1944 Norfolk Tars Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 72-68
Finished 3rd in the PL
Manager: Garland Braxton (72-68)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Ballpark: High Rock Park
1944 Norfolk Tars StatisticsTeam Record: 72-68
Finished 3rd in the PL
Manager: Garland Braxton (72-68)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Ballpark: High Rock Park
Playoffs - Portsmouth Cubs 4 games, Norfolk Tars 3
The Norfolk Tars of the Piedmont League ended the 1944 season with a record of 72 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the PL.
Garland Braxton served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Alexander | R | R | August 7, 1922 | 6'2" | 205 | Vancouver, BC CA |
| Al Baker | R | R | November 30, 1912 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Roy Beegle | ||||||
| Joe Bodner | R | R | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| Garland Braxton | S | L | June 10, 1900 | 5'11" | 152 | Snow Camp, NC US |
| Broadus Cabaniss | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Elden Clark | R | 191 | ||||
| William Clickner | ||||||
| Red Cohn | R | R | March 28, 1920 | 192 | ||
| Richard Crosson | June 6, 1919 | 191 | ||||
| Fred Danek | R | May 21, 1924 | 6'0" | 175 | Binghamton, NY US | |
| Grady Dunlap | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Walter Dzuroska | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Gene Enright | S | R | May 20, 1921 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Ray Flannagan | L | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| George Gasser | R | February 28, 1921 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Al Gettel | R | R | September 17, 1917 | 6'3" | 200 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Charles Giacalone | ||||||
| Larry Giambelluca | L | March 3, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Don Goben | ||||||
| Paul Hazle | S | November 26, 1926 | 192 | Woodruff, SC US | ||
| Bill Houtz | L | L | July 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 200 | Newport, PA US |
| Carl Hower | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| William James | R | 6'0" | 172 | |||
| Lynn Johnson | R | 5'10" | 183 | |||
| Jack Lark | R | L | August 30, 1924 | 5'9" | 142 | |
| Francis Markham | R | R | ||||
| Eugene McCready | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Chris McKenna | L | May 19, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Carl McQuillen | R | July 27, 1917 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Jack McWeeney | R | 6'3" | 210 | New Haven, CT US | ||
| Darrell Medlock | ||||||
| John Moore | L | February 12, 1924 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Sandy Morris | L | June 22, 1920 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| George Motto | R | July 18, 1915 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Tom Murray | R | R | June 21, 1919 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Peter Pace | R | 5'7" | 172 | |||
| George Pannell | ||||||
| Theodore Pfennig | L | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Dutch Prather | L | July 7, 1906 | 6'0" | 180 | Branch, AR US | |
| Wilbur Rutherford | R | R | June 29, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| John Schmidt | L | |||||
| Steve Sefick | R | August 2, 1906 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Louis Shaheen | ||||||
| Bill Sheets | R | R | December 28, 1924 | 5'10" | 181 | Winston-Salem, NC US |
| Frank Shupper | L | January 14, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Carr Smith | R | R | April 8, 1901 | 6'1" | 175 | Kernersville, NC US |
| Frank Smith | ||||||
| Bert Solomon | ||||||
| Ray Thompson | 192 | |||||
| Woody Traylor | L | L | November 17, 1912 | 5'9" | 163 | |
| Ray Uniak | L | January 28, 1924 | 6'0" | 175 | Kansas City, KS US | |
| Tom Upton | R | R | December 29, 1926 | 6'0" | 160 | Esther, MO US |
| Carl Walker | ||||||
| Richard Wentworth | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Ed Wright | R | R | May 15, 1919 | 6'1" | 180 | Dyersburg, TN US |
| Joseph Zimmerman |
