1948 Owensboro Oilers Roster
Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (KITL) - Class: D
Team Record: 74-50
Finished 3rd in the KITL
Manager: Rex Carr (74-50)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Owensboro, Kentucky
Ballpark: Miller Field
Attendance: 83,452, Avg. 1,346
1948 Owensboro Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 74-50
Finished 3rd in the KITL
Manager: Rex Carr (74-50)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Owensboro, Kentucky
Ballpark: Miller Field
Attendance: 83,452, Avg. 1,346
Playoffs - Union City Greyhounds 3 games, Owensboro Oilers 2
The Owensboro Oilers of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1948 season with a record of 74 wins and 50 losses, finishing third in the KITL.
Rex Carr served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Barber | R | L | February 13, 1925 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Frank Boothe | L | L | October 16, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Junior Bunch | L | L | April 2, 1926 | 6'0" | 155 | |
| Jack Byers | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Rex Carr | R | R | November 30, 1915 | 6'2" | 215 | Lexington, KY US |
| Barry Cox | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Max DeCamp | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | Camden, OH US | |
| Joseph DellaMonica | R | R | September 28, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Ed Dobbins | R | R | August 6, 1927 | 6'2" | 174 | |
| Paul Hanlon | ||||||
| Ray Henderson | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Gene Johnson | R | R | August 4, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | Eureka, CA US |
| Dale Leeper | R | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Alfonso Luciano | R | R | June 7, 1929 | 5'11" | 165 | Boston, MA US |
| William Mahlke | L | R | July 12, 1925 | 6'0" | 183 | West Salem, OH US |
| Mark Muslin | ||||||
| Paul Park | L | L | 6'3" | 182 | ||
| Buddy Roberts | L | R | September 13, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | Mobile, AL US |
| Sidney Rosenthal | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Francis Seastrand | L | 6'1" | 215 | Norwood, MA US | ||
| Roger Shanner | March 7, 1928 | Evansville, IN US | ||||
| Fran Smith | December 4, 1928 | Foxboro, MA US | ||||
| Bill Sorrels | L | R | May 24, 1929 | 6'4" | 165 | Greenville, SC US |
| Joseph Stopa | R | R | May 2, 1929 | 5'9" | 155 | Chicago, IL 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.
