1949 Houston Buffalos Roster
Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 60-91
Finished 7th in the TL
Manager: Del Wilber (60-91)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 263,965, Avg. 3,496
1949 Houston Buffalos StatisticsTeam Record: 60-91
Finished 7th in the TL
Manager: Del Wilber (60-91)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 263,965, Avg. 3,496
The Houston Buffalos of the Texas League ended the 1949 season with a record of 60 wins and 91 losses, finishing seventh in the TL.
Del Wilber served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Barrett | L | 6'2" | 171 | |||
| Clarence Beers | R | R | December 9, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | El Dorado, KS US |
| Vern Benson | L | R | September 19, 1924 | 5'10" | 160 | Granite Quarry, NC US |
| Bill Bevens | R | R | October 21, 1916 | 6'3" | 210 | Hubbard, OR US |
| Don Bollweg | L | L | February 12, 1921 | 6'1" | 190 | Wheaton, IL US |
| Gerald Burmeister | R | R | August 11, 1916 | 6'2" | 205 | Harmony, MN US |
| Billy Capps | R | R | February 27, 1919 | 5'11" | 170 | Lawton, OK US |
| Lou Colombo | L | August 22, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Brockton, MA 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 |
| Bernie Creger | R | R | March 21, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Wytheville, VA US |
| Jack Cusick | R | R | June 12, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Weehawken, NJ US |
| Joseph DiMartino | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Robert Eisiminger | R | R | September 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Hal Epps | L | L | March 26, 1914 | 6'0" | 175 | Athens, GA US |
| Marty Errante | R | R | April 29, 1918 | 5'11" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Glenn Gardner | R | R | January 25, 1916 | 5'11" | 180 | Burnsville, NC 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 |
| Jim Hercinger | R | R | August 25, 1923 | 6'2" | 185 | Myers, NY US |
| Theodore Herder | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Frank Kellert | R | R | July 6, 1924 | 6'2" | 185 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Eddie Knoblauch | L | January 31, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Whitey Kurowski | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 193 | Reading, PA US |
| Roland LeBlanc | R | R | May 23, 1921 | 6'0" | 200 | New Iberia, LA US |
| Robert Louis | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Pete Mazar | R | L | February 9, 1921 | 5'9" | 152 | Annandale, NJ US |
| Wayne McLeland | R | R | August 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Stockport, IA US |
| Larry Miggins | R | R | August 20, 1925 | 6'4" | 198 | Bronx, NY US |
| Ernesto Morillas | R | R | November 11, 1925 | 5'8" | 140 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Nelson Nocheck | R | R | June 1, 1922 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Lou Novikoff | R | R | October 12, 1915 | 5'10" | 185 | Glendale, AZ US |
| Barney Olsen | R | R | September 11, 1919 | 5'11" | 179 | Everett, MA US |
| Lou Ortiz | R | May 14, 1923 | 6'3" | 200 | Albuquerque, NM US | |
| Octavio Rubert | R | R | April 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 160 | Sancti Spiritus, Sancti Spiritus CU |
| Roy Vinbladh | S | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Steve Warchol | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Del Wilber | R | R | February 24, 1919 | 6'3" | 200 | Lincoln Park, MI US |
| Augusto Zande | R | R | 6'2" | 195 |
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.
