1945 Newark Bears Roster
International League (IL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 89-64
Finished 2nd in the IL
Manager: Billy Meyer (89-64)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Newark, New Jersey
Ballpark: Ruppert Stadium
Attendance: 135,000, Avg. 1,765
1945 Newark Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 89-64
Finished 2nd in the IL
Manager: Billy Meyer (89-64)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Newark, New Jersey
Ballpark: Ruppert Stadium
Attendance: 135,000, Avg. 1,765
Playoffs - Newark Bears 4 games, Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Finals - Newark Bears 4 games, Montreal Royals 3
The Newark Bears of the International League ended the 1945 season with a record of 89 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the IL.
Billy Meyer served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Baker | R | R | April 22, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Gene Bearden | L | L | September 5, 1920 | 6'3" | 198 | Lexa, AR US |
| Joe Buzas | R | R | October 2, 1919 | 6'1" | 180 | Alpha, NJ US |
| Arnold Cohen | L | 5'4" | 158 | |||
| Jerry Crosby | S | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Jay Difani | R | R | December 21, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | Crystal City, MO US |
| Hal Douglas | L | R | August 12, 1924 | 5'9" | 175 | Statesville, NC US |
| Daniel Doy | R | May 13, 1922 | 5'9" | 158 | ||
| Frank Drews | R | R | May 25, 1916 | 5'10" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Karl Drews | R | R | February 22, 1920 | 6'4" | 192 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Joe Dwyer | L | L | March 27, 1903 | 5'9" | 186 | Orange, NJ US |
| Jack Farmer | R | R | March 12, 1913 | 5'8" | 145 | London, KY US |
| Jack Gambol | March 29, 1918 | 191 | New Brunswick, NJ US | |||
| Harry Garbett | R | R | September 27, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | Queens, NY US |
| Thomas Grace | L | L | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Frank Hiller | R | R | July 13, 1920 | 6'0" | 200 | Irvington, NJ US |
| Goldie Holt | R | March 22, 1902 | 5'7" | 165 | Enloe, TX US | |
| Bill Houtz | L | L | July 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 200 | Newport, PA US |
| Stephen Kuk | R | May 6, 1911 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Perry Losey | R | R | January 3, 1919 | 6'0" | 187 | |
| Edward Mackay | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Frank Makosky | R | R | January 20, 1910 | 6'1" | 185 | Boonton, NJ US |
| John Maldovan | R | R | May 17, 1922 | 5'9" | 165 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Jack McKinney | R | R | April 21, 1921 | 6'4" | 202 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Carmine Melignano | R | R | January 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Otto Meyers | L | March 1, 1914 | 5'10" | 165 | Wauseon, OH US | |
| Charles Mistos | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| John Moore | R | R | July 23, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Walter Nowak | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Walter Ockey | R | R | January 4, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Phil Page | R | L | August 23, 1905 | 6'2" | 175 | Springfield, MA US |
| Fred Pepper | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Theodore Pfennig | L | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Mike Portner | R | September 6, 1918 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| William Rabe | R | May 9, 1921 | 5'9" | 154 | ||
| Nick Rhabe | L | June 10, 1916 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Murray Rothman | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Bill Steinecke | R | R | February 7, 1907 | 5'8" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| William Sucky | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Hugh Taylor | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Walter Van Grofski | R | R | December 13, 1911 | 6'0" | 170 | Bloomfield, NJ US |
| Phil Weintraub | L | L | October 12, 1907 | 6'1" | 195 | Chicago, IL 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.
