1949 Cedar Rapids Rockets Roster

Central Association (CA) - Class: C
Team Record: 63-67
Finished 4th in the CA
Manager: Packy Rogers (63-67)
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 84,185, Avg. 1,295
1949 Cedar Rapids Rockets Statistics

Playoffs - Cedar Rapids Rockets 3 games, Burlington Indians 0
Finals - Kewanee A's 4 games, Cedar Rapids Rockets 2

The Cedar Rapids Rockets of the Central Association ended the 1949 season with a record of 63 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the CA.

Packy Rogers served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
John AnthonyR6'0"175
Gene BremerRRSeptember 21, 19285'8"160Sioux City, IA US
Jack BremerRRSeptember 21, 19285'11"175Sioux City, IA US
Robert Campbell
Richard Cassidy
Lou CohenourJune 2, 1929
Jack CookmanRLSeptember 26, 19286'1"193
Harry Davidson
Gene DeAngelisROctober 21, 19236'0"180Ravenna, OH US
James Ehlers
Paul EifertRRSeptember 6, 19276'4"180
Elisha FloroRJanuary 13, 19285'8"180Mansfield, OH US
John FrancisMarch 23, 1927192
Edward GittensRRSeptember 18, 19206'1"195
Richard Groberg
Gary HicksLAugust 3, 19315'9"160Sioux City, IA US
William HylandRR5'10"170
James JohnsonRRMay 20, 19296'2"205
Henry Lane
Richard LenziR5'9"185
Otto Long
Stanley Marges
Del MarquardtLJanuary 14, 19256'0"170
Joseph MeshelskiRRApril 19, 19286'1"180St. Louis, MO US
Lou MichelsRRJuly 7, 19255'11"170Springfield, MO US
Joseph O'BrienJanuary 1, 1928192
Tom Pascoe
Arnold Pavlicek
Charles PerchakL5'7"150
Lou PercyLJanuary 26, 19265'8"170
Roxie RankinRR
Wally ReedRMarch 25, 19245'11"160Trippe, SD US
Packy RogersRRApril 26, 19135'8"175Swoyersville, PA US
Rony
Albert Schamberger
Jerry ScholdRSeptember 11, 19276'2"165
Gene SchroerLLAugust 29, 19276'0"180Riley County, KS US
Roger ScolesR5'9"165
Gregg ScottLJanuary 5, 19246'0"175Pacolet, SC US
Walt ShublomFebruary 5, 1923192Salina, KS US
Albert SkinnesR6'3"190
Paul SlaughterRRAugust 21, 19276'1"185Mounds, IL US
Kenneth Smith
Jay SousleyL5'10"165
Bill StruharikRRSeptember 21, 1924192St. Louis, MO US
George Sullivan
Jack TannerRRDecember 27, 19266'3"228
Emlen TunnellMarch 29, 19255'11"187Bryn Mawr, PA US
John Voss
Ray WaychoffL5'11"165
William Wintermute
Duane ZimmerRRNovember 16, 19275'7"155Minot, ND US

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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