1937 Norfolk Tars Roster

Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 83-53
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Johnny Neun (83-53)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Ballpark: Bain Field
Attendance: 66,884, Avg. 984
1937 Norfolk Tars Statistics

Playoffs - Norfolk Tars 3 games, Richmond Colts 1
Finals - Norfolk Tars 3 games, Portsmouth Cubs 0

The Norfolk Tars of the Piedmont League ended the 1937 season with a record of 83 wins and 53 losses, finishing second in the PL.

Johnny Neun served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Archie AllenLRMarch 18, 19136'0"200
Jack AndrewsLL6'4"190
George BarleyRRNovember 30, 19145'11"178Lynbrook, NY US
Hiram BithornRRMarch 18, 19166'1"200Santurce, PR
Norm BranchRRMarch 22, 19156'3"200Spokane, WA US
James CalleranSSeptember 10, 19055'11"173Brooklyn, NY US
Thurston CrutchfieldRLFebruary 10, 19126'1"175
Sonny DaveyRLOctober 11, 19166'1"195Hartline, WA US
Mike DejanLLJanuary 13, 19156'1"185Cleveland, OH US
Garton Del SavioRRNovember 26, 19135'9"165New York, NY US
Charles FallonROctober 16, 19146'0"165
John HaleyRROctober 3, 19146'2"202Bradford, PA US
Louis HallRR6'2"180
Chuck HarigLRMarch 7, 19145'7"173, PA US
Red HayworthRRMay 14, 19166'1"200High Point, NC US
Tommy HolmesLLMarch 29, 19175'10"180Brooklyn, NY US
William HomanRRJanuary 31, 19165'10"170Zeigler, IL US
Maurice JacobsRRJanuary 25, 19185'7"162Baltimore, MD US
Ed LevyRROctober 28, 19166'5"190Birmingham, AL US
Joe MitchellRR6'3"215
Johnny NeunSLOctober 28, 19005'10"175Baltimore, MD US
Xavier RescignoRROctober 13, 19125'10"175New York, NY US
Earl SchampRR6'2"180
Claude StaylorRMarch 6, 19126'0"172Richmond, VA US
Nick StrincevichRRMarch 1, 19156'1"180Gary, IN US
Pete SuderRRApril 16, 19166'0"175Aliquippa, PA US
Frank ThompsonAugust 15, 1914
Herb WhiteRRJuly 28, 19175'9"178
Mickey WitekRRDecember 19, 19155'10"170Luzerne, PA US
Jack ZerblisLLJuly 21, 19156'2"192

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.




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