1949 Davenport Pirates Roster

Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
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
1949 Davenport Pirates Statistics

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
Andy AnjeskiLRMay 21, 19236'2"178
Fred BortolottiLLNovember 19, 19246'1"180Milton, MA US
Harold BreedingRRAugust 10, 19265'9"175
Jerry CabanissROctober 5, 19265'11"150
Elias CastroRR6'1"185San Diego, CA US
Floyd ChandlerR5'9"155
Reno DeBenedettiRRFebruary 29, 19286'1"180San Francisco, CA US
Lamar DortonRRNovember 17, 19285'11"155Ansonville, NC US
Delton DunnackRApril 29, 19255'11"165Mansfield, CT US
John FiscaliniRFebruary 25, 19256'0"180
Bob GarberRRSeptember 10, 19286'1"190Hunker, PA US
Al GrunwaldLLFebruary 13, 19306'4"210Los Angeles, CA US
Chet HartmannRRJune 12, 19226'0"183Hollister, CA US
Cal HogueRROctober 24, 19276'0"185Dayton, OH US
Lawrence JonesLL5'11"162
George KinnamonROctober 25, 19276'1"185Etowah, TN US
Ronald Knutson
William LaThorpeLL5'11"175
Vern LawRRMarch 12, 19306'2"195Meridian, ID US
Pete MaropisRSeptember 27, 19255'11"185
Troy MitchellRFebruary 2, 19236'1"195
Harry PrittsLLFebruary 6, 19296'0"170
Bob PurkeyRRJuly 14, 19296'2"175Pittsburgh, PA US
Tony SabolRJuly 25, 19145'10"168Luzerne, PA US
Donald SpencerRRSeptember 9, 19275'11"185Pittsburgh, PA US
Fred StrobelRRMarch 30, 19295'11"200Oxnard, CA US
Frank ThomasRRJune 11, 19296'3"200Pittsburgh, PA US
Louis TondRR5'10"174
Clayton Van AlstyneR6'0"175
Bill WellsRRMarch 22, 19296'0"177Des Moines, IA US
Robert WeygantR5'7"160
Walt WherryRMay 26, 19276'1"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.




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