1948 Fort Lauderdale Braves Roster

Florida International League (FIL) - Class: C
Team Record: 55-98
Finished 8th in the FIL
Manager: Wally Kopp (0-0), Ed Madjeski (0-0), Charley Miller (0-0)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Westside Ball Park
Attendance: 58,588, Avg. 766
1948 Fort Lauderdale Braves Statistics

The Fort Lauderdale Braves of the Florida International League ended the 1948 season with a record of 55 wins and 98 losses, finishing eighth in the FIL.

Wally Kopp, Ed Madjeski and Charley Miller served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Julio AcostaLLAugust 12, 19165'11"200
John AsmerRRFebruary 12, 19255'10"185
Daniel BrueningR5'11"170
George BuickelLLAugust 27, 19215'11"160Boonville, IN US
Douglas ClarkeL5'9"155
Daniel DoyRMay 13, 19225'9"158
Robert GarrisonRJune 22, 19225'8"152
Edward GittensRRSeptember 18, 19206'1"195
Zeke GrahamRR6'2"190
Robert HarrisonL5'11"170
Richard HentonRR5'10"170
John HitsonL6'1"173
John Jakubov
Joseph JulianoR5'10"180
Buster KinardRJuly 30, 19136'0"170
Paul LangemeierRRMarch 25, 19256'1"175
Harold LivingstoneL5'10"185
Ted MadjeskiRRFebruary 3, 19216'2"187
Charley MillerRRJanuary 11, 19225'10"170Keareysville, WV US
Doyle MurnahanRRSeptember 21, 19226'0"180Lawrence County, OH US
Laddie PaulRJune 18, 19285'11"155Lorain, OH US
Guido PelosiRRJanuary 1, 19265'11"182Cudahy, WI US
Orestes PeradaR5'10"165
Francis Quinn
Donald ReberLRSeptember 11, 19256'1"185
Phalti ShoffnerRLAugust 7, 19165'11"178, NC US
Ray SuitRRNovember 20, 19295'11"175
Rudy TannerRFebruary 11, 19275'9"168
Paul TompkinsRR6'1"170
Armando ValdesR5'11"180
Richard WentworthR6'1"180
Henry WojcikR5'8"174

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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