1944 Kansas City Blues Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AA
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
1944 Kansas City Blues Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Charlie BatesRRSeptember 17, 19075'10"165Philadelphia, PA US
Maurice Belshe
Arky BiggsRRApril 14, 19125'11"165Greenbrier, AR US
Joe BodnerRR5'7"170
Charles Carter
Elden ClarkR191
Gene CorbettLROctober 25, 19136'1"190Winona, MN US
Jerry CrosbyS5'11"175
William DavisRRAugust 21, 19145'10"160
Vincent DeBiasiRRSeptember 24, 19206'2"192Berkeley, CA US
Ken GablesRRJanuary 31, 19195'11"210Walnut Grove, MO US
Charlie GluntRRJuly 4, 19195'9"160Toledo, OH US
Jim GoffLLMay 13, 19126'2"180
Roger GrunwaldRR5'10"172
Dick HearnRR6'2"185St. Augustine, FL US
Don HendricksonRRJuly 14, 19136'2"204Kewanna, IN US
Goldie HoltRMarch 22, 19025'7"165Enloe, TX US
Carl HowerR5'11"185
Don JohnsonRRNovember 12, 19266'3"200Portland, OR US
Tom JordanRRSeptember 5, 19196'1"195Lawton, OK US
Bill KatsRRFebruary 18, 19126'0"180Pocatello, ID US
Don KingRLJuly 23, 19105'8"150Page County, IA US
Jesse LandrumRRJuly 31, 19125'11"175Crockett, TX US
Norman McCormick
Eugene McCreadyR5'9"160
Chris McKennaLMay 19, 19205'11"190
Marvin McNultyLApril 12, 19155'11"175
Dick MorganRApril 13, 19276'2"195El Monte, CA US
Roy MusserR5'10"175
Robert MusulasR5'9"170
Edward PatrowR5'9"160
Fred PepperRR6'1"180
Jack PhillipsRRMay 24, 19196'1"185St. Louis, MO US
Stan PlatekL5'10"170
Mike PortnerRSeptember 6, 19185'8"165
Jim PropstLLAugust 28, 19275'10"155Kansas City, KS US
Jack RagerLLNovember 16, 19156'1"195Lewistown, PA US
Eugene RobertsRR6'0"185
Jack SaltzgaverLRJanuary 23, 19035'11"165Croton, IA US
Edward ScheiweR5'11"175
Charles ShanklinRRSeptember 3, 19215'10"165Indianapolis, IN US
Walter SierotkoRRDecember 20, 19236'0"185South River, NJ US
Elmer SingletonRRJune 26, 19186'2"174Ogden, UT US
Hugh TaylorR5'11"170
Ray UniakLJanuary 28, 19246'0"175Kansas City, KS US
Tom UptonRRDecember 29, 19266'0"160Esther, MO US
William WileyRL5'10"179
Al WittmerRR6'5"210
Roy ZimmermanLLSeptember 13, 19136'2"187Pine Grove, PA US
Alex ZychRRSeptember 12, 19265'10"180Kansas 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.




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