1938 Portsmouth Red Birds Roster
Middle Atlantic League (MAL) - Class: C
Team Record: 79-50
Finished 1st in the MAL
Manager: Benny Borgmann (79-50)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
Ballpark: Branch Rickey Park
1938 Portsmouth Red Birds StatisticsTeam Record: 79-50
Finished 1st in the MAL
Manager: Benny Borgmann (79-50)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
Ballpark: Branch Rickey Park
Playoffs - Portsmouth Red Birds 3 games, Springfield Indians 1
Finals - Portsmouth Red Birds 4 games, Akron Yankees 3
The Portsmouth Red Birds of the Middle Atlantic League ended the 1938 season with a record of 79 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the MAL.
Benny Borgmann served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Alston | R | R | December 1, 1911 | 6'2" | 195 | Venice, OH US |
| Junius Beck | R | R | May 24, 1919 | 6'0" | 225 | Durham, NC US |
| Joe Behrman | R | R | February 26, 1915 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Benny Borgmann | R | R | November 2, 1898 | 5'8" | 170 | Haledon, NJ US |
| Harold Bush | R | August 17, 1914 | 6'2" | 204 | ||
| Erett Charley | R | R | December 10, 1916 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Dain Clay | R | R | July 10, 1919 | 5'10" | 160 | Hicksville, OH US |
| David Danaher | L | September 14, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Leslie Dunkle | L | L | April 26, 1914 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Moose Fralick | L | R | March 22, 1912 | 6'3" | 200 | Washington, PA US |
| Carl Hansen | R | R | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| Bill Hart | R | R | March 4, 1913 | 6'0" | 175 | Wiconisco, PA US |
| John Hobson | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Douglas Johnson | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Whitey Kurowski | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 193 | Reading, PA US |
| John Maher | R | R | 6'0" | 162 | ||
| Marshall | ||||||
| Charles Martin | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Fred Martin | R | R | June 27, 1915 | 6'1" | 185 | Williams, OK US |
| John McGowan | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Dick Moran | ||||||
| Norman Plymale | 6'2" | 180 | ||||
| Phalti Shoffner | R | L | August 7, 1916 | 5'11" | 178 | , NC US |
| John Streza | R | R | April 7, 1920 | 6'3" | 220 | Alliance, OH US |
| Max Surkont | R | R | June 16, 1922 | 6'1" | 195 | Central Falls, RI US |
| Archie Templeton | L | L | May 16, 1918 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Clarence Wells | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Ernie White | R | L | September 5, 1916 | 5'11" | 175 | Pacolet Mills, SC US |
| Chester Wieczorek | R | R | April 14, 1915 | 5'11" | 200 | Winona, MN US |
