1949 Kilgore Drillers Roster
East Texas League (ETL) - Class: C
Team Record: 75-65
Finished 4th in the ETL
Manager: Joe Kracher (75-65)
Location: Kilgore, Texas
Ballpark: Driller Stadium
Attendance: 52,701, Avg. 753
1949 Kilgore Drillers StatisticsTeam Record: 75-65
Finished 4th in the ETL
Manager: Joe Kracher (75-65)
Location: Kilgore, Texas
Ballpark: Driller Stadium
Attendance: 52,701, Avg. 753
Playoffs - Kilgore Drillers 4 games, Longview Texans 3
Finals - Gladewater Bears 4 games, Kilgore Drillers 0
The Kilgore Drillers of the East Texas League ended the 1949 season with a record of 75 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the ETL.
Joe Kracher served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Alexander | April 21, 1929 | 192 | ||||
| Rudy Belakovy | L | L | July 13, 1926 | 6'0" | 179 | |
| Rayburn Bruce | R | February 16, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | Pleasant Hill, LA US | |
| George Cain | R | L | September 29, 1923 | 5'11" | 172 | Bloomsburg, PA US |
| Jake Christie | L | R | September 3, 1919 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Floyd Cibulski | R | R | November 25, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Westwego, LA US |
| Merv Connors | R | R | January 23, 1914 | 6'2" | 192 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Allan Cross | L | R | November 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 175 | Alexandria, LA US |
| Bruce Divers | R | October 28, 1918 | 191 | |||
| Paul Doyle | ||||||
| Jerry Fahr | R | R | December 9, 1924 | 6'5" | 185 | Marmaduke, AR US |
| Bill Greene | R | R | January 13, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Nick Gregory | R | September 13, 1915 | 5'7" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Charles Kelsey | 6'2" | 175 | ||||
| Joe Kracher | R | R | November 4, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Byron Lawrence | ||||||
| Norbert Litzsinger | R | January 12, 1918 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Ronald Murphy | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Albert Point | L | L | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Otto Reyes | ||||||
| Robert Ross | L | 6'4" | 198 | |||
| Chris Sidaris | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| Zane Skinner | November 14, 1925 | 192 | Ruston, LA US | |||
| Reed Stephens | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Coy Taylor | R | R | June 9, 1927 | 6'1" | 195 | Redwater, TX US |
| Claude White | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Jack Wilcox | R | R | December 30, 1924 | 5'9" | 155 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Texal Young | L | L | March 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 178 | Damascus, AL 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.
