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 Statistics

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 AlexanderRRAugust 7, 19226'2"205Vancouver, BC CA
Al BakerRRNovember 30, 19125'10"180
Roy Beegle
Joe BodnerRR5'7"170
Garland BraxtonSLJune 10, 19005'11"152Snow Camp, NC US
Broadus CabanissR6'2"185
Elden ClarkR191
William Clickner
Red CohnRRMarch 28, 1920192
Richard CrossonJune 6, 1919191
Fred DanekRMay 21, 19246'0"175Binghamton, NY US
Grady DunlapL5'11"180
Walter DzuroskaL6'1"175
Gene EnrightSRMay 20, 19215'11"165
Ray FlannaganLR6'0"185
George GasserRFebruary 28, 19215'10"175
Al GettelRRSeptember 17, 19176'3"200Norfolk, VA US
Charles Giacalone
Larry GiambellucaL5'10"175
Don Goben
Paul HazleSNovember 26, 1926192Woodruff, SC US
Bill HoutzLLJuly 29, 19246'0"200Newport, PA US
Carl HowerR5'11"185
William JamesR6'0"172
Lynn JohnsonR5'10"183
Jack LarkRLAugust 30, 19245'9"142
Francis MarkhamRR
Eugene McCreadyR5'9"160
Chris McKennaLMay 19, 19205'11"190
Carl McQuillenRJuly 27, 19176'0"185
Jack McWeeneyR6'3"210New Haven, CT US
Darrell Medlock
John MooreLFebruary 12, 19245'9"160
Sandy MorrisLJune 22, 19206'0"170
George MottoRJuly 18, 19156'1"185
Tom MurrayRRJune 21, 19195'11"190
Peter PaceR5'7"172
George Pannell
Theodore PfennigLL6'1"165
Dutch PratherLJuly 7, 19066'0"180Branch, AR US
Wilbur RutherfordRRJune 29, 19236'0"185
John SchmidtL
Steve SefickRAugust 2, 19065'10"180
Louis Shaheen
Bill SheetsRRDecember 28, 19245'10"181Winston-Salem, NC US
Frank ShupperLJanuary 14, 19235'11"180
Carr SmithRRApril 8, 19016'1"175Kernersville, NC US
Frank Smith
Bert Solomon
Ray Thompson192
Woody TraylorLLNovember 17, 19125'9"163
Ray UniakLJanuary 28, 19246'0"175Kansas City, KS US
Tom UptonRRDecember 29, 19266'0"160Esther, MO US
Carl Walker
Richard WentworthR6'1"180
Ed WrightRRMay 15, 19196'1"180Dyersburg, TN US
Joseph Zimmerman



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