1940 All-Star Rosters

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All-Star Game — July 9, 1940

AL Roster 26 players
Pos Player Team Played
P Red Ruffing HOF New York Yankees Yes
C Bill Dickey HOF New York Yankees Yes
1B Jimmie Foxx HOF Boston Red Sox Yes
2B Joe Gordon HOF New York Yankees Yes
3B Cecil Travis Washington Senators Yes
SS Luke Appling HOF Chicago White Sox Yes
LF Ted Williams HOF Boston Red Sox Yes
CF Joe DiMaggio HOF New York Yankees Yes
RF Charlie Keller New York Yankees Yes
— Al Milnar Cleveland Indians —
— Bob Feller HOF Cleveland Indians Yes
— Bob Johnson Philadelphia Athletics —
— Bobo Newsom Detroit Tigers Yes
— Doc Cramer Boston Red Sox —
— Dutch Leonard Washington Senators —
— Frankie Hayes Philadelphia Athletics Yes
— George McQuinn St. Louis Browns —
— Hank Greenberg HOF Detroit Tigers Yes
— Ken Keltner Cleveland Indians Yes
— Lou Boudreau HOF Cleveland Indians Yes
— Lou Finney Boston Red Sox Yes
— Monte Pearson New York Yankees —
— Ray Mack Cleveland Indians Yes
— Red Rolfe New York Yankees —
— Rollie Hemsley Cleveland Indians Yes
— Tommy Bridges Detroit Tigers —
Starters listed by position; reserves follow alphabetically.
NL Roster 27 players
Pos Player Team Played
P Paul Derringer Cincinnati Reds Yes
C Ernie Lombardi HOF Cincinnati Reds Yes
1B Johnny Mize HOF St. Louis Cardinals Yes
2B Billy Herman HOF Chicago Cubs Yes
3B Cookie Lavagetto Brooklyn Dodgers Yes
SS Arky Vaughan HOF Pittsburgh Pirates Yes
LF Joe Medwick HOF Brooklyn Dodgers Yes
CF Terry Moore St. Louis Cardinals Yes
RF Max West Boston Bees Yes
— Babe Phelps Brooklyn Dodgers Yes
— Bill Nicholson Chicago Cubs Yes
— Billy Jurges New York Giants —
— Bucky Walters Cincinnati Reds Yes
— Carl Hubbell HOF New York Giants Yes
— Eddie Miller Boston Bees Yes
— Frank McCormick Cincinnati Reds Yes
— Hank Leiber Chicago Cubs —
— Harry Danning New York Giants Yes
— Hugh Mulcahy Philadelphia Phillies —
— Jo-Jo Moore New York Giants Yes
— Kirby Higbe Philadelphia Phillies —
— Larry French Chicago Cubs Yes
— Leo Durocher HOF Brooklyn Dodgers —
— Mel Ott HOF New York Giants Yes
— Merrill May Philadelphia Phillies Yes
— Pete Coscarart Brooklyn Dodgers Yes
— Whit Wyatt Brooklyn Dodgers Yes
Starters listed by position; reserves follow alphabetically.

East-West Game

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East Roster 14 players
Pos Player Team Played
P Henry McHenry Philadelphia Stars Yes
C Bill Perkins Baltimore Elite Giants Yes
1B Buck Leonard HOF Homestead Grays Yes
2B Dick Seay Newark Eagles Yes
3B Howard Easterling Homestead Grays Yes
SS Rabbit Martínez New York Cubans Yes
LF Marvin Barker New York Black Yankees Yes
CF Gene Benson Philadelphia Stars Yes
RF Ed Stone Newark Eagles Yes
— Alejandro Crespo New York Cubans Yes
— Bob Clarke New York Black Yankees Yes
— Bus Clarkson Newark Eagles Yes
— Ray Brown HOF Homestead Grays Yes
— Silvino Ruíz New York Cubans Yes
Starters listed by position; reserves follow alphabetically.
West Roster 17 players
Pos Player Team Played
P Eugene Bremer Memphis Red Sox Yes
C Joe Greene Kansas City Monarchs Yes
1B Ed Mayweather St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
2B Tommy Sampson Birmingham Black Barons Yes
3B Parnell Woods Cleveland Bears Yes
SS Leroy Morney Chicago American Giants Yes
LF Donald Reeves Chicago American Giants Yes
CF Neil Robinson Memphis Red Sox Yes
RF Henry Milton Kansas City Monarchs Yes
— Connie Johnson Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords Yes
— Curtis Henderson Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords Yes
— Hilton Smith HOF Kansas City Monarchs Yes
— Jelly Taylor Memphis Red Sox Yes
— Larry Brown Memphis Red Sox Yes
— Lefty Calhoun St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
— Leslie Green St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
— Marshall Riddle St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
Starters listed by position; reserves follow alphabetically.

North-South Game

North Roster 13 players
Pos Player Team Played
P Emery Adams Baltimore Elite Giants Yes
C Biz Mackey HOF Newark Eagles Yes
1B Red Moore Baltimore Elite Giants Yes
2B Sammy Hughes Baltimore Elite Giants Yes
3B Henry Spearman New York Black Yankees Yes
SS Tommy Butts Baltimore Elite Giants Yes
LF Henry Kimbro Baltimore Elite Giants Yes
CF Charlie Biot New York Black Yankees Yes
RF Goose Curry Baltimore Elite Giants Yes
— Bud Barbee Baltimore Elite Giants Yes
— Felton Snow Baltimore Elite Giants Yes
— Jesse Brown New York Black Yankees Yes
— Nate Moreland Baltimore Elite Giants Yes
Starters listed by position; reserves follow alphabetically.
South Roster 18 players
Pos Player Team Played
P Eugene Smith St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
C Paul Hardy Birmingham Black Barons Yes
1B Ed Mayweather St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
2B Marshall Riddle St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
3B Parnell Woods Cleveland Bears Yes
SS Billy Horne Chicago American Giants Yes
LF Bradford Bennett St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
CF Leslie Green St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
RF John Lyles St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
— Bob Smith St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
— Bobby Robinson St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
— Eugene Bremer Memphis Red Sox Yes
— George Mitchell St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
— Jack Bruton St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
— Jimmy Ford St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
— Lefty Boone Memphis Red Sox Yes
— Lefty Calhoun St. Louis-New Orleans Stars Yes
— Lionel Decuir Kansas City Monarchs Yes
Starters listed by position; reserves follow alphabetically.