1949 Portsmouth Cubs Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 74-66
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Skeeter Scalzi (74-66)
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Ballpark: Frank Lawrence Stadium
Attendance: 124,630, Avg. 1,780
1949 Portsmouth Cubs StatisticsTeam Record: 74-66
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Skeeter Scalzi (74-66)
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Ballpark: Frank Lawrence Stadium
Attendance: 124,630, Avg. 1,780
Playoffs - Portsmouth Cubs 4 games, Richmond Colts 2
Finals - Lynchburg Cardinals 4 games, Portsmouth Cubs 2
The Portsmouth Cubs of the Piedmont League ended the 1949 season with a record of 74 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the PL.
Skeeter Scalzi served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Archer | R | R | August 9, 1914 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Joseph Baker | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Kenneth Black | ||||||
| Robert Broome | L | L | October 27, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Edward Christoff | R | 6'3" | 210 | |||
| Ira Curtis | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| George Eyrich | R | R | March 3, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | Reading, PA US |
| James Gassaway | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Gordon Giebel | R | January 11, 1928 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Lou Grasmick | R | R | September 11, 1924 | 6'0" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Stanley Hoyniski | S | March 27, 1915 | 5'10" | 177 | ||
| Russell Kerns | R | May 23, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Harry Land | R | R | May 18, 1922 | 5'8" | 165 | , KY US |
| James Liming | September 16, 1925 | |||||
| Anthony Mazurek | R | May 2, 1917 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Bud Metheny | L | L | June 1, 1915 | 5'11" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Earl Mossor | L | R | July 21, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Forbus, TN US |
| Angelo Nardella | R | R | September 24, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | Bath, PA US |
| Arthur Nelson | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Reggie Otero | L | R | September 7, 1915 | 6'0" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Maurice Partain | R | June 11, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Ted Pawelek | L | R | August 15, 1919 | 5'10" | 202 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
| David Poole | R | April 11, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Jerry Rezack | R | R | December 2, 1924 | 6'1" | 182 | |
| John Sabatie | R | R | November 1, 1917 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Skeeter Scalzi | R | R | June 16, 1913 | 5'6" | 160 | Lafferty, OH US |
| Ernest Spitzer | ||||||
| Robert Stapenhorst | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| George Starrette | L | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Adrian Thompson | R | October 30, 1918 | 6'1" | 165 | Alvord, IA US | |
| Red Treadway | L | R | April 28, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | Athalone, NC US |
| Daniel Wengrenovich | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Max Wilson | L | L | June 3, 1916 | 5'7" | 160 | Haw River, NC US |
| Louis Zam | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Edward Zielinski | L | L | 5'10" | 175 |
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.
