1949 Bridgeport Bees Roster
Colonial League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 73-54
Finished 3rd in the CL
Manager: Ollie Byers (0-0), James Paules (0-0), Jimmie Foxx (0-0), Tom Downey (0-0)
Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Ballpark: Candlelite Stadium
Attendance: 37,309, Avg. 588
1949 Bridgeport Bees StatisticsTeam Record: 73-54
Finished 3rd in the CL
Manager: Ollie Byers (0-0), James Paules (0-0), Jimmie Foxx (0-0), Tom Downey (0-0)
Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Ballpark: Candlelite Stadium
Attendance: 37,309, Avg. 588
Playoffs - Bridgeport Bees 4 games, Stamford Pioneers 3
Finals - Bristol Owls 2 games, Bridgeport Bees 1
The Bridgeport Bees of the Colonial League ended the 1949 season with a record of 73 wins and 54 losses, finishing third in the CL.
Ollie Byers, James Paules, Jimmie Foxx and Tom Downey served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Aickley | R | R | September 29, 1925 | 5'7" | 165 | |
| Carroll Anstaett | R | R | October 12, 1925 | 5'10" | 182 | |
| Zaven Arakelian | L | 6'0" | 200 | |||
| Frank Bagdon | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Bob Barthelson | R | R | July 15, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | New Haven, CT US |
| William Biddle | R | April 17, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Joseph Biros | R | February 14, 1920 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Ollie Byers | R | R | October 24, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Anthony Campini | ||||||
| Ray Chew | R | July 31, 1912 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Edward Cox | ||||||
| Robert Erickson | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| John Ewaniak | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Phil Frick | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Johnny Fulmer | L | L | February 26, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Samuel Gaines | June 4, 1929 | 192 | ||||
| Walter Graham | R | R | October 21, 1927 | 5'11" | 190 | Rowan County, NC US |
| George Handy | L | R | December 26, 1919 | 5'6" | 175 | |
| Chris Haughey | R | R | October 3, 1925 | 6'1" | 180 | Astoria, NY US |
| Edward Hendricksen | R | |||||
| Cowan Hyde | R | R | April 10, 1907 | 5'8" | 155 | Pontotoc, MS US |
| Edward Kababek | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Robert Kondracki | L | L | February 24, 1928 | 5'11" | 173 | |
| Edward Lengyel | L | L | April 14, 1926 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Joseph Linskey | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Fred Luciano | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | Bridgeport, CT US | |
| Robert Neagle | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Donald Newman | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Warren Olson | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Nathan Owens | R | R | August 28, 1924 | 5'11" | 182 | |
| Vince Pankovits | R | September 23, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | Windber, PA US | |
| Carl Parr | July 13, 1929 | |||||
| James Paules | L | March 17, 1919 | 6'0" | 180 | York, PA US | |
| Joseph Pelczarski | R | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Mario Pensalic | ||||||
| Claude Phillips | L | L | January 10, 1922 | 6'2" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Charles Pipher | R | R | 6'1" | 188 | ||
| Edward Plowshay | L | L | 6'2" | 187 | ||
| Harry Powley | R | September 18, 1909 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Peter Provinzano | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Donald Read | ||||||
| Sam Seafist | ||||||
| William Sharp | L | L | January 24, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Robert Sherwood | R | 5'7" | 140 | |||
| Hal Smullen | R | R | October 26, 1920 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Charles Sweeney | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| John Thomas | ||||||
| Robert Wacha | R | R | 6'2" | 184 | ||
| Nathan Waterman | ||||||
| Harry Whitney | R | R | July 21, 1927 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| William Worthington | ||||||
| Edward Yaeger | S | March 4, 1923 | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Walter Zuromski | L | 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.
