1949 Bluefield Blue-Grays Roster
Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 88-34
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Ernie White (88-34)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 116,572, Avg. 1,911
1949 Bluefield Blue-Grays StatisticsTeam Record: 88-34
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Ernie White (88-34)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 116,572, Avg. 1,911
Playoffs - Bluefield Blue-Grays 2 games, Johnson City Cardinals 0
Finals - Bluefield Blue-Grays 3 games, Bristol Twins 0
The Bluefield Blue-Grays of the Appalachian League ended the 1949 season with a record of 88 wins and 34 losses, finishing first in the AL.
Ernie White served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Adams | R | R | June 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | Paducah, KY US |
| Paul Battavio | R | R | July 3, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Ralph Beard | R | R | December 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Hardinsburg, KY US |
| Buddy Boehm | R | R | February 8, 1925 | 6'4" | 210 | Victoria, TX US |
| Bob Bowman | R | R | October 3, 1910 | 5'10" | 160 | Keystone, WV US |
| Robert Brown | L | L | June 21, 1928 | 5'10" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Stanton Brownell | ||||||
| William Colby | L | R | April 23, 1932 | 5'11" | 194 | |
| Nelvin Cooper | R | R | June 11, 1929 | 6'1" | 165 | High Point, NC US |
| Ed Dobbins | R | R | August 6, 1927 | 6'2" | 174 | |
| Edwin Gilman | March 7, 1930 | 193 | Ashland, MA US | |||
| William Green | L | April 27, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Benjamin Gregory | L | 6'1" | 210 | |||
| Ed Heap | L | August 1, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | Quincy, MA US | |
| George Hennessey | R | L | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| James Herndon | R | R | April 25, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | Berwind, WV US |
| Earl Hill | L | 6'2" | 192 | |||
| John Karpinski | R | R | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Eugene Leach | R | R | August 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Jesse Levan | L | R | July 15, 1926 | 6'0" | 172 | Reading, PA US |
| Warren Ley | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Mickey McGuire | L | L | January 18, 1930 | 6'1" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Harry Miller | L | May 14, 1928 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Jose Perez | R | R | May 20, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Skip Pope | L | L | May 16, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | Akron, OH US |
| Robert Pottenger | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Dick Rigazio | R | October 16, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Joseph Roddin | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Jack Sanford | October 26, 1928 | 192 | ||||
| Robert Schlemmer | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Clayton Taylor | L | R | 6'2" | 189 | ||
| Luther Tucker | L | R | August 16, 1927 | 6'0" | 195 | Mason, WV US |
| Clarence Twitchell | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Ernie White | R | L | September 5, 1916 | 5'11" | 175 | Pacolet Mills, SC US |
| William Williams | R | R | September 15, 1926 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| John Zajac | R | March 20, 1929 | 5'11" | 178 |
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.
