1943 Erwin Aces Roster
Team Record: 53-53
Finished 3rd in the AL
Manager: Jim Poole (53-53)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Erwin, Tennessee
Ballpark: Gentry Stadium
Playoffs - Erwin Aces 3 games, Johnson City Cardinals 1
Finals - Erwin Aces 4 games, Bristol Twins 3
The Erwin Aces of the Appalachian League ended the 1943 season with a record of 53 wins and 53 losses, finishing third in the AL.
Jim Poole served as manager.
Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Alexander | R | R | November 19, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Don Cameron | ||||||
| Claiborne | ||||||
| Lawrence Cochrane | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Vincent Fauci | R | 5'6" | ||||
| Herman Fink | R | R | August 22, 1911 | 6'2" | 198 | Concord, NC US |
| Norm Fisher | R | R | April 10, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | Asheville, NC US |
| Zeke Frumin | R | January 1, 1921 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Earl Glisson | ||||||
| Reid Gowan | L | R | April 30, 1911 | 6'0" | 175 | , SC US |
| Fred Grider | ||||||
| Robert Grueter | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Lane Harrington | April 24, 1919 | 191 | ||||
| Fred Hartman | R | R | October 19, 1921 | 5'11" | 170 | Charleston, WV US |
| Jack Hobbs | ||||||
| Arthur Isbill | ||||||
| Bennett Jaynes | R | R | April 20, 1922 | 5'8" | 175 | |
| Nick Kanavas | L | L | September 21, 1919 | 5'8" | 175 | |
| Donald Kauppi | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Lee Lady | May 10, 1918 | 191 | Beech Grove, IN US | |||
| J. D. Langley | L | April 3, 1921 | 6'2" | 190 | Cleburne County, AL US | |
| Paul Layman | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Larry Lohr | R | R | November 24, 1924 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| Sal Messina | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| John Moore | R | January 3, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Bill Morgan | R | |||||
| Gene Mote | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Eddie Murphy | ||||||
| William Murphy | May 13, 1925 | |||||
| Roy Pinkston | R | R | April 9, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | Norcross, GA US |
| Jim Poole | L | R | May 12, 1895 | 6'0" | 175 | Taylorsville, NC US |
| Phil Poole | L | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Oral Ricks | R | 5'10" | 154 | |||
| Hobart Scott | L | |||||
| John Sebastian | R | R | April 11, 1926 | 5'8" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Dick Sipek | L | R | January 16, 1923 | 5'9" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Billy Smith | R | R | September 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 190 | Kannapolis, NC US |
| Grady Stroupe | ||||||
| John Terry | February 12, 1924 | |||||
| Ken Thompson | ||||||
| Harry Van Benthuysen | L | L | 6'1" | 168 | ||
| Wayne Warren | ||||||
| Richard Wentworth | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Harold Whitney | ||||||
| Roy Wilson | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Verl Wood | R | 6'2" | 200 |
