1948 Abilene Blue Sox Roster
West Texas-New Mexico League (WTNML) - Class: C
Team Record: 62-78
Finished 5th in the WTNML
Manager: Art Bowland (0-0), Otis Davis (0-0)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Abilene, Texas
Ballpark: Blue Sox Stadium
Attendance: 51,048, Avg. 729
1948 Abilene Blue Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 62-78
Finished 5th in the WTNML
Manager: Art Bowland (0-0), Otis Davis (0-0)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Abilene, Texas
Ballpark: Blue Sox Stadium
Attendance: 51,048, Avg. 729
The Abilene Blue Sox of the West Texas-New Mexico League ended the 1948 season with a record of 62 wins and 78 losses, finishing fifth in the WTNML.
Art Bowland and Otis Davis served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Archuleta | L | R | October 26, 1914 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Robert Bartholomew | L | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Joe Beran | R | August 16, 1928 | 5'10" | 175 | Larned, KS US | |
| Art Bowland | L | R | May 9, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | Pawtucket, RI US |
| Joe Clardy | L | June 9, 1926 | 6'0" | 165 | Council Bluffs, IA US | |
| Ray Coapland | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Robert Crandall | ||||||
| Wallace Davidson | R | R | November 7, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | Newton, IA US |
| Otis Davis | L | R | September 24, 1920 | 6'0" | 160 | Charleston, AR US |
| Daniel Dever | R | December 9, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Ernest Falappino | L | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Fred Fazzio | R | R | March 17, 1925 | 6'2" | 173 | |
| Frank Garre | R | |||||
| Leonard Glica | R | October 8, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | Omaha, NE US | |
| Wade Hazel | R | L | ||||
| Jack Immell | R | R | August 24, 1920 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| John Kelly | L | L | May 4, 1927 | 6'1" | 155 | Woodside, NY US |
| Buster Leonard | ||||||
| Milt Martin | R | R | April 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Dick McCoy | L | L | September 7, 1929 | 6'2" | 177 | |
| Jim McNulty | R | 5'11" | 160 | Brooklyn, NY US | ||
| Frank Means | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| William Meier | L | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Ray Miller | R | R | November 27, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | Spokane, WA US |
| Bill Morris | L | L | August 14, 1925 | 6'2" | 170 | Ogden, UT US |
| Lenny Neal | R | R | December 2, 1924 | 5'11" | 185 | Scio, OR US |
| Richard Nicholas | ||||||
| Daniel O'Toole | R | R | 6'2" | 198 | ||
| Edwin Patterson | R | R | October 26, 1924 | 6'0" | 175 | Granite City, IL US |
| Charles Russell | R | January 16, 1926 | 6'1" | 152 | ||
| Leroy Sparks | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Lynn Stone | R | October 18, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| James Sweet | November 15, 1923 | 192 | ||||
| Richard Tross | R | R | March 31, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Peter Zmitrovich | R | 5'11" | 185 |
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.
