1948 Houston Buffalos Roster
Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 82-71
Finished 3rd in the TL
Manager: Johnny Keane (82-71)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 401,383, Avg. 5,247
1948 Houston Buffalos StatisticsTeam Record: 82-71
Finished 3rd in the TL
Manager: Johnny Keane (82-71)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 401,383, Avg. 5,247
Playoffs - Tulsa Oilers 4 games, Houston Buffalos 2
The Houston Buffalos of the Texas League ended the 1948 season with a record of 82 wins and 71 losses, finishing third in the TL.
Johnny Keane served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Angle | R | R | March 25, 1916 | 5'11" | 167 | |
| Don Bollweg | L | L | February 12, 1921 | 6'1" | 190 | Wheaton, IL US |
| Cloyd Boyer | R | R | September 1, 1927 | 6'1" | 188 | Alba, MO US |
| Pete Bryant | R | R | June 28, 1922 | 6'1" | 197 | Lasker, NC US |
| Johnny Bucha | R | R | January 22, 1925 | 5'11" | 190 | Allentown, PA US |
| Gerald Burmeister | R | R | August 11, 1916 | 6'2" | 205 | Harmony, MN US |
| Bud Byerly | R | R | October 26, 1919 | 6'2" | 185 | Webster Groves, MO US |
| Michael Conroy | L | April 7, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | Quincy, MA US | |
| Jack Creel | R | R | April 23, 1916 | 6'0" | 165 | Kyle, TX US |
| Sam DiBlasi | R | R | August 13, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Hal Epps | L | L | March 26, 1914 | 6'0" | 175 | Athens, GA US |
| Les Fusselman | R | R | March 7, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | Pryor, OK US |
| Edwin Green | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Ross Grimsley | L | L | June 4, 1922 | 6'0" | 175 | Americus, KS US |
| Johnny Grodzicki | R | R | February 26, 1917 | 6'1" | 200 | Nanticoke, PA US |
| Bud Hardin | R | R | June 14, 1922 | 5'10" | 165 | Shelby, NC US |
| Solly Hemus | L | R | April 17, 1923 | 5'9" | 165 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| John Hernandez | R | November 28, 1922 | 5'10" | 182 | ||
| Roy Huff | L | April 22, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Johnny Keane | R | R | November 3, 1911 | 5'10" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Bob Klinger | R | R | June 4, 1908 | 6'0" | 180 | Allenton, MO US |
| Eddie Knoblauch | L | January 31, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Wally Lammers | R | R | October 31, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Buckley, IL US |
| Remy LeBlanc | R | R | March 7, 1925 | 6'2" | 175 | New Iberia, LA US |
| Ted Madjeski | R | R | February 3, 1921 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| Pete Mazar | R | L | February 9, 1921 | 5'9" | 152 | Annandale, NJ US |
| Dale McCawley | R | R | August 12, 1923 | 6'0" | 175 | Omaha, NE US |
| Mel McGaha | R | R | September 26, 1926 | 6'2" | 198 | Bastrop, LA US |
| Joe Medwick | R | R | November 24, 1911 | 5'10" | 187 | Carteret, NJ US |
| Herb Moore | L | L | November 27, 1915 | 6'0" | 200 | Prince George County, VA US |
| James Morris | R | R | May 19, 1924 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Dick Mulligan | L | L | March 18, 1918 | 6'0" | 167 | Swoyersville, PA US |
| George Niedson | S | April 6, 1918 | 5'10" | 205 | ||
| Tom Poholsky | R | R | August 26, 1929 | 6'3" | 205 | Detroit, MI US |
| Russ Rac | R | R | June 15, 1930 | 5'11" | 188 | Galveston, TX US |
| Walter Schuerbaum | R | December 9, 1916 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Kenneth Siefert | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Charlie Sproull | R | R | January 9, 1919 | 6'3" | 185 | Taylorsville, GA US |
| David Thomas | R | R | July 6, 1923 | 5'9" | 150 | |
| Robert Thomson | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Jesse Van Winkle | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Claude Wright | R | August 14, 1915 | 5'9" | 155 |
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.
