1948 Danville Leafs Roster
Carolina League (CL) - Class: C
Team Record: 77-64
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Bob Latshaw (0-0), Woody Fair (0-0)
Location: Danville, Virginia
Ballpark: League Park
Attendance: 104,000, Avg. 1,475
1948 Danville Leafs StatisticsTeam Record: 77-64
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Bob Latshaw (0-0), Woody Fair (0-0)
Location: Danville, Virginia
Ballpark: League Park
Attendance: 104,000, Avg. 1,475
Playoffs - Martinsville Athletics 4 games, Danville Leafs 1
The Danville Leafs of the Carolina League ended the 1948 season with a record of 77 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.
Bob Latshaw and Woody Fair served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Adams | L | L | May 9, 1917 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Peter Angell | R | July 14, 1918 | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| Glenn Burns | R | September 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Tom Caciavely | R | R | October 14, 1925 | 5'9" | 172 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Keith Carpenter | L | March 19, 1924 | 6'5" | 184 | Rio Hondo, TX US | |
| Jack Castro | R | November 28, 1927 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Glenn Clark | R | 5'10" | 168 | |||
| Edward Drost | R | |||||
| Earl Dunnegan | ||||||
| Woody Fair | R | April 11, 1914 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Ray Hardee | October 27, 1920 | 192 | Clayton, NC US | |||
| Joe Hash | R | L | July 7, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Bernie Keating | R | R | April 21, 1919 | 6'3" | 176 | Woodbridge, NJ US |
| Bob Latshaw | L | L | February 23, 1917 | 6'2" | 192 | Denver, CO US |
| Pete Letso | R | R | February 16, 1927 | 6'4" | 215 | North Plainfield, NJ US |
| Elmer Leukhardt | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| William McCarthy | R | R | June 8, 1921 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Fred Peeler | R | R | August 11, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | Rowan County, NC US |
| Gene Petty | L | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Russ Sullivan | L | R | February 19, 1923 | 6'0" | 196 | Fredericksburg, VA US |
| Hugh Taylor | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Frank Tepedino | R | 5'7" | 147 | |||
| Richard Waldt | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Paul Willis | L | R | September 24, 1924 | 6'3" | 182 | Caswell County, NC US |
| Stanley Zarod | R | April 11, 1920 | 5'9" | 175 |
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.
