1943 Olean Oilers Roster
Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League (PONYL) - Class: D
Team Record: 43-66
Finished 6th in the PONYL
Manager: Jake Pitler (43-66)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Olean, New York
Ballpark: Bradner Stadium
Attendance: 23,288, Avg. 427
1943 Olean Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 43-66
Finished 6th in the PONYL
Manager: Jake Pitler (43-66)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Olean, New York
Ballpark: Bradner Stadium
Attendance: 23,288, Avg. 427
The Olean Oilers of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1943 season with a record of 43 wins and 66 losses, finishing sixth in the PONYL.
Jake Pitler served as manager.
Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Albrecht | R | R | September 30, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Rudy Antonetz | R | R | June 28, 1925 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| James Babcock | R | May 8, 1925 | 5'7" | 175 | Kenmore, NY US | |
| Pete Barisoff | R | R | April 17, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Bob Box | R | R | September 21, 1916 | 5'10" | 170 | Corning, NY US |
| Ralph Branca | R | R | January 6, 1926 | 6'3" | 220 | Mount Vernon, NY US |
| Tom Caciavely | R | R | October 14, 1925 | 5'9" | 172 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Pete Catalano | R | November 5, 1925 | 5'6" | 145 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| Harvey Codde | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Joseph Davis | July 2, 1925 | 192 | Buffalo, NY US | |||
| Laban Dean | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Eugene Dellinger | L | June 30, 1926 | 6'2" | 150 | Bahama, NC US | |
| Billy DeMars | R | R | August 26, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Jerry Dolan | R | R | July 6, 1924 | 5'11" | 164 | |
| Walter Dubowski | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Jim Gilbert | R | August 15, 1925 | 6'1" | 188 | Couchwood, LA US | |
| Ben Gregg | R | January 9, 1925 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Michael Griffin | ||||||
| Howard Hausey | December 25, 1925 | |||||
| Bernard Hillian | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Ivan Johnson | R | R | August 10, 1925 | 5'11" | 160 | Gravelton, MO US |
| Robert Kellogg | L | December 29, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Norman Koney | R | May 13, 1923 | 5'10" | 165 | Buffalo, NY US | |
| Russell Lisch | R | R | July 10, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Marvin Little | L | L | August 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Robert Michaels | ||||||
| John Morris | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| James Mulcahy | ||||||
| Paul Newell | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Mel Nunes | R | R | January 13, 1925 | 5'10" | 175 | Niles, CA US |
| Richard Parry | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Joseph Pascarella | ||||||
| Leonard Pecou | R | May 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| George Reding | L | September 26, 1924 | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Lloyd Rhoades | ||||||
| Mel Rue | R | June 8, 1925 | 5'8" | 140 | ||
| Leo Rybak | L | July 13, 1924 | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Donald Schmidt | R | 5'10" | 178 | |||
| Harold Silky | R | January 26, 1925 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Leon Simons | ||||||
| Jim Stanton | L | March 10, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | Oakland, CA US | |
| Herbert Tiedemann | ||||||
| Matt Toomey | R | March 10, 1926 | 5'6" | 145 | ||
| Hubert Urban | ||||||
| Claude White | R | R | February 22, 1919 | 5'10" | 191 |
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.
