
1948 Fort Smith Giants Roster
Team Record: 82-58
Finished 2nd in the WA
Manager: Jack Aragón (82-58)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Ballpark: Andrews Field
Attendance: 66,720, Avg. 953
Playoffs - Topeka Owls 3 games, Fort Smith Giants 1
The Fort Smith Giants of the Western Association ended the 1948 season with a record of 82 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the WA.
Jack Aragón served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jack Aragón | R | R | November 20, 1915 | 5'10" | 176 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Murry Baugh | R | R | April 29, 1922 | 5'10" | 162 | Fletcher, OK US |
Bobby Brown | L | October 23, 1926 | 6'2" | 160 | ||
Morris Cook | R | September 28, 1922 | 5'6" | 160 | ||
Dean Crooks | R | R | March 6, 1925 | 5'11" | 190 | |
Gip Dickens | R | R | February 5, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | |
James Falk | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
Bill Goff | L | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
Jim Graves | R | R | December 20, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Deon Lampros | L | L | December 25, 1925 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Gail Leachman | R | April 6, 1928 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
Ralph Lucas | L | December 11, 1928 | 6'1" | 186 | Springfield, OH US | |
Milton Narron | L | 6'2" | 205 | |||
John Olsen | L | 6'2" | 170 | |||
Chester Owen | R | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
Lee Postove | R | R | May 31, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Norfolk, VA US |
Arden Potter | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
Marvel Rhyne | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
Raymond Rowe | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Ron Samford | R | R | February 28, 1930 | 5'11" | 156 | Dallas, TX US |
John Tramelli | R | R | June 10, 1926 | 5'7" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
Richard VanSaders | ||||||
Raymond Wiese | R | 5'10" | 170 |
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.