1944 San Francisco Seals Roster
Team Record: 86-83
Finished 3rd in the PCL
Manager: Lefty O'Doul (86-83)
Location: San Francisco, California
Ballpark: Seals Stadium
Attendance: 316,044, Avg. 3,740
Playoffs - San Francisco Seals 4 games, Oakland Oaks 1
Finals - San Francisco Seals 4 games, Los Angeles Angels 3
The San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1944 season with a record of 86 wins and 83 losses, finishing third in the PCL.
The Seals scored 691 runs and surrendered 664 runs. Hank Steinbacher accounted for 86 RBI. Gus Suhr topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .279 clip. Tom Seats recorded 25 wins on the mound for the team, while Bob Joyce and Ray Harrell added 15 or more victories also Tom Seats earned a 2.36 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Hank Steinbacher, Ben Guintini, Neill Sheridan, Lefty O'Doul, Tom Seats, Gus Suhr, Dino Restelli, Jimmy Ripple, Bob Joyce, Jimmy Adair, Win Ballou, Del Young, Joe Sprinz, Bruce Ogrodowski, Sam Gibson, Frenchy Uhalt, Ray Harrell and Bill Werle were all players from the 1944 San Francisco Seals who played in the Majors during their careers.
Lefty O'Doul served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Adair | R | R | January 25, 1907 | 5'10" | 154 | Waxahachie, TX US |
| Win Ballou | R | R | November 30, 1897 | 5'10" | 170 | Mount Morgan, KY US |
| Wally Carroll | L | R | April 20, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| John Cavalli | R | R | July 16, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ray Elliott | ||||||
| Willis Enos | R | R | July 7, 1919 | 5'9" | 180 | Oakland, CA US |
| Okey Flowers | R | R | June 29, 1919 | 5'10" | 160 | Weirton, WV US |
| Joe Futernick | L | March 25, 1915 | 5'10" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Sam Gibson | L | R | August 5, 1899 | 6'2" | 198 | King, NC US |
| Ben Guintini | R | R | January 13, 1919 | 6'1" | 190 | Los Banos, CA US |
| Ray Harrell | R | R | February 16, 1912 | 6'1" | 185 | Petrolia, TX US |
| Logan Hooper | L | R | September 14, 1915 | 5'8" | 150 | |
| Bob Joyce | R | R | January 14, 1915 | 6'1" | 180 | Stockton, CA US |
| Lefty O'Doul | L | L | March 4, 1897 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bruce Ogrodowski | R | R | February 17, 1912 | 5'11" | 175 | Hoytville, PA US |
| Rudy Parsons | R | R | April 21, 1909 | 6'1" | 178 | Pennington Gap, VA US |
| Knowles Piercey | L | L | January 31, 1924 | 6'2" | 180 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Dino Restelli | R | R | September 23, 1924 | 6'1" | 191 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Jimmy Ripple | L | R | October 14, 1909 | 5'10" | 170 | Export, PA US |
| Tom Seats | R | L | September 24, 1910 | 5'11" | 190 | Farmington, NC US |
| Neill Sheridan | R | R | November 20, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Mike Skaff | R | R | July 8, 1913 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Joe Sprinz | R | R | August 3, 1902 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Hank Steinbacher | L | R | March 22, 1913 | 5'11" | 180 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Gus Suhr | L | R | January 3, 1906 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| John Trutta | R | October 27, 1912 | 5'7" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Frenchy Uhalt | L | R | April 27, 1910 | 5'10" | 180 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Bill Werle | L | L | December 21, 1920 | 6'2" | 182 | Oakland, CA US |
| Dick Wilson | R | R | October 24, 1922 | 6'1" | 185 | Salina, KS US |
| Del Young | S | R | March 11, 1912 | 5'11" | 168 | Cleveland, OH US |
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.
