1945 Allentown Cardinals Roster
Inter-State League (ISL) - Class: B
Team Record: 68-71
Finished 4th in the ISL
Manager: Ollie Vanek (68-71)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Fairview Field 1939-1947
1945 Allentown Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 68-71
Finished 4th in the ISL
Manager: Ollie Vanek (68-71)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Fairview Field 1939-1947
Playoffs - Allentown Cardinals 4 games, Wilmington Blue Rocks 3
Finals - Lancaster Red Roses 4 games, Allentown Cardinals 0
The Allentown Cardinals of the Inter-State League ended the 1945 season with a record of 68 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the ISL.
Ollie Vanek served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Anderson | R | January 29, 1920 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Charles Antzak | ||||||
| Mike Balla | S | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Alexander Barna | R | R | 192 | |||
| Ted Beck | R | R | June 16, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Steve Bilko | R | R | November 13, 1928 | 6'1" | 230 | Nanticoke, PA US |
| Norman Black | ||||||
| Daniel Broy | ||||||
| Joseph Bucha | R | 5'7" | 175 | |||
| Howard Carman | October 18, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| William Colvin | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Otis Davis | L | R | September 24, 1920 | 6'0" | 160 | Charleston, AR US |
| Jack Esrang | April 30, 1921 | 192 | Lehighton, PA US | |||
| Robert Fisher | ||||||
| Art Frantz | R | R | March 1, 1921 | 6'0" | ||
| James Gavey | S | L | October 11, 1923 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Fred Gehrt | R | May 25, 1921 | 192 | |||
| Raymond Glaser | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Richard Gosselin | R | R | March 4, 1927 | 5'9" | 190 | |
| Dick Gracey | S | December 22, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Harvey Hetrick | ||||||
| James Jacquot | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Allen Kahl | ||||||
| Robert Kane | 192 | |||||
| Johnny Klippstein | R | R | October 17, 1927 | 6'1" | 173 | Washington, DC US |
| George Koby | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Robert Kulp | ||||||
| Luco Lancellotti | R | R | November 6, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | Providence, RI US |
| Frank Lugos | R | R | April 17, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Gregory Masson | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Robert Matthews | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Alfred McArdle | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jack McWeeney | R | 6'3" | 210 | New Haven, CT US | ||
| Conk Meriwether | L | L | June 19, 1918 | 6'0" | 210 | Island Grove, FL US |
| Charles Miller | R | |||||
| Andrew Moore | R | |||||
| Herm Neuberger | R | R | June 16, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| John Olejnik | ||||||
| Paul Onkotz | L | R | July 27, 1918 | 5'11" | 182 | |
| Howard Palmer | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Al Papai | R | R | May 7, 1917 | 6'3" | 185 | Divernon, IL US |
| Stephen Plantz | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Peter Prunczik | R | 6'3" | 195 | |||
| Paul Pryor | July 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 220 | Woonsocket, RI US | ||
| Dick Redman | R | R | October 15, 1924 | 6'4" | 178 | New Britain, CT US |
| Richard Roddy | L | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Rollie Seltz | R | January 25, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| William Seyfried | February 25, 1926 | 192 | ||||
| Marvin Sulzdorf | October 17, 1922 | 192 | ||||
| Ollie Vanek | R | August 23, 1908 | 5'9" | 190 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Nicholas Vucovich | R | R | February 9, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Carl Wollgast | L | R | June 20, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| John Ziegler | L | June 5, 1917 | 191 | Franconia, PA US |
