1949 Roanoke Red Sox Roster

Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 71-69
Finished 4th in the PL
Manager: Red Marion (71-69)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Ballpark: Maher Field
Attendance: 138,968, Avg. 1,985
1949 Roanoke Red Sox Statistics

Playoffs - Lynchburg Cardinals 4 games, Roanoke Red Sox 3

The Roanoke Red Sox of the Piedmont League ended the 1949 season with a record of 71 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the PL.

Red Marion served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
John AhernRRNovember 5, 19285'11"210Salem, MA US
Stephen AndreskiR5'9"180
Milt BollingRRAugust 9, 19306'1"177Mississippi City, MS US
Ray BretonRR6'0"185
Richard CallisonRRJune 12, 19255'11"168
Walt CloughRRApril 29, 19265'11"165Auburn, WA US
Raymond DaedlowRR5'11"165
Pete DaleyRRJanuary 14, 19306'0"195Grass Valley, CA US
Joseph DelockR5'10"160
Joseph DeToiaR6'0"190
Earl EdwardsL6'0"170
Rick HallRRApril 24, 19296'0"175
Roger HigginsRRMarch 19, 19276'1"205
Charles LeBrunRR6'3"185
Charlie MaxwellLLApril 8, 19275'11"185Lawton, MI US
Wallace MitchellRR5'11"180
Joe MontalvoRJune 6, 19266'4"225New York, NY US
Robert MosakoskiRMarch 3, 19306'0"198
John O'FeeRRJanuary 29, 19286'0"170
Thomas RadcliffRR6'3"185
Joe ReedyLLMarch 30, 19296'0"185
Arnold RiesgoRMarch 4, 19235'9"190
Patrick RyanLLMarch 20, 19266'1"180
Steve SalataRAugust 25, 19236'1"190Bridgeport, CT US
Rollin SchusterRRMay 3, 19286'2"210Woodcliff Lake, NJ US
John SehrtRRApril 13, 19275'8"160New Orleans, LA US
Jerry SheehanRRFebruary 27, 19246'0"175
Neilan SmithLL5'10"175
Charles Smozanitz
Joe StephensonRRJune 30, 19216'2"185Detroit, MI US
Bob Van EmanLLOctober 19, 19236'1"180New Castle, PA US
Sid WeinbachSLMarch 7, 19286'0"175Atlantic City, NJ US
Russell WilemanL6'0"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.




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