1942 Columbus Red Birds Roster
Team Record: 58-80
Finished 7th in the SAL
Manager: Harry Wickel (58-80)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Ballpark: Synovus Park
The Columbus Red Birds of the South Atlantic League ended the 1942 season with a record of 58 wins and 80 losses, finishing seventh in the SAL.
Harry Wickel served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Atwater | R | August 25, 1920 | 5'9" | 160 | Elkhart, IN US | |
| George Boerner | R | January 12, 1917 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Roy Broome | R | R | February 17, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | Norwood, NC US |
| Wilbur Buerckholtz | R | October 10, 1920 | 6'4" | |||
| James Burns | L | 5'10" | 148 | |||
| Ray Campo | R | December 20, 1923 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| John Clay | L | R | 6'4" | 189 | ||
| James Click | ||||||
| Glenn Crawford | L | R | December 2, 1913 | 5'9" | 165 | North Branch, MI US |
| LaVergne Davis | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Gilbert Dobbs | R | R | 5'11" | 202 | ||
| Robert Doyle | R | R | January 23, 1921 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| John Duda | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Robert Eisiminger | R | R | September 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Bob Essig | R | R | February 26, 1921 | 6'1" | 178 | Sioux City, IA US |
| Les Fusselman | R | R | March 7, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | Pryor, OK US |
| Jim Hearn | R | R | April 11, 1921 | 6'3" | 205 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Robert Heinz | R | R | September 5, 1920 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Lloyd Hopkins | S | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Billy Kerr | R | R | March 4, 1918 | 6'1" | 190 | Pensacola, FL US |
| Joe King | R | 6'2" | 220 | |||
| Louis Lukasiuk | R | October 1, 1914 | 5'5" | 172 | , NJ US | |
| Tony Ordeñana | R | R | October 30, 1918 | 5'9" | 158 | Guanabacoa, La Habana CU |
| Nolan Pittman | January 12, 1922 | |||||
| Bill Ramsey | R | R | February 20, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Osceola, AR US |
| Tony Ravish | R | R | March 24, 1917 | 5'10" | 185 | Cecil, PA US |
| Fred Renaldi | R | R | May 10, 1918 | 5'10" | 175 | Norwich, CT US |
| Al Rotermund | R | June 16, 1921 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Charles Rotzell | L | November 26, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Joe Stacey | R | R | August 26, 1921 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Dwain Tracy | L | L | November 22, 1921 | 5'9" | 160 | Casey, IA US |
| Robert Vales | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Billy Wachtler | L | July 12, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Jim Warner | R | R | September 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | San Diego, CA US |
| Stanley Wegrzyn | ||||||
| Donald White | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Harry Wickel | R | R | September 22, 1910 | 6'0" | 165 | Reading, PA US |
| Ray Wicker | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Ray Yochim | R | R | July 19, 1922 | 6'1" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US |
