1944 Kansas City Blues Roster
Team Record: 41-110
Finished 8th in the AA
Manager: Jack Saltzgaver (41-110)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 37,199, Avg. 493
The Kansas City Blues of the American Association ended the 1944 season with a record of 41 wins and 110 losses, finishing eighth in the AA.
The Blues scored 573 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 923 runs.
Members of the 1944 Kansas City Blues who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Roy Zimmerman, Tom Upton, Elmer Singleton, Jack Saltzgaver, Jack Phillips, Jesse Landrum, Tom Jordan, Don Johnson, Don Hendrickson, Ken Gables, Gene Corbett and Charlie Bates.
Jack Saltzgaver served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Charlie Bates | R | R | September 17, 1907 | 5'10" | 165 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Maurice Belshe | ||||||
Arky Biggs | R | R | April 14, 1912 | 5'11" | 165 | Greenbrier, AR US |
Joe Bodner | R | R | 5'7" | 170 | ||
Charles Carter | ||||||
Elden Clark | R | 191 | ||||
Gene Corbett | L | R | October 25, 1913 | 6'1" | 190 | Winona, MN US |
Jerry Crosby | S | 5'11" | 175 | |||
William Davis | R | R | August 21, 1914 | 5'10" | 160 | |
Vincent DeBiasi | R | R | September 24, 1920 | 6'2" | 192 | Berkeley, CA US |
Ken Gables | R | R | January 31, 1919 | 5'11" | 210 | Walnut Grove, MO US |
Charlie Glunt | R | R | July 4, 1919 | 5'9" | 160 | Toledo, OH US |
Jim Goff | L | L | May 13, 1912 | 6'2" | 180 | |
Roger Grunwald | R | R | 5'10" | 172 | ||
Dick Hearn | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | St. Augustine, FL US | |
Don Hendrickson | R | R | July 14, 1913 | 6'2" | 204 | Kewanna, IN US |
Goldie Holt | R | March 22, 1902 | 5'7" | 165 | Enloe, TX US | |
Carl Hower | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
Don Johnson | R | R | November 12, 1926 | 6'3" | 200 | Portland, OR US |
Tom Jordan | R | R | September 5, 1919 | 6'1" | 195 | Lawton, OK US |
Bill Kats | R | R | February 18, 1912 | 6'0" | 180 | Pocatello, ID US |
Don King | R | L | July 23, 1910 | 5'8" | 150 | Page County, IA US |
Jesse Landrum | R | R | July 31, 1912 | 5'11" | 175 | Crockett, TX US |
Norman McCormick | ||||||
Eugene McCready | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
Chris McKenna | L | May 19, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
Marvin McNulty | L | April 12, 1915 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Dick Morgan | R | April 13, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | El Monte, CA US | |
Roy Musser | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
Robert Musulas | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
Edward Patrow | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
Fred Pepper | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Jack Phillips | R | R | May 24, 1919 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
Stan Platek | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
Mike Portner | R | September 6, 1918 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
Jim Propst | L | L | August 28, 1927 | 5'10" | 155 | Kansas City, KS US |
Jack Rager | L | L | November 16, 1915 | 6'1" | 195 | Lewistown, PA US |
Eugene Roberts | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Jack Saltzgaver | L | R | January 23, 1903 | 5'11" | 165 | Croton, IA US |
Edward Scheiwe | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
Charles Shanklin | R | R | September 3, 1921 | 5'10" | 165 | Indianapolis, IN US |
Walter Sierotko | R | R | December 20, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | South River, NJ US |
Elmer Singleton | R | R | June 26, 1918 | 6'2" | 174 | Ogden, UT US |
Hugh Taylor | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
Ray Uniak | L | January 28, 1924 | 6'0" | 175 | Kansas City, KS US | |
Tom Upton | R | R | December 29, 1926 | 6'0" | 160 | Esther, MO US |
William Wiley | R | L | 5'10" | 179 | ||
Al Wittmer | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
Roy Zimmerman | L | L | September 13, 1913 | 6'2" | 187 | Pine Grove, PA US |
Alex Zych | R | R | September 12, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Kansas City, KS 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.