1944 Wilkes-Barre Barons Roster
Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 51-89
Finished 8th in the EL
Manager: Jack Sanford (51-89)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Artillery Park
Attendance: 33,035, Avg. 472
1944 Wilkes-Barre Barons StatisticsTeam Record: 51-89
Finished 8th in the EL
Manager: Jack Sanford (51-89)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Artillery Park
Attendance: 33,035, Avg. 472
The Wilkes-Barre Barons of the Eastern League ended the 1944 season with a record of 51 wins and 89 losses, finishing eighth in the EL.
Jack Sanford served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Ballard | R | R | April 9, 1926 | 6'6" | 180 | Oakland, CA US |
| Jack Bell | R | April 27, 1913 | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Ken Blackman | R | June 29, 1911 | 5'9" | 175 | Lucerne, MO US | |
| Bill Bonness | R | L | December 15, 1923 | 6'4" | 200 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Edgar Chitwood | R | R | April 3, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Patrick Devlin | ||||||
| Bill Dornbusch | R | October 22, 1925 | 5'10" | 168 | ||
| Larry Drake | L | R | May 4, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | McKinney, TX US |
| Carl Hecker | R | July 25, 1925 | 5'9" | 161 | ||
| Earl Henry | L | L | June 10, 1917 | 5'11" | 172 | Roseville, OH US |
| Joseph Karakul | R | R | December 3, 1924 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Jim Kleckley | R | R | September 8, 1926 | 6'4" | 204 | West Columbia, SC US |
| Ray Kleine | ||||||
| Ted Klonowski | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Lawrence Konitski | ||||||
| Alex Korponay | R | December 10, 1918 | 6'4" | 220 | ||
| Jack Kraus | R | L | April 26, 1918 | 6'4" | 190 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Robert Madsen | R | R | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Francis Maloney | R | R | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Ray Maloney | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Kenneth Mapes | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Jack Massey | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Dale McLain | ||||||
| Sammy McLawhorn | L | R | October 21, 1924 | 5'9" | 180 | Grifton, NC US |
| George McNair | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| John Moesch | 192 | |||||
| Bill Pardon | R | R | January 27, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | Highland Park, MI US |
| Roy Price | L | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Hank Ruszkowski | R | R | November 10, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Jack Sanford | L | July 8, 1908 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| William Scally | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Emil Schlinger | ||||||
| Albert Shroyer | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Dwight Simonds | R | R | January 11, 1920 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| William Skinner | R | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Dale Smith | S | March 28, 1918 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Albert Standaert | L | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| William Thomason | R | L | June 15, 1917 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Pershing Towery | R | R | 6'2" | 176 | ||
| Ben Visan | R | 5'11" | ||||
| Norm Wallen | R | R | February 13, 1918 | 5'11" | 175 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| John Ward | L | September 6, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | Alameda, CA US | |
| Claude Weldon |
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.
