1945 Lynchburg Cardinals Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 52-88
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: George Ferrell (0-0), Cecil Payne (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 44,331, Avg. 633
1945 Lynchburg Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 52-88
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: George Ferrell (0-0), Cecil Payne (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 44,331, Avg. 633
The Lynchburg Cardinals of the Piedmont League ended the 1945 season with a record of 52 wins and 88 losses, finishing sixth in the PL.
George Ferrell and Cecil Payne served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnie Atkins | R | R | November 21, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Muscatine, IA US |
| Cloyd Boyer | R | R | September 1, 1927 | 6'1" | 188 | Alba, MO US |
| Philip Cogswell | R | May 21, 1920 | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Bryant Collins | R | L | 5'10" | 225 | ||
| Danny Danson | April 7, 1927 | 192 | ||||
| Carroll Dorsey | ||||||
| George Ferrell | R | April 14, 1904 | 5'11" | 175 | Guilford County, NC US | |
| Otto Giovanelli | ||||||
| Norman Glick | ||||||
| Walter Gubernat | ||||||
| Whitey Hacay | S | January 24, 1929 | 5'11" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Andrew Harakal | November 29, 1927 | |||||
| Thomas Hurst | R | R | ||||
| James Jennings | L | October 15, 1923 | 6'1" | 170 | Gary, IN US | |
| Allen Kahl | ||||||
| Robert Koller | L | 5'10" | 168 | |||
| Samuel Maddox | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Sam Marchese | ||||||
| Wayne Maxey | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Fred McAlister | R | R | March 1, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Lynchburg, VA US |
| William McFarland | R | R | May 5, 1928 | 6'3" | 190 | East St. Louis, MO US |
| James McKinnon | L | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Sigmund Olszewski | ||||||
| Joseph Overman | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| John Pakron | R | R | 5'11" | 176 | ||
| Al Papai | R | R | May 7, 1917 | 6'3" | 185 | Divernon, IL US |
| Cecil Payne | R | April 9, 1908 | 5'10" | 164 | Swepsonville, NC US | |
| Stanley Person | ||||||
| Stephen Plantz | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| James Price | R | R | March 28, 1922 | 6'1" | 175 | Newton, NC US |
| Glenn Rawlinson | R | February 18, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jim Reeves | R | R | August 20, 1923 | 5'11" | 170 | Galloway, TX US |
| Victor Reinagel | R | 5'8" | 153 | |||
| Neal Reside | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Robert Risinger | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Herbert Schmiedeke | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Don Schuchmann | R | R | September 15, 1927 | 6'1" | 175 | , MO US |
| Billy Smith | R | R | September 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 190 | Kannapolis, NC US |
| David Thomas | R | R | July 6, 1923 | 5'9" | 150 | |
| Louis Tortora | ||||||
| Joseph Urso | R | 5'8" | 170 | |||
| Robert Ward | ||||||
| Edgar Wiesler | R | R | December 1, 1921 | 6'1" | 173 | |
| Louis Zaden | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Robert Zimmerman | R | R | February 25, 1925 | 6'5" | 192 |
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.
