1943 Memphis Chicks Roster
Southern Association (SA) - Class: A1
Team Record: 56-81
Finished 8th in the SA
Manager: Doc Prothro (56-81)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark: Russwood Park
Attendance: 84,965, Avg. 1,240
1943 Memphis Chicks StatisticsTeam Record: 56-81
Finished 8th in the SA
Manager: Doc Prothro (56-81)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark: Russwood Park
Attendance: 84,965, Avg. 1,240
The Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association ended the 1943 season with a record of 56 wins and 81 losses, finishing eighth in the SA.
Doc Prothro served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Beal | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Billy Bowers | L | R | March 25, 1922 | 5'9" | 176 | Parkin, AR US |
| Lloyd Brown | L | L | December 25, 1904 | 5'9" | 170 | Beeville, TX US |
| Walter Brown | R | R | April 23, 1915 | 5'11" | 175 | Jamestown, NY US |
| Roxy Bush | ||||||
| Gilly Campbell | L | R | February 13, 1908 | 5'7" | 182 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Lew Chandler | August 16, 1919 | 191 | Shelby, TN US | |||
| Buster Chatham | R | R | December 25, 1901 | 5'5" | 150 | West, TX US |
| Merv Connors | R | R | January 23, 1914 | 6'2" | 192 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Bud Dawson | R | R | February 12, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | Orange County, CA US |
| James Douglass | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Herman Drefs | L | L | May 5, 1911 | 5'11" | 176 | Omaha, NE US |
| John Duncan | L | R | September 29, 1919 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Woody Fair | R | April 11, 1914 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Ledel Gardner | ||||||
| Pete Gray | L | L | March 6, 1915 | 6'1" | 169 | Nanticoke, PA US |
| Luther Gunnells | R | 5'11" | 202 | |||
| Hugh Holliday | R | August 25, 1906 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Ed Ignasiak | L | May 8, 1916 | 6'2" | 185 | Toledo, OH US | |
| Hank Johnson | R | R | May 21, 1906 | 5'11" | 175 | Bradenton, FL US |
| Harry Kelley | R | R | February 13, 1906 | 5'9" | 170 | Parkin, AR US |
| William Kramer | L | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Paul Martin | L | June 2, 1919 | 5'11" | 198 | Montreal, QC CA | |
| Jim McClure | L | L | June 12, 1914 | 5'8" | 135 | Ringgold, GA US |
| Woodrow McDonald | L | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Allen McElreath | L | L | August 4, 1912 | 5'8" | 160 | Mobile, AL US |
| George Mitrus | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Gene Mote | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Gene Nance | R | R | June 15, 1914 | 5'11" | 180 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Mickey O'Neil | R | R | April 12, 1898 | 5'10" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Joe Palmisano | R | R | November 19, 1902 | 5'8" | 160 | West Point, GA US |
| Bob Ray | Waterbury, CT US | |||||
| Felix Rios | R | 5'11" | 163 | |||
| Bill Rogers | L | L | September 3, 1919 | 5'11" | 159 | |
| Mike Sabena | S | R | September 19, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | Williamstown, PA US |
| William Schaedler | L | L | January 10, 1922 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Homer Spragins | R | R | November 9, 1920 | 6'1" | 190 | Grenada, MS US |
| Eugene Thorn | R | R | August 23, 1925 | 6'2" | 172 | Memphis, TN US |
| Don Vettorel | January 1, 1910 | 191 | ||||
| Frank Veverka | L | L | April 1, 1916 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Roy Walker | R | R | November 5, 1903 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Weldon West | R | L | September 3, 1915 | 6'0" | 165 | Gibsonville, NC US |
| Bruce White | L | 6'2" | 165 | |||
| Richard Williams | R | R | 5'11" | 200 | ||
| Al Wright | R | R | November 11, 1912 | 6'1" | 170 | San Francisco, CA 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.
