1945 Buffalo Bisons Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 64-89
Finished 7th in the IL
Manager: Bucky Harris (64-89)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: Offermann Stadium
Attendance: 129,463, Avg. 1,692
1945 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 1945 season with a record of 64 wins and 89 losses, finishing seventh in the IL.

Bucky Harris served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
William AngstadtRLOctober 5, 19216'3"175Shillington, PA US
Charles BiehlR6'0"180
Lyle BlissRRNovember 23, 19245'10"165
Ed BolandLLApril 18, 19085'10"165Long Island City, NY US
Red BoromLROctober 30, 19155'11"180Spartanburg, SC US
Bob BowmanRROctober 3, 19105'10"160Keystone, WV US
Lloyd BrownLLDecember 25, 19045'9"170Beeville, TX US
Ed ButkaRRJanuary 7, 19166'3"193Canonsburg, PA US
Bob CallanRRJuly 25, 19225'11"180Worcester, MA US
Ollie CarnegieRRJune 29, 18995'8"182
Walt ChippleRRSeptember 26, 19186'0"168Utica, NY US
Joe ClearyRRDecember 3, 19185'9"150Cork, IE
Bob GillespieRROctober 8, 19196'4"187Columbus, OH US
Preston GómezRRApril 20, 19235'11"170Central Preston, CU
Lowell HamonsR6'0"175
Herschel HeldRRApril 16, 19235'10"185McLoud, OK US
William HerstekLLJune 13, 19275'10"160
Art HouttemanRRAugust 7, 19276'2"188Detroit, MI US
Jim HreskoRJune 16, 19265'11"180Brownsville, PA US
Miguel LastraR5'8"155
Quinn LeeRRNovember 16, 19105'10"160
Gerard LipscombRRFebruary 24, 19116'0"175Rutherfordton, NC US
Robert MartinRNovember 5, 19255'10"170
John McHaleLRSeptember 21, 19216'0"200Detroit, MI US
Carl McNabbRRJanuary 25, 19175'9"155Stevenson, AL US
Ed MierkowiczRRMarch 6, 19246'4"205Wyandotte, MI US
Mike MordarskiRJune 2, 19255'10"190
Prince OanaRRJanuary 22, 19106'2"193Waipahu, HI US
Joe OrrellRRMarch 6, 19176'4"210National City, CA US
Lyle ParkhurstLLDecember 18, 19245'10"168Jamestown, NY US
Ted PetoskeyRRJanuary 5, 19115'11"183St. Charles, MI US
Billy PierceLLApril 2, 19275'10"160Detroit, MI US
Dan RadakovichRRMarch 18, 19186'0"185Chicago, IL US
Mike RoscoeRRSeptember 28, 19125'9"178
James ScavoneApril 21, 1921192, MA US
Hub WalkerLRAugust 17, 19065'10"175Gulfport, MS US
Milt WelchRRJuly 26, 19245'10"175Farmersville, IL US
Woody WheatonLLOctober 3, 19145'8"160Philadelphia, PA US
Ab WrightRRNovember 16, 19066'1"190Terlton, OK 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.



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