1944 Newark Bears Roster
International League (IL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 85-69
Finished 2nd in the IL
Manager: Billy Meyer (85-69)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Newark, New Jersey
Ballpark: Ruppert Stadium
Attendance: 152,852, Avg. 1,985
1944 Newark Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 85-69
Finished 2nd in the IL
Manager: Billy Meyer (85-69)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Newark, New Jersey
Ballpark: Ruppert Stadium
Attendance: 152,852, Avg. 1,985
Playoffs - Newark Bears 4 games, Toronto Maple Leafs 0
Finals - Baltimore Orioles 4 games, Newark Bears 3
The Newark Bears of the International League ended the 1944 season with a record of 85 wins and 69 losses, finishing second in the IL.
Billy Meyer served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bevens | R | R | October 21, 1916 | 6'3" | 210 | Hubbard, OR US |
| Arky Biggs | R | R | April 14, 1912 | 5'11" | 165 | Greenbrier, AR US |
| Joe Buzas | R | R | October 2, 1919 | 6'1" | 180 | Alpha, NJ US |
| Pat Capri | R | R | November 27, 1918 | 6'0" | 170 | New York, NY US |
| Joe Cicero | R | R | November 18, 1910 | 5'8" | 167 | Atlantic City, NJ US |
| Elden Clark | R | 191 | ||||
| Arnold Cohen | L | 5'4" | 158 | |||
| Gene Corbett | L | R | October 25, 1913 | 6'1" | 190 | Winona, MN US |
| Jerry Crosby | S | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Bob Crow | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Bill Drescher | L | R | May 23, 1921 | 6'2" | 190 | Congers, NY US |
| Karl Drews | R | R | February 22, 1920 | 6'4" | 192 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Grady Dunlap | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Joe Dwyer | L | L | March 27, 1903 | 5'9" | 186 | Orange, NJ US |
| Ray Flannagan | L | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Lew Flick | L | L | February 18, 1915 | 5'9" | 155 | Bristol, TN US |
| Henry Gagain | R | October 31, 1915 | 6'0" | 175 | Waterbury, CT US | |
| Frank Hiller | R | R | July 13, 1920 | 6'0" | 200 | Irvington, NJ US |
| Ken Holcombe | R | R | August 23, 1918 | 5'11" | 169 | Burnsville, NC US |
| Rudolph Immarata | ||||||
| Don Johnson | R | R | November 12, 1926 | 6'3" | 200 | Portland, OR US |
| Stephen Kuk | R | May 6, 1911 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| John Maldovan | R | R | May 17, 1922 | 5'9" | 165 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Charles Marleau | R | R | March 25, 1910 | 5'11" | 175 | Toledo, OH US |
| Bob Miller | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Charles Mistos | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| George Motto | R | July 18, 1915 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Charlie Munday | ||||||
| Joe Page | L | L | October 28, 1917 | 6'3" | 200 | Cherry Valley, PA US |
| Phil Page | R | L | August 23, 1905 | 6'2" | 175 | Springfield, MA US |
| Jack Phillips | R | R | September 6, 1921 | 6'4" | 193 | Clarence, NY US |
| Harvey Porter | R | February 7, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Mike Portner | R | September 6, 1918 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Mel Queen | R | R | March 4, 1918 | 6'0" | 204 | Maxwell, PA US |
| William Rabe | R | May 9, 1921 | 5'9" | 154 | ||
| Jack Rager | L | L | November 16, 1915 | 6'1" | 195 | Lewistown, PA US |
| Robert Reid | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Danny Reynolds | R | R | November 26, 1919 | 5'11" | 158 | Stony Point, NC US |
| Nick Rhabe | L | June 10, 1916 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Charles Righetti | R | March 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Frank Silvanic | R | December 13, 1917 | 6'0" | 175 | Pittston, PA US | |
| Elmer Singleton | R | R | June 26, 1918 | 6'2" | 174 | Ogden, UT US |
| Michael Sperrick | L | 6'3" | 182 | |||
| William Sucky | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ray Uniak | L | January 28, 1924 | 6'0" | 175 | Kansas City, KS US | |
| Walter Van Grofski | R | R | December 13, 1911 | 6'0" | 170 | Bloomfield, NJ US |
| Roy Zimmerman | L | L | September 13, 1913 | 6'2" | 187 | Pine Grove, PA 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.
