5) and Alonzo Mitchell (8-10)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Ted Alexander	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Sep 15, 1912	2	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Herb Barnhill	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jul 2, 1913	2	13		13		0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Alonzo Boone	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	184	Jan 13, 1908	5	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Alex Broome	19	us US					Mar 13, 1921	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Duke Cleveland	23	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Nov 25, 1916	3	27		27		0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	21	28			0.9
Ralph Coles	27	us US	B	R	6' 1"	209	Jun 26, 1913	2	11		11		0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	2	12			-0.1
Edwin Dimes	36	us US	R	R	5' 9"	160	Jun 23, 1904	3	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.1
Specs Ellis				L			Unknown	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Albert Frazier	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	145	Jan 23, 1915	3	18		18		0	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Teddy Gunn	23	us US		R	6' 1"	175	Jul 11, 1916	1st	1		1		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Preacher Henry	29	us US	R	R	5' 5"	148	Mar 10, 1911	3	16		16		16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Joe Jenkins	20	us US		R	5' 8"	165	Nov 26, 1919	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Mint Jones	29	us US	B	R	5' 11"	186	Dec 10, 1910	3	6		6		0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Gabby Kemp	21	us US	R	R	5' 5"	145	Apr 9, 1919	3	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2			-0.1
Clarence Lamar	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	167	Mar 12, 1915	4	27		27		0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0			0.1
Alonzo Mitchell	35	us US	R	R	5' 7"	158	Jan 2, 1905	6	5		5		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Smoky Owens	28	us US		R	5' 7"	180	Mar 15, 1912	3	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Johnny Ray	28	us US	L	R	5' 8"	160	Sep 8, 1911	3	23		23		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	20	1	21			0.7
Skin Down Robinson	32	us US	R	R	5' 4"	168	Mar 5, 1908	2	10		10		0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Emanuel Sampson	29	us US			5' 11"	168	Sep 17, 1910	1st	25		25		0	0	0	10	0	0	14	0	1	15			0.3
Andy Sarvis	32	us US		R	5' 10"	190	Dec 22, 1907	1st	12		12		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.7
Stewart							Unknown	3	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0.0
Henry Turner	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	172	Sep 1, 1913	3	25		25		0	19	3	0	0	0	3	0	3	6			0.3
Clarence White	39	us US		L			1901	5	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Jim Williams	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	198	Jan 16, 1906	9	10		10		0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.1
Parnell Woods	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	188	Feb 6, 1912	4	24		24		0	0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0			0.2	All-Star
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR