1945 Portsmouth Cubs Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 67-69
Finished 4th in the PL
Manager: Ival Goodman (67-69)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Ballpark: Frank Lawrence Stadium
1945 Portsmouth Cubs StatisticsTeam Record: 67-69
Finished 4th in the PL
Manager: Ival Goodman (67-69)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Ballpark: Frank Lawrence Stadium
Playoffs - Portsmouth Cubs 4 games, Norfolk Tars 3
Finals - Portsmouth Cubs 4 games, Richmond Colts 0
The Portsmouth Cubs of the Piedmont League ended the 1945 season with a record of 67 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the PL.
Ival Goodman 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 |
| Charlie Aquilino | R | R | September 1, 1918 | 5'8" | 180 | |
| William Archer | R | R | August 9, 1914 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Frank Arevalo | R | April 2, 1921 | 5'5" | 165 | ||
| Joe Batchko | L | September 10, 1923 | ||||
| Chino Bernal | R | 5'8" | 185 | |||
| Charles Biehl | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Joe Bodner | R | R | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| Smoky Burgess | L | R | February 6, 1927 | 5'8" | 185 | Caroleen, NC US |
| Frank Campos | L | L | May 11, 1924 | 5'11" | 180 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Israel Cedres | ||||||
| Ralph Cheney | R | R | 5'9" | 158 | ||
| Ramon Couto | R | March 26, 1907 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Oscar Del Calvo | R | R | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| Ival Goodman | L | R | July 23, 1908 | 5'11" | 170 | Northview, MO US |
| Elwood Grantham | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Lou Grasmick | R | R | September 11, 1924 | 6'0" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Don Helms | R | R | November 23, 1915 | 6'4" | 193 | Calhoun Falls, SC US |
| George Hennessey | R | R | October 28, 1907 | 5'10" | 168 | Slatington, PA US |
| Elroy Jeske | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Sidney Johnson | ||||||
| Edward Leary | R | L | 5'8" | 145 | ||
| Jake Levy | R | R | February 6, 1901 | 5'7" | 195 | |
| Marcelo Maseda | June 2, 1919 | 191 | Tampa, FL US | |||
| Carmen Mauro | L | R | November 10, 1926 | 6'0" | 167 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Roberto Montanes | R | 5'10" | 162 | |||
| Vincent Mutaw | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Rube Novotney | R | R | August 5, 1924 | 6'0" | 187 | Streator, IL US |
| Edwin Oley | L | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Rudy Paynich | R | R | March 29, 1926 | 6'3" | 200 | Bisbee, AZ US |
| Charles Perchak | L | 5'7" | 150 | |||
| Jose Quevedo | ||||||
| Rafael Sangil | L | L | August 9, 1920 | 6'0" | 155 | |
| William Sawyer | R | 5'11" | 168 | |||
| Joe Slotter | R | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Joe Sosnouski | R | July 1, 1917 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Hal Stewart | R | R | April 22, 1917 | 6'3" | 185 | Owensboro, KY US |
| Ed Urban | R | 6'0" | ||||
| Rube Walker | L | R | May 16, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Lenoir, NC US |
| Larry Weldon | L | L | June 24, 1915 | 6'1" | 185 | , VA US |
| John Zontini | R | R | January 28, 1909 | 5'10" | 170 | , CO US |
