1949 Sioux Falls Canaries Roster
Northern League (NL) - Class: C
Team Record: 58-67
Finished 6th in the NL
Manager: Irvin Fortune (0-0), Lee Eilbracht (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Ballpark: Howard Wood Field
Attendance: 87,823, Avg. 1,405
1949 Sioux Falls Canaries StatisticsTeam Record: 58-67
Finished 6th in the NL
Manager: Irvin Fortune (0-0), Lee Eilbracht (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Ballpark: Howard Wood Field
Attendance: 87,823, Avg. 1,405
The Sioux Falls Canaries of the Northern League ended the 1949 season with a record of 58 wins and 67 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.
Irvin Fortune and Lee Eilbracht served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Banicki | L | L | June 5, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Emil Borgini | R | November 27, 1929 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Luther Burns | R | R | October 22, 1925 | 6'2" | 182 | |
| Bob Coats | L | L | December 24, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Woodlawn, IL US |
| Philip Costa | L | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Lee Eilbracht | R | March 22, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| George Erath | R | R | July 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Joe Farmer | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Eugene Feauto | L | L | 6'0" | 157 | ||
| Irvin Fortune | R | May 20, 1920 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| John Freund | L | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Sammy Gee | R | R | January 2, 1928 | 5'8" | 170 | Cleburne, TX US |
| Billy Hart | January 9, 1927 | |||||
| Dick Heitholt | L | March 17, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Bob Hoerner | L | January 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Dubuque, IA US | |
| Roy Hollingshead | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Don Howig | April 12, 1928 | 6'2" | ||||
| Clayton Johnson | R | March 17, 1925 | 5'6" | 134 | Burnside, LA US | |
| Gordyn Kirschner | R | R | October 8, 1930 | 5'11" | 192 | |
| Bernard Kozub | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Clarence Lawrence | R | R | July 7, 1928 | 5'11" | 176 | Waukesha, WI US |
| Theodore Lotz | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Paul Menking | R | R | February 26, 1929 | 5'10" | 190 | Arlington, NE US |
| Frank Morrow | R | R | April 21, 1931 | 5'7" | 155 | |
| Edwin Oley | L | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Dolph Regelsky | R | November 5, 1927 | 6'3" | 205 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Darrell Rothrock | R | L | May 13, 1928 | 6'0" | 200 | Stewardson, IL US |
| Bob Speake | L | L | August 22, 1930 | 6'1" | 178 | Springfield, MO US |
| Alfred Vogt | ||||||
| Flenn Walden |
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.
