1940 Memphis Red Sox Roster (40-man)

1939 Season 1941 Season

Record: 36-26-0, Finished 2nd in Negro American League

Manager: Ruben Jones (31-30)

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	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Fred Bankhead	27	us US	R	R	5' 9"	163	Nov 22, 1912	4	46		46		0	0	0	43	2	0	0	0	0	0			1.0
Lefty Boone	20	us US		L	6' 2"	202	Mar 24, 1920	1st	9		9		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.9
Bill Bradford	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	182	Sep 6, 1913	3	33		33		0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	29	33			-0.3
Eugene Bremer	23	us US	R	R	5' 9"	176	Jul 18, 1916	4	24		24		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3			1.9	All-Star
Larry Brown	38	us US	B	R	5' 7"	162	Sep 16, 1901	15	44		44		0	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.7	All-Star
T.J. Brown	24	us US	R	R	5' 4"	152	Aug 18, 1915	2	48		48		0	0	0	0	0	48	0	0	0	0			0.2
Marlin Carter	27	us US	L	R	5' 7"	160	Dec 27, 1912	5	42		42		0	0	0	5	31	0	5	0	2	7			0.8
Babe Davis	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Sep 10, 1908	3	5		5		0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4			0.1
Roosevelt Davis	35	us US	R	R	5' 9"	168	Nov 19, 1904	17	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Johnnie Dawson	25	us US					Nov 8, 1914	2	8		8		0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Lafayette Dumas	20	us US			6' 2"	183	Mar 20, 1920	1st	21		21		7	0	1	0	0	0	8	2	2	12			-0.6
Felix Evans	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Oct 3, 1910	3	3		3		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2			-0.4
Hughes							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.0
Willie Hutchinson	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Jan 26, 1915	2	8		8		6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2			1.5
Cowan Hyde	33	us US	R	R	5' 7"	159	Apr 10, 1907	6	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4			-0.1
Big Train Jackson	23	us US	L	L	6' 2"	190	1917	3	6		6		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Ruben Jones	46	us US	L	R			Feb 5, 1894	8	6		6		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3			0.0
Red Longley	30	us US	R	R	5' 9"	210	Sep 7, 1909	6	43		43		0	0	0	0	0	0	26	11	10	47			0.3
Verdell Mathis	26	us US	L	L	5' 11"	155	Nov 18, 1913	1st	42		42		9	0	4	0	0	0	8	23	0	31			0.7
Henry Nears	33	us US			5' 11"	170	Apr 17, 1907	1st	5		5		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3			0.0
William Newman							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Neil Robinson	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	183	Jul 31, 1907	4	30		30		0	0	0	0	12	3	0	19	0	19			1.6	All-Star
Nat Rogers	46	us US	L	R			Jul 21, 1893	15	22		22		0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	11	13			-0.1
Junius Savage	21	us US		R	6' 1"	172	Jun 17, 1919	1st	9		9		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.6
William Sumrall	23	us US		R	6' 1"	200	Dec 4, 1916	2	10		10		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Jelly Taylor	29	us US	L	L	5' 11"	230	Jul 10, 1910	4	48		48		0	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3	All-Star
Jesse Warren	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	153	Aug 16, 1914	1st	10		10		0	0	0	2	7	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Lefty Wilson	23	us US		L	5' 11"	165	Dec 16, 1916	5	8		8		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.1
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR