1943 Lynchburg Cardinals Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 54-74
Finished 5th in the PL
Manager: Ollie Vanek (54-74)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
1943 Lynchburg Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 54-74
Finished 5th in the PL
Manager: Ollie Vanek (54-74)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
The Lynchburg Cardinals of the Piedmont League ended the 1943 season with a record of 54 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the PL.
Ollie Vanek served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Anderson | ||||||
| Thomas Astbury | R | December 15, 1920 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Francis Bartolomei | R | January 3, 1922 | 5'7" | 165 | Franklin, MA US | |
| Junius Beck | R | R | May 24, 1919 | 6'0" | 225 | Durham, NC US |
| Ken Blackman | R | June 29, 1911 | 5'9" | 175 | Lucerne, MO US | |
| John Boehringer | R | R | May 10, 1917 | 5'11" | 188 | Lancaster County, PA US |
| James Bond | ||||||
| Gordon Bragg | L | R | October 2, 1927 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Pete Brunswick | R | R | August 6, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Blaise Danos | R | March 23, 1921 | 5'9" | 148 | ||
| Otis Davis | L | R | September 24, 1920 | 6'0" | 160 | Charleston, AR US |
| Granville Denning | L | April 24, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Salvatore DiStefano | ||||||
| Bob Erps | R | November 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | Davenport, IA US | |
| James Fitzsimmons | ||||||
| Theodore Garbee | L | R | March 11, 1908 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| William Glover | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Cletus Held | R | R | ||||
| John Herr | R | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Bill Jacobson | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Bennett Jaynes | R | R | April 20, 1922 | 5'8" | 175 | |
| Ned Jilton | L | L | July 3, 1926 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Alvin Kluttz | January 13, 1922 | 192 | ||||
| Henry Koch | R | September 2, 1921 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Art Lopatka | S | L | May 28, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Lloyd Lowe | R | October 15, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Joseph Mallot | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Pat McCullough | R | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Charles Miller | R | |||||
| Russ Nelson | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Herm Neuberger | R | R | June 16, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Leroy Nichols | L | L | November 26, 1921 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Joseph Overman | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| John Pakron | R | R | 5'11" | 176 | ||
| Donald Parker | R | R | 5'9" | 163 | ||
| George Pratt | L | August 17, 1913 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Forest Rogers | L | October 9, 1917 | 5'10" | 175 | Maiden, NC US | |
| Red Schoendienst | S | R | February 2, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | Germantown, IL US |
| Herbert Severs | ||||||
| Bruce Smith | R | October 18, 1926 | 5'8" | 156 | ||
| Henry Soven | R | R | November 9, 1920 | 6'0" | 180 | Bronx, NY US |
| George Sumey | R | R | May 15, 1924 | 5'11" | 158 | |
| George Thorn | 192 | |||||
| Ollie Vanek | R | August 23, 1908 | 5'9" | 190 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Elmer Wachtler | S | R | July 16, 1918 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Claude Weaver | R | R | December 4, 1905 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Lawrence Whalen | R | October 25, 1920 | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| William Williams | L | November 4, 1925 | 5'7" | 155 | ||
| Kenneth Young | February 2, 1919 | 191 | Ogunquit, ME US |
