1944 Minneapolis Millers Roster
Team Record: 54-97
Finished 7th in the AA
Manager: Rosy Ryan (54-97)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ballpark: Nicollet Park
Attendance: 82,759, Avg. 1,096
The Minneapolis Millers of the American Association ended the 1944 season with a record of 54 wins and 97 losses, finishing seventh in the AA.
The Millers scored 661 runs and surrendered 963 runs, most in the circuit.
Players from the 1944 Minneapolis Millers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ab Wright, Harley Boss, Fred Vaughn, Babe Barna, Larry Bettencourt, Jack Aragón, Elon Hogsett, Joe Vosmik, Tom Padden, Preston Gómez, Vern Curtis, Loren Bain, Otey Clark and Bob Bowman.
Rosy Ryan served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Aragón | R | R | November 20, 1915 | 5'10" | 176 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Loren Bain | R | R | July 4, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Staples, MN US |
| Babe Barna | L | R | March 2, 1915 | 6'2" | 210 | Clarksburg, WV US |
| Arnie Berge | R | 6'2" | 173 | |||
| Larry Bettencourt | R | R | September 22, 1905 | 5'11" | 195 | Newark, CA US |
| Mike Blazo | R | January 30, 1916 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Harley Boss | L | L | November 19, 1908 | 5'11" | 185 | Hodge, LA US |
| Bob Bowman | R | R | October 3, 1910 | 5'10" | 160 | Keystone, WV US |
| Otey Clark | R | R | May 22, 1915 | 6'1" | 190 | Boscobel, WI US |
| Jim Cookson | L | R | January 1, 1918 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Vern Curtis | R | R | May 24, 1920 | 6'0" | 170 | Cairo, IL US |
| Frank Danneker | L | March 27, 1916 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Bobby Dill | L | April 25, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Paul, MN US | |
| Clarence Dowling | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| John Dowling | ||||||
| William Ebranyi | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Joseph Frantz | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Preston Gómez | R | R | April 20, 1923 | 5'11" | 170 | Central Preston, CU |
| Joseph Hanzlik | ||||||
| Elon Hogsett | L | L | November 2, 1903 | 6'0" | 190 | Brownell, KS US |
| Claude Horton | R | R | June 5, 1911 | 6'0" | 190 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Lefty Johnson | R | L | November 5, 1915 | 6'0" | 176 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Wayne Johnson | ||||||
| Mike Kash | L | L | September 7, 1911 | 6'0" | 180 | Webster, MA US |
| Arnold Lehrman | S | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Edwin Lichenstein | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Greg Lippold | R | R | August 28, 1917 | 6'4" | 195 | St. Mary's, IA US |
| Norman McCormick | ||||||
| Richard Meyers | S | R | November 25, 1923 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Roy Mosley | R | R | 6'0" | 188 | ||
| Henry Nicklasson | R | R | July 1, 1914 | 5'11" | 165 | Winnipeg, MB CA |
| Tom Padden | R | R | October 6, 1908 | 5'11" | 170 | Manchester, NH US |
| Roy Pinkston | R | R | April 9, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | Norcross, GA US |
| Samuel Rooney | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| William Sahlin | L | L | 6'1" | 179 | ||
| William Schaedler | L | L | January 10, 1922 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Hale Swanson | R | R | September 6, 1914 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Hugh Todd | L | R | November 18, 1915 | 5'9" | 175 | Greenville, TN US |
| Fred Vaughn | R | R | October 18, 1918 | 5'10" | 185 | Coalinga, CA US |
| Joe Vosmik | R | R | April 4, 1910 | 6'0" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Harold Wonson | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Ab Wright | R | R | November 16, 1906 | 6'1" | 190 | Terlton, OK US |
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.
