1944 Kingsport Cherokees Roster
Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 65-48
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Hobe Brummette (0-0), Craft Akard (0-0)
Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
Ballpark: J. Fred Johnson Stadium
1944 Kingsport Cherokees StatisticsTeam Record: 65-48
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Hobe Brummette (0-0), Craft Akard (0-0)
Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
Ballpark: J. Fred Johnson Stadium
Playoffs - Kingsport Cherokees 3 games, Johnson City Cardinals 1
Finals - Kingsport Cherokees 3 games, Bristol Twins 1
The Kingsport Cherokees of the Appalachian League ended the 1944 season with a record of 65 wins and 48 losses, finishing first in the AL.
Hobe Brummette and Craft Akard served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craft Akard | L | L | January 17, 1917 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Luis Alomá | R | R | June 19, 1923 | 6'2" | 195 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| William Ashcraft | R | R | 6'2" | 155 | ||
| James Bailey | ||||||
| Wallace Bierer | R | December 21, 1924 | 6'2" | 175 | Key West, FL US | |
| Larry Brunke | R | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Gil Coan | L | R | May 18, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | Monroe, NC US |
| Leonard Cross | R | 6'0" | 215 | |||
| Ty Donaldson | R | June 18, 1916 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Joseph Douglass | 6'0" | 180 | ||||
| Elmer Emanuelson | L | L | September 27, 1920 | 5'10" | 168 | |
| James Eskridge | R | May 9, 1927 | 5'9" | 155 | Chester, SC US | |
| Donald Fitzpatrick | L | R | June 23, 1923 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Thomas Gates | L | January 8, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Gipson Gayle | R | September 3, 1923 | 5'10" | 170 | Centreville, MS US | |
| Leonardo Goicoechea | L | L | 5'11" | 200 | ||
| Jim Granneman | S | June 17, 1923 | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Klon Greene | R | R | October 26, 1926 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Travis Howard | ||||||
| William Janney | ||||||
| Richard Kern | R | 5'9" | 168 | |||
| Manuel Laca | ||||||
| Thomas Lind | R | R | November 14, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Ernie Loy | L | December 17, 1917 | 5'8" | 150 | Lewisburg, OH US | |
| Jim Marr | ||||||
| Ray Mink | L | R | March 25, 1926 | 6'2" | 175 | Nashville, TN US |
| Joe Montalvo | R | June 6, 1926 | 6'4" | 225 | New York, NY US | |
| Junior Pittman | ||||||
| Roger Powell | R | R | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Nick Revielle | ||||||
| Noel Roberts | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Perry Roberts | L | July 15, 1924 | 6'1" | 210 | ||
| Armando Roche | R | R | December 7, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Lambert Schnellgoecke | ||||||
| George Seamon | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Jake Sells | ||||||
| David Sheehan | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| George Shipley | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Ray Stokes | L | June 30, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Lucknow, SC US | |
| Thomas Tetrault | ||||||
| Armando Valdes | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Merle Willard | ||||||
| Genora Zini | R | 6'1" | 190 |
