1944 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

The 1944 Philadelphia Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1944 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1944 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1944 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1944 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1944 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
25 Ted Abernathy 6-02 210 Left Right 1921-10-30
20 Joe Berry 5-10½ 145 Right Left 1904-12-16
21 Don Black 6-00 185 Right Right 1916-07-20
17 Russ Christopher 6-03 180 Right Right 1917-09-12
19 Jesse Flores 5-10 175 Right Right 1914-11-02
31 Luke Hamlin 6-02 168 Right Left 1904-07-03
18 Lum Harris 6-01 180 Right Right 1915-01-17
3 John McGillen 6-01 175 Left Left 1917-08-06
16 Bobo Newsom 6-02 220 Right Right 1907-08-11
24 Carl Scheib 6-01 192 Right Right 1927-01-01
30 Woody Wheaton 5-08½ 160 Left Left 1914-10-03
15 Bob Garbark 5-11 178 Right Right 1910-11-13
8 Frankie Hayes 6-00 185 Right Right 1914-10-13
23 Bill Mills 5-10 175 Right Right 1919-11-02
10 Tony Parisse 5-10 165 Right Right 1911-06-25
- Jim Pruett 5-10 178 Right Right 1917-12-16
9 Hal Wagner 6-00 165 Right Left 1915-07-02
22 Joe Burns 5-10½ 175 Right Right 1916-06-17
2 Ed Busch 5-10 175 Right Right 1917-11-16
6 Irv Hall 5-10½ 160 Right Right 1918-10-07
7 George Kell 5-09 175 Right Right 1922-08-23
11 Bill McGhee 5-10½ 185 Left Left 1905-09-05
12 Joe Rullo 5-11 168 Right Right 1916-06-16
5 Dick Siebert 6-00 170 Left Left 1912-02-19
23 Bobby Wilkins 5-09 165 Right Right 1922-08-11
11 Bill Burgo 5-08 185 Right Right 1919-11-15
3 Hal Epps 6-00 175 Left Left 1914-03-26
4 Bobby Estalella 5-08 180 Right Right 1911-04-25
14 Lew Flick 5-09 155 Left Left 1915-02-18
9 Ford Garrison 5-10½ 180 Right Right 1915-08-29
14 Charlie Metro 5-11½ 178 Right Right 1919-04-28
- Hal Peck 5-11 175 Left Left 1917-04-20
12 Larry Rosenthal 6-00½ 190 Left Left 1910-05-21
28, 32 Al Simmons 5-11 190 Right Right 1902-05-22
1 Jo-Jo White 5-11 165 Right Left 1909-06-01


The 1944 Philadelphia Athletics played 154 games during the regular season, won 72 games, lost 82 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Shibe Park (Park Factors: 99/102) where 505,322 fans witnessed their 1944 Athletics finish the season with a .468 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1944 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1944 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1944 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1944 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:

1944 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1944 Philadelphia Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Frankie Hayes (155)
1B Bill McGhee (75)
2B Irv Hall (97)
3B George Kell (139)
SS Ed Busch (111)
LF Ford Garrison (94)
CF Bobby Estalella (103)
RF Jo-Jo White (56)
  
SP Don Black
SP Russ Christopher
SP Jesse Flores
SP Luke Hamlin
SP Lum Harris
SP Bobo Newsom
  
CL Joe Berry


1944 Philadelphia Athletics
Salaries

Al Simmons $6,000.00
Hal Wagner $6,000.00
Russ Christopher $5,000.00
Don Black $4,000.00
Irv Hall $4,000.00
George Kell $3,000.00


1944 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jo-Jo White
#2 Ed Busch
#3 Hal Epps
#3 John McGillen
#4 Bobby Estalella
#5 Dick Siebert
#6 Irv Hall
#7 George Kell
#8 Frankie Hayes
#9 Ford Garrison
#9 Hal Wagner
#10 Tony Parisse
#11 Bill Burgo
#11 Bill McGhee
#12 Larry Rosenthal
#12 Joe Rullo
#14 Lew Flick
#14 Charlie Metro
#15 Bob Garbark
#16 Bobo Newsom
#17 Russ Christopher
#18 Lum Harris
#19 Jesse Flores
#20 Joe Berry
#21 Don Black
#22 Joe Burns
#23 Bill Mills
#23 Bobby Wilkins
#24 Carl Scheib
#25 Ted Abernathy
#28 Al Simmons
#30 Woody Wheaton
#31 Luke Hamlin
#32 Al Simmons

Did you know that a 1944 Philadelphia Athletics Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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