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1940 Kansas City Monarchs Roster (40-man)

1939 Season 1941 Season

Record: 36-11-3, Finished 1st in Negro American League

Manager: Andy Cooper (31-15-2)

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

Negro American League Pennant

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Negro League team records include only league games. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. More about data coverage

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
Newt Allen	39	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	May 19, 1901	14	25		25		0	0	1	2	2	1	13	3	2	18			0.2
Rainey Bibbs	29	us US	B	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 31, 1910	5	12		12		0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Frank Bradley	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	187	Feb 3, 1918	4	12		12		9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			1.5
Willard Brown HOF	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	200	Jun 26, 1915	4	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2			-0.2
Allen Bryant	22	us US	L	L	5' 10"	160	Mar 29, 1918	1st	6		6		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Johnnie Dawson	25	us US					Nov 8, 1914	2	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Lionel Decuir	25	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	Dec 21, 1914	3	19		19		0	16	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1			0.2
Jesse Douglas	24	us US	L	R	5' 8"	170	Mar 27, 1916	1st	26		26		0	0	0	26	0	1	0	0	0	0			0.1
Joe Greene	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Oct 17, 1911	5	26		26		0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.1	All-Star
Floyd Kranson	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jul 24, 1913	4	9		9		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.0
Jack Matchett	32	us US	L	R	6' 2"	193	Feb 4, 1908	1st	16		16		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.0
Fred McDaniel	27	us US	L	R	5' 11"	165	Jan 21, 1913	1st	22		22		0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	2	22			0.0
Henry Milton	29	us US	L	R	5' 9"	155	Jun 2, 1911	5	31		31		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	31			0.4	All-Star
Lefty Moses	26	us US		L	5' 10"	150	Mar 12, 1914	3	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Buck O'Neil HOF	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Nov 13, 1911	4	38		38		0	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
Satchel Paige HOF	33	us US	R	R	6' 3"	180	Jul 7, 1906	9	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Frazier Robinson	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	May 30, 1910	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Leo Sanders	26	us US		R	6' 0"	155	Mar 10, 1914	2	1		1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Hilton Smith HOF	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Feb 27, 1907	5	18		18		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.2	All-Star
Herb Souell	27	us US	B	R	5' 9"	150	Feb 5, 1913	1st	34		34		0	0	0	0	32	0	2	0	0	2			1.0
Turkey Stearnes HOF	39	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	May 8, 1901	18	36		36		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	36			0.9
George Walker	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Feb 5, 1915	3	8		8		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.5
Jesse Warren	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	153	Aug 16, 1914	1st	2		2		0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Bill Williams	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	160	Jun 22, 1913	2	38		38		0	0	0	0	2	37	0	0	0	0			2.2
Leandy Young	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	184	Jun 10, 1909	1st	5		5		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	5			0.2
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