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1944 Philadelphia Stars Roster (40-man)

1943 Season 1945 Season

Record: 31-27-1, Finished 3rd in Negro National League II

Manager: Homer Curry (38-28-1)

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

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Negro League team records include only league games. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. More about data coverage

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Frankie Austin	27	pa PA	R	R	5' 7"	170	May 22, 1917	1st	47		47		0	0	0	0	0	47	0	0	0	0			1.9
Gene Benson	30	us US	L	L	5' 9"	180	Oct 2, 1913	9	53		53		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	0	53			0.9
Lefty Boone	24	us US		L	6' 2"	202	Mar 24, 1920	5	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Barney Brown	36	us US	L	L	5' 11"	160	Oct 23, 1907	7	36		36		15	0	0	0	0	0	18	4	1	23			-0.5
Ches Buchanan	36	us US		R	6' 1"	179	Aug 10, 1907	6	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Tommy Butts	24	us US	R	R	5' 8"	142	Aug 27, 1919	6	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0.0
Bill Byrd	36	us US	B	R	6' 1"	210	Jul 15, 1907	11	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.6
Roy Campanella HOF	22	us US	R	R	5' 9"	190	Nov 19, 1921	7	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.0
Carpenter							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Bill Cash	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Feb 21, 1919	2	51		51		0	44	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	3			0.7
Homer Curry	39	us US	L	R	6' 2"	180	May 19, 1905	14	44		44		5	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	14	42			1.4
Mahlon Duckett	21	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Dec 20, 1922	5	35		35		0	0	0	6	20	8	0	0	0	0			0.1
Hubert Glenn	27	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 13, 1916	1st	10		10		7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2			1.6
Stanley Glenn	17	us US	R	R	6' 3"	197	Sep 19, 1926	2	15		15		0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.0
Garrell Hartman	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	May 20, 1913	1st	20		20		0	0	0	1	3	0	11	0	3	14			-0.1
Fred Hobgood	22	us US	L	L	6' 0"	160	Oct 1, 1921	4	3		3		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Larry Kimbrough	20	us US	B	R	5' 10"	195	Sep 23, 1923	3	2		2		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Ule Mahoney	27	pa PA	L	L	5' 11"	175	1917	1st	12		12		6	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Henry Miller	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	178	Jul 17, 1917	6	11		11		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.1
Sy Morton	22	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Dec 19, 1921	3	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Clarence Palm	36	us US	R	R	5' 11"	176	Oct 27, 1907	17	16		16		0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.4
Perry							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Bill Ricks	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Sep 1, 1919	1st	25		25		22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			3.2
Henry Spearman	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	179	Nov 16, 1909	9	44		44		0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0			0.9
Ed Stone	34	us US	L	R	6' 0"	195	Aug 21, 1909	10	49		49		0	0	0	0	5	0	9	0	41	50			1.2
Pete Sunkett	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Mar 28, 1919	2	10		10		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.2
Jim West	39	us US	B	R	6' 0"	218	Apr 23, 1905	15	51		51		0	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.2
Marvin Williams	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Feb 12, 1920	2	52		52		0	0	0	51	0	1	0	0	0	0			1.4	All-Star
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR