1944 Lynchburg Cardinals Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: George Ferrell (80-60)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
1944 Lynchburg Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 80-60
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: George Ferrell (80-60)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Playoffs - Lynchburg Cardinals 4 games, Richmond Colts 2
Finals - Lynchburg Cardinals 4 games, Portsmouth Cubs 3
The Lynchburg Cardinals of the Piedmont League ended the 1944 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the PL.
George Ferrell served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Anderson | R | January 29, 1920 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Mike Balla | S | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Howard Blackley | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Ken Blackman | R | June 29, 1911 | 5'9" | 175 | Lucerne, MO US | |
| Bryant Collins | R | L | 5'10" | 225 | ||
| Francis Cosgrove | S | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| James Dickey | L | L | April 21, 1927 | 6'0" | 184 | Bolton, GA US |
| Clint Echols | L | R | June 16, 1915 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Bob Erps | R | November 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | Davenport, IA US | |
| George Ferrell | R | April 14, 1904 | 5'11" | 175 | Guilford County, NC US | |
| Bernie Gerl | L | October 12, 1926 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Everett Hamer | ||||||
| Vaughn Hazen | R | September 30, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Horace Hubbard | L | 6'3" | 170 | |||
| James Jones | October 28, 1926 | 192 | ||||
| John Jowaiszas | R | October 23, 1926 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Charles Kearney | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Lewis King | L | 6'0" | 155 | |||
| Henry Koch | R | September 2, 1921 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Charles Lee | August 14, 1924 | 192 | Bogata, TX US | |||
| Edward Lippeatt | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Frank Martin | R | R | June 13, 1919 | 5'10" | 195 | Calera, AL US |
| Wayne Maxey | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Steve Mizerak | R | June 27, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Donald Nepote | ||||||
| Herm Neuberger | R | R | June 16, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Leroy Nichols | L | L | November 26, 1921 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Cecil Payne | R | April 9, 1908 | 5'10" | 164 | Swepsonville, NC US | |
| Carl Pinion | L | L | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| George Pratt | L | August 17, 1913 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| James Price | R | R | March 28, 1922 | 6'1" | 175 | Newton, NC US |
| Robert Rausch | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| David Roberts | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Rollie Seltz | R | January 25, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Bruce Smith | R | October 18, 1926 | 5'8" | 156 | ||
| Tom Staley | R | R | November 10, 1926 | 5'6" | 165 | |
| George Sumey | R | R | May 15, 1924 | 5'11" | 158 | |
| David Thomas | R | R | July 6, 1923 | 5'9" | 150 | |
| Wyman Thomas | R | |||||
| James Towns | L | 5'10" | 148 | |||
| Brad Trine | S | L | August 30, 1922 | 6'3" | 165 | Oakland, CA US |
| Fred Veach | R | R | October 15, 1922 | 192 | Lick Skillet, MO US | |
| Robert Wehner | ||||||
| Larry Weldon | L | L | June 24, 1915 | 6'1" | 185 | , VA US |
