1944 Oakland Oaks Roster
Team Record: 86-83
Finished 4th in the PCL
Manager: Dolph Camilli (86-83)
Location: Oakland, California
Ballpark: Oaks' Park
Attendance: 298,105, Avg. 3,528
Playoffs - San Francisco Seals 4 games, Oakland Oaks 1
The Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1944 season with a record of 86 wins and 83 losses, finishing fourth in the PCL.
The Oaks scored 682 runs and allowed 690 runs. Dolph Camilli led Oakland with 14 home runs Les Scarsella drove in 96 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .329 average. Manny Salvo and John Lotz paced the team with 18 wins each, while Manny Salvo recorded a 2.14 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Weldon West, Archie Campbell, Dolph Camilli, Charlie English, Gilly Campbell, Cotton Pippen, Floyd Stromme, Lin Storti, Les Scarsella, Al Wright, Ken Gables, Italo Chelini, Joe Sullivan, Manny Salvo, Gordon Slade, Norbert Kleinke, Emil Mailho, Jake Caulfield and Tom Hafey were all players from the 1944 Oakland Oaks who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Dolph Camilli served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Camilli | L | L | April 23, 1907 | 5'10" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Archie Campbell | R | R | October 20, 1903 | 6'0" | 180 | Maplewood, NJ US |
| Gilly Campbell | L | R | February 13, 1908 | 5'7" | 182 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Jake Caulfield | R | R | November 23, 1917 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Italo Chelini | L | L | October 10, 1914 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Clyde Dean | R | R | ||||
| Jack Devincenzi | L | R | March 5, 1917 | 6'0" | 175 | San Jose, CA US |
| Charlie English | R | R | April 8, 1910 | 5'9" | 160 | Darlington, SC US |
| Sam Fenech | R | June 26, 1917 | 5'10" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Ken Gables | R | R | January 31, 1919 | 5'11" | 210 | Walnut Grove, MO US |
| Tom Hafey | R | R | July 12, 1913 | 6'1" | 180 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Guy Hart | R | R | February 18, 1915 | 5'10" | 175 | , OK US |
| Frankie Hawkins | R | R | May 5, 1915 | 5'11" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Damon Hayes | L | R | May 12, 1914 | 6'2" | 190 | Potlatch, ID US |
| James Herrera | R | 5'8" | 187 | |||
| Frank Horzen | September 8, 1919 | , IL US | ||||
| Norbert Kleinke | R | R | May 19, 1911 | 6'1" | 170 | Fond du Lac, WI US |
| John Kreevich | R | February 5, 1916 | 5'9" | 158 | ||
| Louis Lorenz | R | April 26, 1913 | 5'11" | 172 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| John Lotz | R | R | May 8, 1915 | 5'11" | 173 | Remsen, IA US |
| Emil Mailho | L | L | December 16, 1908 | 5'10" | 165 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Mel Marlowe | S | L | July 6, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | Seattle, WA US |
| John Marshall | R | R | February 24, 1923 | 6'2" | 200 | Bellingham, WA US |
| Raymond Martinez | R | R | February 18, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | South Colton, CA US |
| Hardy Mollath | R | R | August 18, 1923 | 6'0" | 162 | Alameda County, CA US |
| Carl Monzo | R | R | April 28, 1911 | 191 | Oakland, CA US | |
| Jimmy Munoz | R | R | ||||
| Elmer Phillips | S | R | May 2, 1902 | 5'8" | 150 | Spokane, WA US |
| Vic Picetti | L | July 20, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Cotton Pippen | R | R | April 2, 1911 | 6'2" | 180 | Cisco, TX US |
| Al Raimondi | R | R | April 3, 1917 | 5'11" | 160 | Oakland, CA US |
| Billy Raimondi | R | R | December 1, 1912 | 5'10" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Robert Rhem | 192 | |||||
| William Ricco | December 20, 1920 | Los Angeles, CA US | ||||
| Chester Rosenlund | R | R | October 25, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Manny Salvo | R | R | June 30, 1912 | 6'4" | 210 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Les Scarsella | L | L | November 23, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | Santa Cruz, CA US |
| Gordon Slade | R | R | October 9, 1904 | 5'10" | 160 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Mel Steiner | R | R | November 29, 1916 | 6'0" | 195 | New York, NY US |
| Lin Storti | S | R | December 5, 1906 | 5'11" | 165 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Floyd Stromme | R | R | August 1, 1916 | 5'11" | 170 | Cooperstown, ND US |
| Joe Sullivan | L | L | September 26, 1910 | 5'11" | 175 | Mason City, IL US |
| Weldon West | R | L | September 3, 1915 | 6'0" | 165 | Gibsonville, NC US |
| Al Wright | R | R | November 11, 1912 | 6'1" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Allen Zutz | May 17, 1917 | 191 | Sacramento, CA 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.
