1949 Davenport Pirates Roster
Team Record: 67-59
Finished 5th in the IIIL
Manager: Bill Burwell (67-59)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Davenport, Iowa
Ballpark: John O'Donnell Stadium
Attendance: 133,505, Avg. 2,119
Playoffs - Davenport Pirates 3 games, Waterloo White Hawks 2
Finals - Davenport Pirates 3 games, Evansville Braves 0
The Davenport Pirates of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1949 season with a record of 67 wins and 59 losses, finishing fifth in the IIIL.
Bill Burwell served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Andy Anjeski | L | R | May 21, 1923 | 6'2" | 178 | |
Fred Bortolotti | L | L | November 19, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | Milton, MA US |
Harold Breeding | R | R | August 10, 1926 | 5'9" | 175 | |
Jerry Cabaniss | R | October 5, 1926 | 5'11" | 150 | ||
Elias Castro | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | San Diego, CA US | |
Floyd Chandler | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
Reno DeBenedetti | R | R | February 29, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
Lamar Dorton | R | R | November 17, 1928 | 5'11" | 155 | Ansonville, NC US |
Delton Dunnack | R | April 29, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Mansfield, CT US | |
John Fiscalini | R | February 25, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Bob Garber | R | R | September 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | Hunker, PA US |
Al Grunwald | L | L | February 13, 1930 | 6'4" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Chet Hartmann | R | R | June 12, 1922 | 6'0" | 183 | Hollister, CA US |
Cal Hogue | R | R | October 24, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Dayton, OH US |
Lawrence Jones | L | L | 5'11" | 162 | ||
George Kinnamon | R | October 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | Etowah, TN US | |
Ronald Knutson | ||||||
William LaThorpe | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Vern Law | R | R | March 12, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | Meridian, ID US |
Pete Maropis | R | September 27, 1925 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Troy Mitchell | R | February 2, 1923 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Harry Pritts | L | L | February 6, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Bob Purkey | R | R | July 14, 1929 | 6'2" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
Tony Sabol | R | July 25, 1914 | 5'10" | 168 | Luzerne, PA US | |
Donald Spencer | R | R | September 9, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
Fred Strobel | R | R | March 30, 1929 | 5'11" | 200 | Oxnard, CA US |
Frank Thomas | R | R | June 11, 1929 | 6'3" | 200 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
Louis Tond | R | R | 5'10" | 174 | ||
Clayton Van Alstyne | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
Bill Wells | R | R | March 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 177 | Des Moines, IA US |
Robert Weygant | R | 5'7" | 160 | |||
Walt Wherry | R | May 26, 1927 | 6'1" | 187 |
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.