1949 Durham Bulls Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 70-72
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Ace Parker (70-72)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
Attendance: 118,356, Avg. 1,667
1949 Durham Bulls Statistics

The Durham Bulls of the Carolina League ended the 1949 season with a record of 70 wins and 72 losses, finishing sixth in the CL.

Ace Parker served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Keith AllswedeRJune 28, 19276'2"175
Sal ArduiniRRAugust 30, 19256'2"195Jersey Shore, PA US
James BalentineL6'7"205
Jackie BalesLMay 25, 19306'0"195
Hubert BatesRRMarch 16, 19126'0"165Los Angeles, CA US
Wally BernatRROctober 26, 19215'9"155Niagara Falls, NY US
Herman BishopSRNovember 6, 19226'3"190
Ralph CaldwellRMarch 25, 19256'0"190
Byron CookRR6'2"190
Marcus DavisRRMay 2, 19276'5"185
Garth FordRJuly 26, 19246'1"175Provo, UT US
John FornariRAugust 13, 19216'1"185Cowanshannock Township, PA US
Jack GrahamS5'11"170
Pat HaggertyLJune 30, 19275'10"160
Lacy JamesLL6'0"200
Milt JordanRRMay 24, 19276'2"207Mineral Springs, PA US
Bennie KiburisRRJuly 23, 19296'2"200
Ed KomisarekRJuly 28, 19225'11"185
Carl LinhartLRDecember 14, 19295'11"184Zborov, Olomouc CZ
John McPaddenRR5'11"180
William MurrayRR6'0"165
Eddie NevilleLLSeptember 25, 19225'10"170
Ace ParkerRRMay 17, 19126'0"180Portsmouth, VA US
Thomas PritchardLL6'3"200
Earl RichmondLFebruary 5, 19285'10"175
Jerry SheehanRRFebruary 27, 19246'0"175
David SmithRR5'11"170
Edwin SmithSeptember 19, 1923192
Claude SwiggettL5'9"165
James TaylorRR6'2"186
Raymond WillettRJanuary 29, 19245'11"165
Larry WomackRApril 3, 19196'0"175Dallas, TX US
Louis ZamR5'11"170

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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