1944 Philadelphia Phillies Roster (40-man)

1943 Season 1945 Season

In 1944 & 1945 Phillies used a Blue Jays emblem & used the nickname "Blue Jays",
extensively but it was dropped after the 1945 season due to fan outrage/apathy.
Article describing its use

Record: 61-92-1, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Freddie Fitzsimmons (61-92-1)

Ballpark: Shibe Park

Attendance: 369,586 (7th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 99
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 101

Pythagorean W-L: 63-90, 539 Runs, 658 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Buster Adams	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 24, 1915	3	151	150	151	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150	1	151	0	0	4.9
Joe Antolick	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Apr 11, 1916	1st	4	1	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1
Dick Barrett	37	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Sep 28, 1906	4	37	28	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6
Putsy Caballero	16	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Nov 5, 1927	1st	4	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-0.2	$3,000
Ted Cieslak	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Nov 22, 1912	1st	85	48	85	53	0	0	0	0	48	0	5	0	0	5	34	0	-0.2
Chet Covington	33	us US	B	L	6' 2"	195	Nov 6, 1910	1st	19	0	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Benny Culp	30	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Jan 19, 1914	3	4	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.0
Deacon Donahue	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 23, 1920	2	6	0	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
John Fick	23	us US	L	L	5' 10"	150	May 18, 1921	1st	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Bob Finley	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Nov 25, 1915	2	94	73	94	74	0	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	-0.3
Al Gerheauser	27	us US	L	L	6' 3"	190	Jun 24, 1917	2	32	29	32	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.4
Nick Goulish	27	us US	L	L	6' 1"	179	Nov 13, 1916	1st	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Granny Hamner	17	us US	R	R	5' 10"	163	Apr 26, 1927	1st	21	20	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Ray Hamrick	22	us US	R	R	5' 11"	160	Aug 1, 1921	2	74	74	74	74	0	0	0	0	0	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Heinie Heltzel	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	150	Dec 21, 1913	2	11	9	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.2
Andy Karl	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Apr 8, 1914	2	42	0	42	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2.0
Vern Kennedy	37	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	Mar 20, 1907	11	14	7	14	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.1
Chuck Klein HOF	39	us US	L	R	6' 0"	185	Oct 7, 1904	17	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	-0.1
Bill Lee	34	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Oct 21, 1909	11	31	28	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0
Charlie Letchas	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	150	Oct 3, 1915	3	116	102	116	106	0	0	0	48	32	29	0	0	0	0	11	0	-0.3
Lou Lucier	26	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	Mar 23, 1918	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Tony Lupien	27	us US	L	L	5' 10"	185	Apr 23, 1917	4	153	150	153	151	0	0	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.8	$8,000
Dale Matthewson	21	us US	R	R	5' 11"	145	May 15, 1923	2	17	0	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Roger McKee	17	us US	L	L	6' 1"	160	Sep 16, 1926	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Ford Mullen	27	us US	L	R	5' 9"	165	Feb 9, 1917	1st	118	109	118	115	0	0	0	114	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.9
Barney Mussill	24	us US	R	L	6' 1"	200	Oct 1, 1919	1st	16	0	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Ron Northey	24	us US	L	R	5' 10"	195	Apr 26, 1920	3	152	151	152	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	151	151	1	0	3.6
Johnny Peacock	34	us US	L	R	5' 11"	165	Jan 10, 1910	8	83	67	83	74	0	73	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0.4
Ken Raffensberger	26	us US	R	L	6' 2"	185	Aug 8, 1917	5	38	31	38	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.5		All-Star
Lee Riley	37	us US	L	R	6' 1"	185	Aug 20, 1906	1st	4	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	-0.2
Charlie Ripple	23	us US	L	L	6' 2"	210	Dec 1, 1920	1st	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Charley Schanz	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	215	Jun 8, 1919	1st	40	30	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7
Andy Seminick	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	187	Sep 12, 1920	2	22	13	22	18	0	11	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	7	5	0	-0.2	$3,900
Merv Shea	43	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Sep 5, 1900	11	7	5	7	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.2
Harry Shuman	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Mar 5, 1915	3	18	0	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Glen Stewart	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Sep 29, 1912	3	118	104	118	113	0	0	0	1	83	32	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.7
Coaker Triplett	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Dec 18, 1911	5	84	35	84	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	1	2	44	40	1	-0.6
Cecil Tyson	29	us US	L	R	6' 5"	225	Dec 6, 1914	1st	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al Verdel	23	us US	R	R	5' 9"	186	Jun 10, 1921	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Jimmy Wasdell	30	us US	L	L	5' 11"	185	May 15, 1914	8	133	118	133	124	0	0	4	0	0	0	118	4	3	121	12	0	0.7
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Freddie Fitzsimmons	42	us US	Jul 28, 1901	Manager	Apr 18	Oct 1
Chuck Klein	39	us US	Oct 7, 1904		Apr 18	Oct 1
Merv Shea	43	us US	Sep 5, 1900		Apr 18	Oct 1
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date