1948 Decatur Commodores Roster

Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 50-75
Finished 7th in the IIIL
Manager: Red Lucas (0-0), Nelson Burbrink (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 44,943, Avg. 719
1948 Decatur Commodores Statistics

The Decatur Commodores of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1948 season with a record of 50 wins and 75 losses, finishing seventh in the IIIL.

Red Lucas and Nelson Burbrink served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dennis AeschlimanRR6'2"180
Bob AnderlikRAugust 29, 19275'11"192Chicago, IL US
Arnie AtkinsRRNovember 21, 19235'10"185Muscatine, IA US
Chuck BaloghRRAugust 18, 19235'9"160Quecreek, PA US
Joe BlakeLRSeptember 22, 19266'3"185Howe, OK US
Nelson BurbrinkRRDecember 28, 19215'10"195Cincinnati, OH US
Thomas ClementeRAugust 10, 19245'9"180
Jacob CurnalL5'11"170
Lee EilbrachtRMarch 22, 19245'10"185St. Louis, MO US
Vern FearSRAugust 21, 19256'0"170Everly, IA US
Lawrence GapinskiRR6'0"195
Harold JungbluthRR6'3"180
Edward KosanR6'5"170
Bob LeeRRNovember 10, 19276'2"185San Francisco, CA US
Doug LormanRLMarch 25, 19226'0"178
Theodore LotzR6'0"180
Lloyd LoweROctober 15, 19255'11"165St. Louis, MO US
Robert LudwigR5'10"180
John PicchiottiRRApril 30, 19285'11"156
Joseph PickartL6'0"165
Louis PrempasRR6'0"175
John SmithL5'8"154
Nick StarastaRJanuary 8, 19236'1"185
Don SwartzRRJanuary 19, 19255'10"160Lorain, OH US
Bob TalbotRRJune 6, 19286'0"170Visalia, CA US
Jim TrewLFebruary 23, 19225'11"180West Frankfort, IL US
Richard VerbicRR6'2"190
Earl YorkLOctober 20, 19266'2"195Dallas, TX US
George ZoetermanLLJanuary 20, 19305'10"165Chicago, IL 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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