1944 St. Paul Saints Roster
Team Record: 85-66
Finished 4th in the AA
Manager: Ray Blades (85-66)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Ballpark: Lexington Park
Attendance: 116,315, Avg. 1,541
Playoffs - St. Paul Saints 4 games, Toledo Mud Hens 3
Finals - Louisville Colonels 4 games, St. Paul Saints 0
The St. Paul Saints of the American Association ended the 1944 season with a record of 85 wins and 66 losses, finishing fourth in the AA.
The Saints plated 706 runs and surrendered 704 runs.
Players from the 1944 St. Paul Saints who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Charlie Bates, Cy Buker, Glenn Chapman, Frank Drews, Carden Gillenwater, Art Herring, Red Marion, Otho Nitcholas, Tom Padden, Lou Rochelli, Ernie Rudolph, Mike Sandlock, Fred Schulte, Walt Tauscher and Bill Webb.
Ray Blades served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Badke | R | September 12, 1921 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Chuck Baron | L | November 25, 1912 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Charlie Bates | R | R | September 17, 1907 | 5'10" | 165 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Cy Buker | L | R | February 5, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | Greenwood, WI US |
| Loy Camp | R | R | October 26, 1914 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Dominic Castro | R | R | November 5, 1914 | 5'10" | 190 | CA, CA US |
| Glenn Chapman | R | R | January 21, 1906 | 5'11" | 170 | Cambridge City, IN US |
| Frank Drews | R | R | May 25, 1916 | 5'10" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Roy Eder | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Don Ernst | L | L | June 19, 1925 | 5'7" | 180 | |
| Donald Froehle | R | August 28, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Richard Furey | R | R | March 8, 1925 | 6'2" | 185 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Carden Gillenwater | R | R | May 13, 1917 | 6'1" | 175 | Riceville, TN US |
| Art Herring | R | R | March 10, 1906 | 5'7" | 168 | Altus, OK US |
| Bud Kimball | R | R | May 2, 1918 | 5'9" | 180 | Armond, NB CA |
| Walter King | R | October 11, 1922 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Red Marion | R | R | March 14, 1914 | 6'2" | 175 | Richburg, SC US |
| Ken Mauer | L | August 11, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | Hankinson, ND US | |
| Otho Nitcholas | R | R | September 13, 1908 | 6'0" | 190 | McKinney, TX US |
| Tom Padden | R | R | October 6, 1908 | 5'11" | 170 | Manchester, NH US |
| Frank Piet | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Franklin Pugsley | R | R | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Jim Riskosky | R | January 6, 1923 | 6'1" | 185 | Frederick, CO US | |
| Lou Rochelli | R | R | January 11, 1919 | 6'1" | 175 | Staunton, IL US |
| Ernie Rudolph | L | R | February 13, 1909 | 5'8" | 165 | Black River Falls, WI US |
| Mike Sandlock | S | R | October 17, 1915 | 6'1" | 180 | Old Greenwich, CT US |
| Fred Schulte | R | R | January 13, 1901 | 6'1" | 183 | Belvidere, IL US |
| Joseph Strincevich | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | Gary, IN US | |
| Walt Tauscher | R | R | November 22, 1901 | 6'1" | 186 | LaSalle, IL US |
| Joe Vitter | S | January 25, 1911 | 5'10" | 169 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| Claude Weaver | R | R | December 4, 1905 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Bill Webb | R | R | December 12, 1913 | 6'2" | 180 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Eugene Werth | R | L | 5'6" | 140 |
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.
