1944 Buffalo Bisons Roster
International League (IL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 78-76
Finished 4th in the IL
Manager: Bucky Harris (78-76)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: Offermann Stadium
Attendance: 198,907, Avg. 2,583
1944 Buffalo Bisons StatisticsTeam Record: 78-76
Finished 4th in the IL
Manager: Bucky Harris (78-76)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: Offermann Stadium
Attendance: 198,907, Avg. 2,583
Playoffs - Baltimore Orioles 4 games, Buffalo Bisons 3
The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 1944 season with a record of 78 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the IL.
Bucky Harris served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Angstadt | R | L | October 5, 1921 | 6'3" | 175 | Shillington, PA US |
| Red Borom | L | R | October 30, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Spartanburg, SC US |
| John Burrows | R | L | October 30, 1913 | 5'10" | 200 | Winnfield, LA US |
| Ed Butka | R | R | January 7, 1916 | 6'3" | 193 | Canonsburg, PA US |
| Tommy Davis | R | July 8, 1919 | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Otto Denning | R | R | December 28, 1912 | 6'0" | 180 | Hays, KS US |
| Zeb Eaton | R | R | February 2, 1920 | 5'10" | 185 | Cooleemee, NC US |
| Lew Fauth | R | R | September 10, 1926 | 5'10" | 165 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Bubba Floyd | R | R | June 23, 1917 | 5'11" | 160 | Dallas, TX US |
| Bob Garbark | R | R | November 13, 1909 | 5'11" | 178 | Houston, TX US |
| Bob Gillespie | R | R | October 8, 1919 | 6'4" | 187 | Columbus, OH US |
| Lowell Hamons | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Franklin Heller | L | R | August 2, 1920 | 6'0" | 200 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Jim Hresko | R | June 16, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Brownsville, PA US | |
| Ed Kobesky | R | R | April 17, 1916 | 5'10" | 195 | Scranton, PA US |
| Jim Levey | S | R | September 13, 1906 | 5'10" | 154 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Bob Maier | R | R | September 5, 1915 | 5'8" | 180 | Dunellen, NJ US |
| Carl McNabb | R | R | January 25, 1917 | 5'9" | 155 | Stevenson, AL US |
| Charley Miller | R | R | January 11, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Keareysville, WV US |
| Hack Miller | R | R | February 13, 1913 | 5'11" | 215 | Celeste, TX US |
| Prince Oana | R | R | January 22, 1910 | 6'2" | 193 | Waipahu, HI US |
| Joe Orrell | R | R | March 6, 1917 | 6'4" | 210 | National City, CA US |
| Dan Radakovich | R | R | March 18, 1918 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Mike Roscoe | R | R | September 28, 1912 | 5'9" | 178 | Plainfield, NJ US |
| Joseph Roxbury | L | R | June 18, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| William Schaeffer | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Andy Seminick | R | R | September 12, 1920 | 5'11" | 187 | Pierce, WV US |
| Mayo Smith | L | R | January 17, 1915 | 6'0" | 183 | New London, MO US |
| Jackie Sullivan | R | R | February 22, 1918 | 5'11" | 172 | Princeton, TX US |
| Edward Thomas | R | December 21, 1921 | ||||
| Tommy Thompson | L | R | May 19, 1910 | 5'9" | 155 | Elkhart, IL US |
| Jack Tising | L | R | October 9, 1903 | 6'2" | 180 | High Point, MO US |
| Al Unser | R | R | October 12, 1912 | 6'1" | 175 | Morrisonville, IL US |
| Earl Whitehill | L | L | February 7, 1899 | 5'9" | 174 | Cedar Rapids, IA US |
| Walter Wilson | L | R | November 24, 1913 | 6'4" | 190 | Glenn, GA US |
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.
