1945 Jersey City Giants Roster
International League (IL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 71-82
Finished 5th in the IL
Manager: Gabby Hartnett (71-82)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
Ballpark: Roosevelt Stadium
Attendance: 189,933, Avg. 2,483
1945 Jersey City Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 71-82
Finished 5th in the IL
Manager: Gabby Hartnett (71-82)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
Ballpark: Roosevelt Stadium
Attendance: 189,933, Avg. 2,483
The Jersey City Giants of the International League ended the 1945 season with a record of 71 wins and 82 losses, finishing fifth in the IL.
Gabby Hartnett served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Abernathy | L | L | February 1, 1915 | 6'0" | 170 | Forest City, NC US |
| Sam Astorino | R | R | February 7, 1916 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| George Bennington | R | February 1, 1919 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Ken Brondell | R | R | October 17, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | Bradshaw, NE US |
| Pete Christy | R | R | November 16, 1921 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Billy Clausen | R | November 10, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | Mobile, AL US | |
| Bill Daues | R | July 20, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | Ste. Genevieve, MO US | |
| Steve Filipowicz | R | R | June 28, 1921 | 5'8" | 195 | Donora, PA US |
| Rex Gardecki | R | R | May 8, 1917 | 6'1" | 184 | |
| Al Gardella | L | L | January 11, 1918 | 5'10" | 172 | New York, NY US |
| Billy Gardner | R | R | July 19, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Waterford, CT US |
| Jim Goodwin | L | L | August 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Andy Hansen | R | R | November 12, 1924 | 6'3" | 185 | Lake Worth, FL US |
| Ray Harrell | R | R | February 16, 1912 | 6'1" | 185 | Petrolia, TX US |
| Melvin Heiman | R | 6'0" | 183 | New York City, NY US | ||
| Frank Holcomb | ||||||
| Norman Jaeger | L | 5'11" | 185 | Bellmore, NY US | ||
| Ed Kobesky | R | R | April 17, 1916 | 5'10" | 195 | Scranton, PA US |
| Les Layton | R | R | November 18, 1921 | 6'0" | 165 | Nardin, OK US |
| Whitey Lockman | L | R | July 25, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | Lowell, NC US |
| Sal Maglie | R | R | April 26, 1917 | 6'2" | 180 | Niagara Falls, NY US |
| Dale Matthewson | R | R | May 15, 1923 | 5'11" | 145 | Catasauqua, PA US |
| Jack McWeeney | R | 6'3" | 210 | New Haven, CT US | ||
| Charlie Mead | L | R | April 9, 1921 | 6'1" | 185 | Vermilion, AB CA |
| Frank Mediamolle | L | February 13, 1921 | 6'1" | 178 | ||
| Mike Mellis | R | R | February 17, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | Perth Amboy, NJ US |
| Steve Mizerak | R | June 27, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Don Mueller | L | R | April 14, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Roy Nichols | R | R | March 3, 1921 | 5'11" | 155 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Jack Phillips | R | R | May 24, 1919 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| John Piccirillo | July 27, 1914 | 191 | Newark, NJ US | |||
| Joseph Pieson | ||||||
| Lou Polli | R | R | July 9, 1901 | 5'10" | 165 | Baveno, IT |
| Charlie Ray | L | February 23, 1920 | 6'2" | 200 | Jemison, AL US | |
| Frank Rosso | R | R | March 1, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | Agawam, MA US |
| Mike Schemer | L | L | November 20, 1917 | 6'0" | 180 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Richard Shoff | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Jack Shope | September 10, 1923 | 192 | ||||
| John Stilwell | R | R | July 1, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | Mill Valley, CA US |
| Raymond Tellier | ||||||
| John Toncoff | R | R | May 12, 1912 | 5'10" | 160 | Madison, IL US |
| Jorge Torres | R | R | June 18, 1918 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Russ Wein | S | September 5, 1915 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Adrián Zabala | L | L | August 26, 1916 | 5'11" | 165 | San Antonio de los Banos, CU |
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.
