1944 Birmingham Barons Roster
Southern Association (SA) - Class: A1
Team Record: 64-75
Finished 5th in the SA
Manager: Johnny Riddle (0-0), Ted Petoskey (0-0)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 96,891, Avg. 1,394
1944 Birmingham Barons StatisticsTeam Record: 64-75
Finished 5th in the SA
Manager: Johnny Riddle (0-0), Ted Petoskey (0-0)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 96,891, Avg. 1,394
The Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association ended the 1944 season with a record of 64 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the SA.
Johnny Riddle and Ted Petoskey served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Anderson | R | January 29, 1920 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Jake Baker | L | L | August 19, 1903 | 6'0" | 190 | Cartersville, GA US |
| Jodie Beeler | R | R | November 26, 1920 | 6'0" | 170 | Dallas, TX US |
| Eugene Bradley | R | R | 5'7" | 155 | ||
| Ben Catchings | L | R | April 28, 1912 | 5'10" | 160 | Sherwood, TN US |
| Darwin Cobb | L | L | July 21, 1912 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| Dick Coffman | R | R | December 18, 1906 | 6'2" | 195 | Veto, AL US |
| Arthur Cook | L | L | June 7, 1925 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Jake Daniel | L | L | April 22, 1911 | 5'11" | 175 | Roanoke, AL US |
| Walt Evans | R | R | February 8, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Bob Ferguson | R | R | April 18, 1919 | 6'1" | 180 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Wally Flager | L | R | November 3, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
| Howie Fox | R | R | March 1, 1921 | 6'3" | 210 | Coburg, OR US |
| Forrest Hunt | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Rufus Jackson | L | December 4, 1915 | 5'8" | 180 | ||
| Mike Kosman | R | R | November 26, 1917 | 5'9" | 160 | Hamtramck, MI US |
| Richard Kraft | S | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Joseph Lease | R | R | 5'10" | 163 | ||
| Walter Milner | R | R | 6'0" | 197 | ||
| Tom Murray | R | R | June 21, 1919 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Alton Nixon | L | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Joe Nuxhall | L | L | July 30, 1928 | 6'3" | 195 | Hamilton, OH US |
| John Orphal | R | R | November 22, 1917 | 6'0" | 197 | Wapakoneta, OH US |
| Ted Petoskey | R | R | January 5, 1911 | 5'11" | 183 | St. Charles, MI US |
| Joe Petrick | L | L | December 3, 1914 | 6'2" | 168 | |
| Kenneth Raddant | R | June 16, 1922 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Glenn Rawlinson | R | February 18, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Johnny Riddle | R | R | October 3, 1905 | 5'11" | 190 | Clinton, SC US |
| Jim Riskosky | R | January 6, 1923 | 6'1" | 185 | Frederick, CO US | |
| Dick Sipek | L | R | January 16, 1923 | 5'9" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Charles Smith | R | August 6, 1916 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Harold Smith | R | R | September 14, 1918 | 6'4" | 225 | |
| Paul Stephenson | ||||||
| John Stowe | L | R | August 5, 1914 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Joseph Talley | L | L | 6'6" | 185 | ||
| William Thaxton | L | December 28, 1912 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Kermit Wahl | R | R | November 18, 1922 | 5'11" | 170 | Columbia, SD US |
| Richard Wentworth | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Maurice Wright | R | 5'10" | 178 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
