1948 Salina Blue Jays Roster
Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 58-80
Finished 7th in the WA
Manager: Vance Dinges (58-80)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Salina, Kansas
Ballpark: Kenwood Field
Attendance: 41,850, Avg. 607
1948 Salina Blue Jays StatisticsTeam Record: 58-80
Finished 7th in the WA
Manager: Vance Dinges (58-80)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Salina, Kansas
Ballpark: Kenwood Field
Attendance: 41,850, Avg. 607
The Salina Blue Jays of the Western Association ended the 1948 season with a record of 58 wins and 80 losses, finishing seventh in the WA.
Vance Dinges served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert All | R | R | August 17, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Bob Becker | R | R | March 26, 1927 | 6'3" | 180 | Kenosha, WI US |
| Jim Command | L | R | October 15, 1928 | 6'2" | 200 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
| Curtis Darnell | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| John Davenport | L | L | November 27, 1922 | 6'0" | 175 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Vance Dinges | L | L | May 29, 1915 | 6'2" | 175 | Elizabeth, NJ US |
| Thomas Earnest | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Emerson Garrett | ||||||
| Bill Graney | R | R | June 9, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jim Jolly | R | R | June 13, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| James Koukl | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Dick Loomis | R | September 2, 1927 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Virgil Loy | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Orient Martella | R | June 2, 1922 | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Roger May | L | L | July 23, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| George New | L | L | June 27, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Peter Pantos | March 12, 1929 | |||||
| Phillip Ratcliff | ||||||
| Norbert Switalski | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Ray Waychoff | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Edward Waytula | R | January 5, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Richard West | R | R | April 25, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 |
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.
