1943 Norfolk Tars Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 66-63
Finished 3rd in the PL
Manager: Thomas Kain (66-63)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Ballpark: High Rock Park
1943 Norfolk Tars StatisticsTeam Record: 66-63
Finished 3rd in the PL
Manager: Thomas Kain (66-63)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Ballpark: High Rock Park
Playoffs - Norfolk Tars 4 games, Richmond Colts 0
Finals - Norfolk Tars 4 games, Portsmouth Cubs 2
The Norfolk Tars of the Piedmont League ended the 1943 season with a record of 66 wins and 63 losses, finishing third in the PL.
Thomas Kain served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogi Berra | L | R | May 12, 1925 | 5'7" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| George Biershenk | R | February 3, 1917 | 5'8" | 180 | ||
| Garland Braxton | S | L | June 10, 1900 | 5'11" | 152 | Snow Camp, NC US |
| Robert Campbell | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| William Carey | ||||||
| Edgar Chitwood | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Marvin Crater | R | May 15, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| William Davis | R | R | August 21, 1914 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Grady Dunlap | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Al Gettel | R | R | September 17, 1917 | 6'3" | 200 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Charlie Glunt | R | R | July 4, 1919 | 5'9" | 160 | Toledo, OH US |
| John Greenwald | L | November 22, 1919 | 6'1" | 185 | New York, NY US | |
| Oliver Holmes | L | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Svend Jessen | L | L | December 18, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | San Leandro, CA US |
| Thomas Kain | R | July 7, 1907 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Giles Knowles | R | R | October 22, 1917 | 5'10" | 160 | Greenbush, WI US |
| George Kressley | L | 5'9" | 190 | |||
| Irving Levy | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Clarence Lynch | ||||||
| Victor Males | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Al Malinowski | R | R | December 8, 1922 | 6'5" | 215 | |
| Herbert May | R | February 23, 1924 | 6'2" | 164 | ||
| Carl McQuillen | R | July 27, 1917 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Al Miller | ||||||
| George Motto | R | July 18, 1915 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Gene O'Brien | L | September 1, 1921 | 5'11" | 192 | Roberts, WI US | |
| John Orphal | R | R | November 22, 1917 | 6'0" | 197 | Wapakoneta, OH US |
| Fred Pepper | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Jack Phillips | R | R | September 6, 1921 | 6'4" | 193 | Clarence, NY US |
| Mike Portner | R | September 6, 1918 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Danny Reynolds | R | R | November 26, 1919 | 5'11" | 158 | Stony Point, NC US |
| Hubert Roberts | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Carr Smith | R | R | April 8, 1901 | 6'1" | 175 | Kernersville, NC US |
| Robert Stoner | R | 5'11" | 205 | |||
| William Sucky | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Hugh Taylor | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Ray Uniak | L | January 28, 1924 | 6'0" | 175 | Kansas City, KS US | |
| Matthew Usciak | R | January 6, 1918 | 5'10" | 175 |
