1944 Portsmouth Cubs Roster
Team Record: 72-67
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Bill Steinecke (0-0), Jimmie Foxx (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Ballpark: Frank Lawrence Stadium
Playoffs - Portsmouth Cubs 4 games, Norfolk Tars 3
Finals - Lynchburg Cardinals 4 games, Portsmouth Cubs 3
The Portsmouth Cubs of the Piedmont League ended the 1944 season with a record of 72 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the PL.
Bill Steinecke and Jimmie Foxx served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Ancherico | R | L | July 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Cambridge, MA US |
| William Archer | R | R | August 9, 1914 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Raymond Baughn | L | 6'3" | 185 | |||
| Chino Bernal | R | 5'8" | 185 | |||
| William Bustle | R | L | February 26, 1920 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Frank Campos | L | L | May 11, 1924 | 5'11" | 180 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| John Chuvola | ||||||
| Ramon Couto | R | March 26, 1907 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Herman Dowdy | May 25, 1917 | 191 | Harrellsville, NC US | |||
| Ernesto Estevez | ||||||
| David Fernandez | ||||||
| Norm Fisher | R | R | April 10, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | Asheville, NC US |
| Jimmie Foxx | R | R | October 22, 1907 | 6'0" | 195 | Sudlersville, MD US |
| Ted Fritsch | October 31, 1920 | 5'10" | 210 | Superior, WI US | ||
| Zeke Frumin | R | January 1, 1921 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Oscar Garmendia | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | , CU | |
| Elmer Gibson | R | 6'1" | ||||
| Hank Glor | R | R | May 4, 1915 | 6'2" | 172 | |
| Doc Greene | L | R | October 5, 1921 | 5'10" | 175 | Fairburn, GA US |
| Robert Hall | R | R | 5'10" | 158 | ||
| Dean Heckenberg | July 12, 1924 | 192 | ||||
| Red Howell | R | R | January 29, 1909 | 6'0" | 215 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Pedro Jimenez | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | , CU | |
| Edward Johnson | ||||||
| Gerald Juzek | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Joseph Kania | R | R | November 22, 1916 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Raymond Kwoka | R | 192 | ||||
| Jake Levy | R | R | February 6, 1901 | 5'7" | 195 | |
| Juan Monje | 5'11" | 170 | ||||
| Roberto Montanes | R | 5'10" | 162 | |||
| Jose Napoles | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| George Ogorek | R | October 29, 1920 | 5'11" | 170 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Joe Petrick | L | L | December 3, 1914 | 6'2" | 168 | |
| Lum Phillips | R | R | October 15, 1920 | 6'7" | 190 | Jerry City, OH US |
| Don Phipps | January 4, 1926 | |||||
| Harold Qualman | ||||||
| Mike Rivera | R | April 27, 1928 | 5'10" | 172 | ||
| Rafael Sangil | L | L | August 9, 1920 | 6'0" | 155 | |
| Bill Steinecke | R | R | February 7, 1907 | 5'8" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| David Telford | ||||||
| Roy Tennyson | ||||||
| Claude Weaver | R | R | December 4, 1905 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Dick Wilson | R | R | October 24, 1922 | 6'1" | 185 | Salina, KS US |
| Verl Wood | R | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Lee Wortman | R | 6'1" | 187 | |||
| Earl York | L | October 20, 1926 | 6'2" | 195 | Dallas, TX US |
