1949 Albany Cardinals Roster

Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 96-42
Finished 1st in the GGL
Manager: Chief Bender (96-42)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Albany, Georgia
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 93,096, Avg. 1,349
1949 Albany Cardinals Statistics

Playoffs - Albany Cardinals 3 games, Americus Phillies 1
Finals - Waycross Bears 4 games, Albany Cardinals 1

The Albany Cardinals of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1949 season with a record of 96 wins and 42 losses, finishing first in the GGL.

Chief Bender served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Erwin AdamcewiczRLNovember 8, 19296'0"181Norwich, CT US
Chief BenderRRNovember 25, 19196'0"190
Albert Bodner
George BogganLRDecember 18, 19286'2"205Jackson, MS US
Delton ChildsLMay 10, 19275'9"175Timpson, TX US
David CyrusLRJuly 18, 19276'2"210
Don ForemanRMay 22, 19306'0"180
Morris FrankRR6'0"170
Donald FrantellR5'11"180
Marcus GambleRRSeptember 3, 19306'3"210
Peter Gould
Rondel HawleyRR6'0"195
Curtis HearnsbergerL5'11"178
Howard HenleyRR6'0"170
Neal HertweckLLNovember 22, 19316'1"175St. Louis, MO US
Jack HinkleRDecember 1, 19296'0"150
Andrew KistlerSL6'0"155
Ray KlobeLL5'10"165
Robert KoppenhaverRJuly 5, 19275'7"160
Walter LameyL6'1"190
Bud MatheyRRJuly 12, 19296'1"178
Vinegar Bend MizellRLAugust 13, 19306'3"205Leakesville, MS US
Willie OsteenR5'10"185
Russ RacRRJune 15, 19305'11"188Galveston, TX US
John RealeR5'10"165
James ReiterR6'1"175
Art RemsaLNovember 16, 19305'10"185
Hal SmithRRJune 1, 19315'10"186Barling, AR US
Raymond SowinsL5'8"190
Don WattsRLJuly 2, 19316'3"205
Larry WhiteLL6'2"175

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.




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