1944 Lima Red Birds Roster
Ohio State League (OSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 65-62
Finished 4th in the OSL
Manager: Clifton Marr (0-0), Jack Norris (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lima, Ohio
Ballpark: Allen County Park
1944 Lima Red Birds StatisticsTeam Record: 65-62
Finished 4th in the OSL
Manager: Clifton Marr (0-0), Jack Norris (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lima, Ohio
Ballpark: Allen County Park
Playoffs - Newark Moundsmen 3 games, Lima Red Birds 1
The Lima Red Birds of the Ohio State League ended the 1944 season with a record of 65 wins and 62 losses, finishing fourth in the OSL.
Clifton Marr and Jack Norris served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Barney | L | L | January 15, 1927 | 5'9" | 190 | |
| Jim Bilbrey | R | R | April 20, 1924 | 6'2" | 205 | Rickman, TN US |
| Robert Boddy | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Frank Bowa | R | R | October 2, 1924 | 5'10" | 155 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Herschel Collingsworth | ||||||
| David Cyrus | L | R | July 18, 1927 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Robert Dermany | ||||||
| Lyle Emerick | ||||||
| Fred Fuertes | ||||||
| Dick Fuller | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Earl Geiss | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| James Giorvas | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Ralph Goedde | ||||||
| Bob Habenicht | R | R | February 13, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| R. K. Hesseling | ||||||
| Alex Homa | ||||||
| Wylie Ivey | R | 5'11" | 200 | |||
| George Jolly | ||||||
| Leo Klein | ||||||
| Johnny Klippstein | R | R | October 17, 1927 | 6'1" | 173 | Washington, DC US |
| Ralph Kolb | R | October 6, 1926 | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Bud Kresal | L | February 22, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Isanti, MN US | |
| Kurt Krieger | R | R | September 16, 1926 | 6'3" | 212 | Traisen, AT |
| Roger Leak | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Steve Loya | ||||||
| Wyman March | August 14, 1926 | 192 | Kingsley, IA US | |||
| Robert Mark | L | L | ||||
| Ken McDonald | June 28, 1926 | 192 | ||||
| James McKinnon | L | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Jerri Mendizabal | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| George Niesz | ||||||
| Dick Oder | June 29, 1919 | 191 | Newark, OH US | |||
| Vincent Pawloski | R | March 7, 1927 | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Harold Price | R | R | January 7, 1925 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Robbie Puffer | October 7, 1926 | 192 | Conneaut, OH US | |||
| Neal Reside | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| David Roberts | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Robert Rochelle | ||||||
| Russell | ||||||
| Herbert Schmiedeke | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Billy Smith | R | R | September 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 190 | Kannapolis, NC US |
| Richard Steinhauer | L | 6'4" | 220 | |||
| Joe Sutherland | R | April 16, 1921 | 5'6" | 155 | Brookline, MA US | |
| Wyman Thomas | R | |||||
| Pablo Travieso | R | L | 5'10" | 140 | ||
| John Van Waning | ||||||
| Kenneth Watson | ||||||
| Edward Waytula | R | January 5, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Edgar Wiesler | R | R | December 1, 1921 | 6'1" | 173 | |
| Harvey Zernia | L | May 31, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | Milwaukee, WI US |
