1944 Portland Beavers Roster
Team Record: 87-82
Finished 2nd in the PCL
Manager: Marv Owen (87-82)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Ballpark: Vaughn Street Park
Attendance: 270,835, Avg. 3,205
Playoffs - Los Angeles Angels 4 games, Portland Beavers 2
The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1944 season with a record of 87 wins and 82 losses, finishing second in the PCL.
The Beavers scored 645 runs and allowed 662 runs. Marv Owen recorded 63 runs batted in. Frank Shone led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .275. Marino Pieretti earned 26 wins on the mound for the team, while Ad Liska and Roy Helser, too added 15 or more wins, too Roy Helser recorded a 2.41 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1944 Portland Beavers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Gilly Campbell, Syd Cohen, Frank Demaree, Johnny Gill, Ted Gullic, Spence Harris, Ad Liska, John O'Neil, Marv Owen, Marino Pieretti, Joe Sullivan and Jack Wilson.
Marv Owen served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Adams | R | R | April 13, 1916 | 5'10" | 185 | Gary, IN US |
| Carl Anderson | R | R | July 12, 1919 | 6'1" | 180 | Oakland, CA US |
| Larry Barton | L | L | November 21, 1912 | 5'11" | 195 | Pueblo, CO US |
| Gilly Campbell | L | R | February 13, 1908 | 5'7" | 182 | Kansas City, KS US |
| John Ciccimarro | R | R | July 5, 1922 | Los Angeles, CA US | ||
| Syd Cohen | S | L | May 7, 1906 | 5'11" | 180 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Don Cook | R | R | November 27, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jimmie Daniels | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Frank Demaree | R | R | June 10, 1910 | 5'11" | 185 | Winters, CA US |
| Norman DeWeese | R | R | February 3, 1914 | 6'1" | 190 | Anadarko, OK US |
| Clarence Federmeyer | R | R | February 22, 1918 | 5'10" | 170 | Seattle, WA US |
| Johnny Gill | L | R | March 27, 1905 | 6'2" | 190 | Nashville, TN US |
| Ted Gullic | R | R | January 2, 1907 | 6'2" | 175 | Koshkonong, MO US |
| Spence Harris | L | L | August 12, 1900 | 5'9" | 145 | Duluth, MN US |
| Bob Hedington | R | December 31, 1920 | 6'2" | 194 | Yakima, WA US | |
| Roy Helser | L | L | August 27, 1911 | 5'9" | 195 | Portland, OR US |
| Thomas Higgins | 6'0" | 165 | ||||
| Norman Johnson | ||||||
| Ad Liska | R | R | July 10, 1906 | 5'11" | 160 | Dwight, NE US |
| Ed Lussow | ||||||
| Lefty Mossor | R | L | October 2, 1919 | 6'0" | 165 | Lincoln County, WV US |
| John Mueller | ||||||
| Earl Norager | June 26, 1920 | 192 | Alameda County, CA US | |||
| Mel Nunes | R | R | January 13, 1925 | 5'10" | 175 | Niles, CA US |
| John O'Neil | R | R | April 19, 1920 | 5'9" | 155 | Shelbiana, KY US |
| Al Ott | R | R | May 11, 1918 | 6'1" | 187 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Marv Owen | R | R | March 22, 1906 | 6'1" | 175 | Agnew, CA US |
| Charles Petersen | R | R | March 22, 1913 | 5'11" | 170 | Spokane, WA US |
| Marino Pieretti | R | R | September 23, 1920 | 5'7" | 153 | Luccia, IT |
| Don Pulford | R | R | April 1, 1916 | 6'1" | 184 | , MN US |
| James Rogers | ||||||
| Frank Shone | R | L | June 10, 1917 | 6'2" | 195 | Granite City, IL US |
| Joe Sullivan | L | L | September 26, 1910 | 5'11" | 175 | Mason City, IL US |
| Edward Van Leiden | R | R | July 10, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | , IL US |
| Jack Wilson | R | R | April 12, 1912 | 5'11" | 210 | Portland, OR US |
| George Windsor | R | R | October 27, 1915 | 6'0" | 174 | Provost, AB CA |
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.
