1945 Middletown Rockets Roster
Ohio State League (OSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 89-50
Finished 1st in the OSL
Manager: Ivy Griffin (89-50)
Location: Middletown, Ohio
Ballpark: Rathman Park, Armco Field
Attendance: 27,399, Avg. 394
1945 Middletown Rockets StatisticsTeam Record: 89-50
Finished 1st in the OSL
Manager: Ivy Griffin (89-50)
Location: Middletown, Ohio
Ballpark: Rathman Park, Armco Field
Attendance: 27,399, Avg. 394
Playoffs - Middletown Rockets 4 games, Springfield Giants 2
Finals - Zanesville Dodgers 3 games, Middletown Rockets 2
The Middletown Rockets of the Ohio State League ended the 1945 season with a record of 89 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the OSL.
Ivy Griffin served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Amata | ||||||
| Charles Balzli | ||||||
| Bob Becker | R | R | March 26, 1927 | 6'3" | 180 | Kenosha, WI US |
| Harley Biggs | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Kenneth Braden | R | 6'3" | 185 | |||
| Homer Buck | ||||||
| Chuck Carroll | L | November 4, 1925 | 5'10" | 170 | Berwyn, IL US | |
| Homer Chapman | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Ray Janikowski | L | L | 5'11" | 166 | ||
| Robert Jenkins | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Elton Kallien | ||||||
| Stanley Kmet | R | R | May 18, 1921 | 5'11" | 170 | Hibbing, MN US |
| Edward Kruppa | L | L | 6'0" | 155 | ||
| Art Kunde | L | 6'3" | 215 | |||
| Albert Lawrence | ||||||
| Donald Lisinski | R | R | April 3, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Dale Long | L | L | February 6, 1926 | 6'4" | 205 | Springfield, MO US |
| Steve Magula | R | 6'0" | 220 | |||
| Richard Morse | R | 6'0" | 182 | |||
| Edward Neu | ||||||
| Matthew Nolan | L | L | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Dick Oder | June 29, 1919 | 191 | Newark, OH US | |||
| Ralph Otto | ||||||
| John Pfister | ||||||
| Edward Post | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Elmer Schaetzel | R | R | July 8, 1928 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| William Scott | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Pete Stammen | L | December 2, 1927 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Harold Vanhoff | R | February 8, 1926 | 5'8" | 186 | Spokane, WA US | |
| Johnny Walker | ||||||
| Jim Weis | March 5, 1928 | 192 | Milwaukee, WI US | |||
| Robert Wirt | R | R | August 22, 1926 | 6'2" | 180 | Winona, MN 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.
