1940 Philadelphia Stars Roster (40-man)

1939 Season 1941 Season

Record: 24-37-0, Finished 4th in Negro National League II

Managers: Roy Parnell (6-8) and Jake Dunn (26-27-1)

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
Darius Bea	26	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	Dec 15, 1913	2	39		39		1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	33	37			1.1
Gene Benson	26	us US	L	L	5' 9"	180	Oct 2, 1913	5	61		61		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	1	60			1.2	All-Star
Joe Brown	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	187	Nov 20, 1916	4	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Ches Buchanan	32	us US		R	6' 1"	179	Aug 10, 1907	2	18		18		17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.4
Buddy Burbage	33	us US	L	R	5' 6"	160	Jun 23, 1907	7	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2			0.1
David Campbell			L	R	5' 5"	150	Unknown	3	38		38		0	0	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Lee Carter	19	us US		R	5' 9"	160	Oct 25, 1920	1st	4		4		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0			0.1
Cisco							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Bill Cooper	25	us US	L	R	5' 8"	170	Feb 19, 1915	3	53		53		0	36	0	0	10	0	1	1	3	5			0.1
Bill Dean							Unknown	1st	3		3		0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Mahlon Duckett	17	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Dec 20, 1922	1st	32		32		0	0	0	4	27	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Jake Dunn	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Nov 5, 1909	10	56		56		0	0	0	1	9	9	9	4	27	40			-0.7
Rocky Ellis	29	us US		R	5' 8"	141	Jan 26, 1911	7	2		2		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.1
Curtis Harris	35	us US	R	R	5' 10"	172	Feb 14, 1905	7	16		16		0	0	0	3	6	6	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Lefty Harris				L			Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Charley Hayes							Unknown	2	36		36		0	0	1	21	14	1	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Fats Jenkins	42	us US	L	R	5' 7"	165	Jan 10, 1898	11	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.0
Tommy Johnson	23	us US	R	R	5' 10"	179	Mar 10, 1917	1st	14		14		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Larnie Jordan	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	182	Apr 23, 1914	1st	42		42		0	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	0	0			0.9
Coley Logan	27	us US	R	R	5' 8"	165	Sep 20, 1912	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Emory Long	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	162	Nov 20, 1912	4	6		6		0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Webster McDonald	40	us US	L	R	5' 11"	190	Jan 1, 1900	13	5		5		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Henry McHenry	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Apr 3, 1910	7	44		44		23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7			4.7	All-Star
Henry Miller	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	178	Jul 17, 1917	3	13		13		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.5
Jim Missouri	23	us US	L	L	5' 10"	185	May 29, 1917	4	19		19		19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Sy Morton	18	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Dec 19, 1921	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0.2
Clarence Palm	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	176	Oct 27, 1907	13	22		22		0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Roy Parnell	36	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Nov 23, 1903	10	54		54		1	0	0	0	0	0	51	2	0	53			1.2
Harold Robinson							Unknown	1st	4		4		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Leon Ruffin	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	169	Feb 11, 1912	6	16		16		0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Samuel Thompson	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	158	May 27, 1908	7	15		15		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Roy Welmaker	26	us US	B	L	6' 0"	200	Dec 6, 1913	6	13		13		9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Jim West	35	us US	B	R	6' 0"	218	Apr 23, 1905	11	61		61		0	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.3
Willie Williams							Unknown	1st	2		2		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
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