1944 Sacramento Solons Roster
Team Record: 76-93
Finished 7th in the PCL
Manager: Earl Sheely (76-93)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Sacramento, California
Ballpark: Moreing Field
Attendance: 199,808, Avg. 2,365
The Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1944 season with a record of 76 wins and 93 losses, finishing seventh in the PCL.
The Solons scored 534 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 654 runs. Bill Ramsey drove in 70 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .278 clip. Clem Dreisewerd led the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 1.61 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Clem Dreisewerd, Gene Handley, Herman Pillette, Bill Ramsey, Joe Rossi, Red Steiner and Doug Taitt were all players from the 1944 Sacramento Solons who played in the Majors during their careers.
Earl Sheely served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Angle | R | R | March 25, 1916 | 5'11" | 167 | |
| Gene Babbitt | R | R | November 11, 1915 | 6'2" | 180 | Central City, IA US |
| Jack Balestreri | R | R | September 12, 1916 | 5'11" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bud Beasley | L | L | December 8, 1910 | 5'8" | 170 | Melrose, NM US |
| Frank Bowa | R | R | October 2, 1924 | 5'10" | 155 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Paul Bowa | R | R | August 28, 1918 | 5'9" | 165 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Bob Condon | R | R | August 13, 1926 | 5'11" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US |
| William Cox | R | R | December 22, 1912 | Huntingburg, IN US | ||
| Clem Dreisewerd | L | L | January 24, 1916 | 6'1" | 195 | Old Monroe, MO US |
| James Dunlap | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Tony Firpo | R | October 7, 1915 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Guy Fletcher | R | R | August 23, 1910 | 6'0" | 190 | East Bend, NC US |
| Gene Gaviglio | R | April 29, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Tony Governor | L | L | August 31, 1903 | 5'11" | 165 | Clarksburg, CA US |
| Ted Greenhalgh | R | R | December 1, 1921 | 5'8" | 158 | McCloud, CA US |
| Gene Handley | R | R | November 25, 1914 | 5'10" | 165 | Kennett, MO US |
| Jim Jewell | R | R | January 2, 1919 | 6'0" | 180 | , WA US |
| Larry Kempe | R | L | July 6, 1919 | 6'4" | 190 | Hinton, IA US |
| Bill Krueger | R | R | May 23, 1922 | 6'1" | 175 | Hickory, NC US |
| Steve LeGault | R | R | October 10, 1914 | 6'6" | 195 | Richmond, CA US |
| Jim MacFaden | R | R | May 27, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | , MA US |
| Mark Marcucci | R | R | June 5, 1922 | 5'8" | 200 | Bozzano, IT |
| Allen McElreath | L | L | August 4, 1912 | 5'8" | 160 | Mobile, AL US |
| Otto Meyers | L | March 1, 1914 | 5'10" | 165 | Wauseon, OH US | |
| Joe Molina | R | R | 5'9" | 166 | ||
| Lou Penrose | R | R | September 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Herman Pillette | R | R | December 26, 1895 | 6'2" | 190 | St. Paul, OR US |
| John Pintar | R | R | August 6, 1913 | 6'1" | 170 | McGill, NV US |
| Earl Porter | R | R | February 12, 1914 | 6'0" | 195 | Lourle, MT US |
| Dick Powers | R | R | February 14, 1917 | 6'0" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Bill Ramsey | R | R | February 20, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Osceola, AR US |
| Forest Rogers | L | October 9, 1917 | 5'10" | 175 | Maiden, NC US | |
| Joe Rossi | R | R | March 13, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | Oakland, CA US |
| Meado Rossi | R | December 1, 1918 | 210 | |||
| Mel Serafini | R | R | December 5, 1918 | 5'9" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Ted Smith | 5'10" | 165 | ||||
| Red Steiner | L | R | January 7, 1915 | 6'0" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jake Suytar | R | R | July 10, 1917 | 6'5" | 215 | Ventura, CA US |
| Doug Taitt | L | R | August 3, 1902 | 6'0" | 176 | Bay City, MI US |
| Manny Vias | R | R | January 19, 1917 | 5'6" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ralph Watson | July 3, 1918 | 5'10" | 140 | Orongo, MO US | ||
| Eddie Weigandt | R | November 10, 1912 | 5'11" | 177 |
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.
