1948 Lynchburg Cardinals Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 80-58
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Vody Mackie (80-58)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 137,883, Avg. 1,998
1948 Lynchburg Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 80-58
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Vody Mackie (80-58)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 137,883, Avg. 1,998
Playoffs - Lynchburg Cardinals 4 games, Roanoke Red Sox 3
Finals - Newport News Dodgers 4 games, Lynchburg Cardinals 0
The Lynchburg Cardinals of the Piedmont League ended the 1948 season with a record of 80 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the PL.
Vody Mackie served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bilko | R | R | November 13, 1928 | 6'1" | 230 | Nanticoke, PA US |
| Charlie Bishop | R | R | January 1, 1924 | 6'2" | 195 | Atlanta, GA US |
| William Burda | L | November 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| William Caswell | R | December 5, 1927 | 6'3" | 175 | Whiteville, NC US | |
| John Catallo | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Ronald Curnan | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Joe Dorough | L | February 10, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | Salt Lake City, UT US | |
| George Dries | L | L | June 9, 1925 | 6'3" | 195 | Reading, PA US |
| Robert Eisiminger | R | R | September 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Ralph Franck | R | R | August 20, 1926 | 5'11" | 148 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Charlie Frey | L | August 16, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Lemay, MO US | |
| William Gibbs | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Bob Habenicht | R | R | February 13, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Johnny Klippstein | R | R | October 17, 1927 | 6'1" | 173 | Washington, DC US |
| Gregory Masson | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Nelson Nocheck | R | R | June 1, 1922 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Fred Pacitto | R | 5'7" | 170 | |||
| Ned Sheehan | R | May 14, 1920 | 5'11" | 170 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| Norman Shope | R | R | June 14, 1915 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Billy Smith | R | R | September 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 190 | Kannapolis, NC US |
| Robert Thomson | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Norman Westbeld | R | September 6, 1923 | 5'9" | 175 | Kalida, OH US | |
| William Williams | L | November 4, 1925 | 5'7" | 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.
