1948 Greenville Majors Roster

Big State League (BSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 52-93
Finished 8th in the BSL
Manager: Buddy Hancken (0-0), Nat Love (0-0)
Location: Greenville, Texas
Ballpark: Majors Stadium
Attendance: 67,334, Avg. 929
1948 Greenville Majors Statistics

The Greenville Majors of the Big State League ended the 1948 season with a record of 52 wins and 93 losses, finishing eighth in the BSL.

Buddy Hancken and Nat Love served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dempsey AlbrittonR5'11"155
Vincent BattleR5'8"170
Glenn BlackwoodRR6'0"170
J. R. BooneRRJuly 28, 19255'8"162Clinton, OK US
Gibby BrackRRMarch 29, 19085'9"170Chicago, IL US
George Brooks
Earl BucknerMay 21, 1928
Joseph CampbellR5'11"175
Charles CantrellR5'11"165
Al CarrLFebruary 23, 19166'0"
Ray ChewRJuly 31, 19125'8"165
Jake ChristieLRSeptember 3, 19196'2"175
Al Clark
Bob CowsarDecember 3, 19206'3"210Goree, TX US
Albert DuarteLAugust 20, 19155'9"155
Joe ElliottLR6'1"190
Lee Ellyson
Wendell FindersR5'7"155
Lloyd FisherRR6'2"195
Dutch FunderburkRApril 1, 19175'11"190
William Grafton
Buddy HanckenRRAugust 30, 19146'1"175Birmingham, AL US
Eugene HodgeRNovember 20, 19176'2"210
Nat LoveRRNovember 18, 19155'11"170
A. J. LuquetteLLApril 29, 1926Beaumont, TX US
Ralph MarshallRR6'0"190Dallas, TX US
Frank MartinRR6'1"220
Conk MeriwetherLLJune 19, 19186'0"210Island Grove, FL US
Bill Morgan
Ernest NelsonLL5'8"165
George OgorekROctober 29, 19205'11"170Chicago, IL US
Eddie PalmerR5'9"170
Nick PappasRRSeptember 1, 19196'1"170
Lloyd PearsonLOctober 28, 19225'11"185
Don Phipps
Julian PresslyRJanuary 18, 19245'11"190
Jess Pruitt
Harry RagoneRSeptember 8, 19245'8"170
George ReicheltLRNovember 30, 19175'10"160
Boyce Rogers
Pat RooneyLLNovember 15, 19225'10"185Tacoma, WA US
Milton SchroeppelRJanuary 19, 19215'10"165
Dick StoneLLDecember 5, 19115'9"153Oklahoma City, OK US
Albert TothS6'2"190
Ray Vandergriff
Edgar WieslerRRDecember 1, 19216'1"173
Bob Windrow
Bill ZeiglerRLOctober 17, 1923192

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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