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 StatisticsTeam 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
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 Babe | L | R | January 11, 1928 | 5'10" | 180 | Pisgah, IA US |
| Al Baker | R | R | November 30, 1912 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Jack Bell | R | April 27, 1913 | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Garland Braxton | S | L | June 10, 1900 | 5'11" | 152 | Snow Camp, NC US |
| Charles Ciacalone | ||||||
| Harold Cochrane | R | |||||
| Joseph Diemar | ||||||
| Nelson Duval | February 17, 1915 | 191 | ||||
| Jack Gambol | March 29, 1918 | 191 | New Brunswick, NJ US | |||
| George Gasser | R | February 28, 1921 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Robert Glumpe | R | R | December 17, 1920 | 5'10" | 159 | |
| Thomas Grace | L | L | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Robert Grant | ||||||
| Vernon Hawkins | ||||||
| Jesse Hicks | ||||||
| Bill Houtz | L | L | July 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 200 | Newport, PA US |
| Gordon Johnston | L | May 17, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | Ludlow, MA US | |
| Robert Koraleski | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Nick Lamastra | R | R | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| John Mahnen | L | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Paul Martin | L | June 2, 1919 | 5'11" | 198 | Montreal, QC CA | |
| James McAlarney | R | R | April 17, 1926 | 5'9" | 182 | |
| Joseph McCall | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Jack McKinney | R | R | April 21, 1920 | 6'4" | 202 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Carl McQuillen | R | July 27, 1917 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Joseph Micich | L | R | June 23, 1928 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| John Moore | L | February 12, 1924 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Dick Morgan | R | April 13, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | El Monte, CA US | |
| Sandy Morris | L | June 22, 1920 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Roy Musser | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Anthony Mutilitis | ||||||
| Len Noren | R | R | August 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 200 | Santa Cruz, CA US |
| Walter Ockey | R | R | January 4, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Andrew Perry | L | |||||
| Jim Propst | L | L | August 28, 1927 | 5'10" | 155 | Kansas City, KS US |
| John Recco | L | February 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Lester Rothman | ||||||
| Kermit Rothrock | R | L | March 1, 1920 | 6'0" | 190 | White Cloud, IN US |
| Wilbur Rutherford | R | R | June 29, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Steve Sefick | R | August 2, 1906 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Bill Sheets | R | R | December 28, 1924 | 5'10" | 181 | Winston-Salem, NC US |
| Frank Shupper | L | January 14, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Walter Sierotko | R | R | December 20, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | South River, NJ US |
| Ralph Siewart | R | |||||
| Bob Stevens | April 11, 1927 | |||||
| Ray Uniak | L | January 28, 1924 | 6'0" | 175 | Kansas City, KS US | |
| Alex Zych | R | R | September 12, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Kansas 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.
