1944 Allentown Cardinals Roster
Inter-State League (ISL) - Class: B
Team Record: 77-62
Finished 1st in the ISL
Manager: Ollie Vanek (77-62)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Fairview Field 1939-1947
1944 Allentown Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 77-62
Finished 1st in the ISL
Manager: Ollie Vanek (77-62)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Fairview Field 1939-1947
Playoffs - Allentown Cardinals 3 games, York White Roses 1
Finals - Lancaster Red Roses 4 games, Allentown Cardinals 2
The Allentown Cardinals of the Inter-State League ended the 1944 season with a record of 77 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the ISL.
Ollie Vanek served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Balla | S | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Howard Blackley | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Ed Blake | R | R | December 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | East St. Louis, IL US |
| Pete Brunswick | R | R | August 6, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Johnny Bucha | R | R | January 22, 1925 | 5'11" | 190 | Allentown, PA US |
| John Cappa | R | November 14, 1922 | 5'10" | 185 | Paterson, NJ US | |
| Dick Cole | R | R | May 6, 1926 | 6'2" | 175 | Long Beach, CA US |
| William Colvin | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Bernie Creger | R | R | March 21, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Wytheville, VA US |
| George Davis | R | November 30, 1918 | 6'0" | 180 | Carnegie, PA US | |
| Lester Dietz | ||||||
| Jim Edgar | R | R | 6'3" | 192 | ||
| Earl Geiss | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Richard Gosselin | R | R | March 4, 1927 | 5'9" | 190 | |
| Bob Habenicht | R | R | February 13, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Thomas Hanrahan | November 3, 1919 | 191 | ||||
| Joe Holden | L | R | June 4, 1913 | 5'8" | 175 | St. Clair, PA US |
| Alex Homa | ||||||
| Julie Horvath | R | August 18, 1916 | 5'11" | 205 | ||
| Wylie Ivey | R | 5'11" | 200 | |||
| Ned Jilton | L | L | July 3, 1926 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| John Jowaiszas | R | October 23, 1926 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Howard Kaiser | August 7, 1916 | 191 | ||||
| Lewis King | L | 6'0" | 155 | |||
| Johnny Klippstein | R | R | October 17, 1927 | 6'1" | 173 | Washington, DC US |
| George Koby | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Luco Lancellotti | R | R | November 6, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | Providence, RI US |
| Frank Lugos | R | R | April 17, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Gregory Masson | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Pete Mazar | R | L | February 9, 1921 | 5'9" | 152 | Annandale, NJ US |
| Ken McDonald | June 28, 1926 | 192 | ||||
| Conk Meriwether | L | L | June 19, 1918 | 6'0" | 210 | Island Grove, FL US |
| Albert Misero | June 20, 1918 | |||||
| John Mitchell | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| John Pakron | R | R | 5'11" | 176 | ||
| Howard Palmer | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Carl Pinion | L | L | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Frank Radler | R | R | 5'11" | 176 | ||
| Robert Rausch | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Vernon Rider | R | August 15, 1923 | 6'1" | 175 | Warsaw, KY US | |
| George Smith | August 6, 1909 | |||||
| Tom Staley | R | R | November 10, 1926 | 5'6" | 165 | |
| Brad Trine | S | L | August 30, 1922 | 6'3" | 165 | Oakland, CA US |
| Ollie Vanek | R | August 23, 1908 | 5'9" | 190 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Edgar Wiesler | R | R | December 1, 1921 | 6'1" | 173 |
