1949 Gladewater Bears Roster
East Texas League (ETL) - Class: C
Team Record: 87-53
Finished 2nd in the ETL
Manager: Hal Van Pelt (87-53)
Location: Gladewater, Texas
Ballpark: Bears Park
Attendance: 50,328, Avg. 719
1949 Gladewater Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 87-53
Finished 2nd in the ETL
Manager: Hal Van Pelt (87-53)
Location: Gladewater, Texas
Ballpark: Bears Park
Attendance: 50,328, Avg. 719
Playoffs - Gladewater Bears 4 games, Paris Panthers 3
Finals - Gladewater Bears 4 games, Kilgore Drillers 0
The Gladewater Bears of the East Texas League ended the 1949 season with a record of 87 wins and 53 losses, finishing second in the ETL.
Hal Van Pelt served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Alexander | R | R | March 2, 1925 | 6'2" | 190 | Dallas, TX US |
| Pete Appleton | R | R | May 20, 1904 | 5'11" | 180 | Terryville, CT US |
| Lindsay Cary | R | R | August 31, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Houston, TX US |
| Robert Cullins | R | December 10, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | Memphis, TN US | |
| Joe Daugherty | R | September 4, 1927 | 192 | Bonne Terre, MO US | ||
| Marty Errante | R | R | April 29, 1918 | 5'11" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Alton Fairchild | R | R | October 23, 1925 | 192 | Baytown, TX US | |
| Charles Galati | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Eddie Jacome | R | R | May 8, 1929 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| Raymond King | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Roman Loyko | L | July 23, 1920 | 5'7" | 165 | ||
| Ed Melillo | R | 5'6" | 175 | |||
| Dutch Meyer | R | R | October 6, 1915 | 5'10" | 181 | Waco, TX US |
| Pud Miller | R | August 19, 1922 | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Max Molberg | R | R | December 21, 1919 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Otho Nitcholas | R | R | September 13, 1908 | 6'0" | 190 | McKinney, TX US |
| Fred Parnell | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Clyde Perry | R | August 25, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | Marysville, CA US | |
| Fred Pollock | L | L | January 24, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| David Pryor | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Art Punyko | R | January 26, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | New Brunswick, NJ US | |
| Harry Ragone | R | September 8, 1924 | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Rafael Rivas | L | L | May 24, 1922 | 5'10" | 155 | Puerto Padre, CU |
| Fay Rosson | R | R | February 24, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Warren Saye | L | July 11, 1925 | 192 | Collinsville, AL US | ||
| Kenneth Smith | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Gene Stevens | L | R | January 4, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Vic Stryska | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Robert Terry | ||||||
| Daniel Tingstrom | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Robert Upton | R | R | November 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 155 | Beverly, MA US |
| Hal Van Pelt | L | 5'11" | 195 | |||
| George Washington | L | R | June 4, 1907 | 5'11" | 190 | Linden, TX US |
| Al Yaylian | L | L | November 17, 1923 | 5'8" | 180 | Fresno, CA US |
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.
