1946 New River Rebels Roster
Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 83-40
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Jack Crosswhite (83-40)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Narrows, Virginia; Pearisburg, Virginia
Ballpark: Ragsdale Field
Attendance: 39,037, Avg. 635
1946 New River Rebels StatisticsTeam Record: 83-40
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Jack Crosswhite (83-40)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Narrows, Virginia; Pearisburg, Virginia
Ballpark: Ragsdale Field
Attendance: 39,037, Avg. 635
Playoffs - New River Rebels 3 games, Pulaski Counts 2
Finals - New River Rebels 4 games, Elizabethton Betsy Cubs 2
The New River Rebels of the Appalachian League ended the 1946 season with a record of 83 wins and 40 losses, finishing first in the AL.
Jack Crosswhite served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Ballard | R | R | December 17, 1925 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Bob Bowman | R | R | October 3, 1910 | 5'10" | 160 | Keystone, WV US |
| Bob Boyce | January 30, 1924 | 192 | Rockford, IL US | |||
| Harry Bushkar | R | April 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Logan, WV US | |
| Richard Callison | R | R | June 12, 1925 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| Harry Crosswhite | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Jack Crosswhite | R | July 29, 1911 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Earl Daniels | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| William Davies | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Don Edwards | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Harry Fortune | September 28, 1924 | |||||
| Bernard Graybill | R | March 17, 1922 | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Robert Hall | R | R | 5'10" | 158 | ||
| Shannon Hardwick | R | R | November 22, 1917 | 6'3" | 190 | Maggie, VA US |
| Robert Haskins | ||||||
| Dewey Humphries | ||||||
| John Kruckman | L | August 22, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Lawrence Landers | ||||||
| Dewey Lucas | April 9, 1917 | |||||
| Dick Maher | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Turk Miles | January 1, 1923 | |||||
| John Nixon | ||||||
| Ed Patchin | October 14, 1925 | 192 | Joplin, MO US | |||
| Ben Pollock | R | R | June 27, 1923 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Lewis Ragsdale | ||||||
| Bernard Smith | R | R | December 17, 1922 | 5'11" | 168 | Wheeling, WV US |
| Kingsley Smith | ||||||
| George Surber | R | October 28, 1919 | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Cecil Warren | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Richard Weigle | May 14, 1921 |
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.
