1944 Newport News Dodgers Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 61-78
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: Jake Pitler (61-78)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Newport News, Virginia
Ballpark: Shipbuilders Park
1944 Newport News Dodgers StatisticsTeam Record: 61-78
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: Jake Pitler (61-78)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Newport News, Virginia
Ballpark: Shipbuilders Park
The Newport News Dodgers of the Piedmont League ended the 1944 season with a record of 61 wins and 78 losses, finishing sixth in the PL.
Jake Pitler served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Albrecht | R | R | September 30, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| George Anderson | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Michael Angelino | R | R | December 9, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Jack Banta | L | R | June 24, 1925 | 6'2" | 175 | Hutchinson, KS US |
| William Boaz | R | 5'9" | 168 | |||
| Frank Brown | S | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Tommy Brown | R | R | December 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Harvey Codde | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Julius Colclough | L | L | May 2, 1924 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| John Colontino | R | R | 5'7" | 175 | ||
| Clarence Condit | R | R | October 22, 1926 | 5'10" | 148 | |
| William Crotzer | ||||||
| Eugene Dellinger | L | June 30, 1926 | 6'2" | 150 | Bahama, NC US | |
| Gene Enright | S | R | May 20, 1921 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Don Ernst | L | L | June 19, 1925 | 5'7" | 180 | |
| Odell Griffin | R | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Irv Halstead | July 26, 1919 | 191 | Irvington on the Hudson, NY US | |||
| Buddy Hicks | S | R | February 15, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | Belvedere, CA US |
| Bernard Hillian | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Danny Holden | L | L | May 26, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Vancouver, BC CA |
| Neil Howard | L | L | 6'2" | 186 | ||
| Roy Jarvis | R | R | June 7, 1926 | 5'9" | 160 | Shawnee, OK US |
| Walter King | R | October 11, 1922 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| James Knox | ||||||
| Clem Labine | R | R | August 6, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | Lincoln, RI US |
| Thomas Leman | ||||||
| Steve Lembo | R | R | November 13, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Joe Locallo | May 2, 1924 | |||||
| Jerry Lowther | February 18, 1924 | 192 | Slagle, LA US | |||
| Juan Monje | 5'11" | 170 | ||||
| Bobby Morgan | R | R | June 29, 1926 | 5'9" | 175 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Paul Newell | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Storm Nickerson | R | R | February 6, 1925 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Alfred Oddo | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Charlie Osgood | R | R | November 23, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Somerville, MA US |
| John Pearson | L | December 8, 1922 | 5'11" | 155 | Bridgewater, MA US | |
| Lum Phillips | R | R | October 15, 1920 | 6'7" | 190 | Jerry City, OH US |
| Frank Powaski | R | May 19, 1919 | 5'8" | 165 | Greensburg, PA US | |
| Bob Roxburgh | R | November 6, 1921 | 6'3" | |||
| Juan Sanchez | R | 5'7" | 175 | |||
| Robert Shaeffer | R | 5'11" | 183 | |||
| Alton Smith | R | 5'5" | 145 | |||
| Clancy Smyres | S | R | May 24, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | Culver City, CA US |
| Duke Snider | L | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'0" | 179 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| John Stephens | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Lester Studener | R | R | June 21, 1923 | 6'1" | 186 | Wauwatosa, WI US |
| Bill Tanner | R | R | August 1, 1924 | 6'4" | 212 | |
| Ben Taylor | L | L | September 30, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Metropolis, IL US |
| Jack Walker | L | 5'9" | 165 | Austin, TX US | ||
| Preston Ward | L | R | July 24, 1927 | 6'4" | 190 | Columbia, MO US |
| Claude Weaver | R | R | December 4, 1905 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Edward Yaeger | S | March 4, 1923 | 5'8" | 155 |
