1945 Norfolk Tars Roster

Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 83-57
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Garland Braxton (83-57)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Ballpark: High Rock Park
Attendance: 152,433, Avg. 2,178
1945 Norfolk Tars Statistics

Playoffs - Portsmouth Cubs 4 games, Norfolk Tars 3

The Norfolk Tars of the Piedmont League ended the 1945 season with a record of 83 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the PL.

Garland Braxton served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Loren BabeLRJanuary 11, 19285'10"180Pisgah, IA US
Al BakerRRNovember 30, 19125'10"180
Jack BellRApril 27, 19135'8"170
Garland BraxtonSLJune 10, 19005'11"152Snow Camp, NC US
Charles Ciacalone
Harold CochraneR
Joseph Diemar
Nelson DuvalFebruary 17, 1915191
Jack GambolMarch 29, 1918191New Brunswick, NJ US
George GasserRFebruary 28, 19215'10"175
Robert GlumpeRR5'10"159
Thomas GraceLL5'9"160
Robert Grant
Vernon Hawkins
Jesse Hicks
Bill HoutzLLJuly 29, 19246'0"200Newport, PA US
Gordon JohnstonLMay 17, 19275'10"175Ludlow, MA US
Robert KoraleskiR5'11"170
Nick LamastraRR5'7"170
John MahnenLL6'3"195
Paul MartinLJune 2, 19195'11"198Montreal, QC CA
James McAlarneyRRApril 17, 19265'9"182
Joseph McCallLR6'1"175
Jack McKinneyRRApril 21, 19216'4"202Atlanta, GA US
Carl McQuillenRJuly 27, 19176'0"185
Joseph MicichLR6'2"187
John MooreLFebruary 12, 19245'9"160
Dick MorganRApril 13, 19276'2"195El Monte, CA US
Sandy MorrisLJune 22, 19206'0"170
Roy MusserR5'10"175
Anthony Mutilitis
Len NorenRRAugust 6, 19276'1"200Santa Cruz, CA US
Walter OckeyRRJanuary 4, 19206'0"175New York, NY US
Andrew PerryL
Jim PropstLLAugust 28, 19275'10"155Kansas City, KS US
John ReccoLFebruary 2, 19276'0"170
Lester Rothman
Kermit RothrockRLMarch 1, 19206'0"190White Cloud, IN US
Wilbur RutherfordRRJune 29, 19236'0"185
Steve SefickRAugust 2, 19065'10"180
Bill SheetsRRDecember 28, 19245'10"181Winston-Salem, NC US
Frank ShupperLJanuary 14, 19235'11"180
Walter SierotkoRRDecember 20, 19236'0"185South River, NJ US
Ralph SiewartR
Bob StevensApril 11, 1927
Ray UniakLJanuary 28, 19246'0"175Kansas City, KS US
Alex ZychRRSeptember 12, 19265'10"180Kansas City, KS US

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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