1949 San Antonio Missions Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 70-83
Finished 6th in the TL
Manager: Gus Mancuso (70-83)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Ballpark: Mission Stadium
Attendance: 225,500, Avg. 2,948
1949 San Antonio Missions Statistics

The San Antonio Missions of the Texas League ended the 1949 season with a record of 70 wins and 83 losses, finishing sixth in the TL.

Gus Mancuso served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Danny BaichRRDecember 25, 19245'10"190Detroit, MI US
Frank BiscanLLMarch 13, 19205'11"190Mount Olive, IL US
John CroccoRRJanuary 23, 19266'1"184Modesto, CA US
Tommy FineSROctober 10, 19146'0"180Cleburne, TX US
Joe FrazierLROctober 6, 19226'0"180Liberty, NC US
Al GerheauserLLJune 24, 19176'3"190St. Louis, MO US
Homer GibsonRRApril 19, 19186'0"175
Charley GrantRRMarch 22, 19216'1"188Graceville, FL US
Garvin HamnerRRMarch 18, 19245'11"172Richmond, VA US
Red HayworthRRMay 14, 19166'1"200High Point, NC US
Bobby HerreraRRJuly 26, 19266'0"184Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX
George HooksSR6'0"165
Jake JonesRRNovember 23, 19206'3"197Epps, LA US
Don LenhardtRROctober 4, 19226'3"190Alton, IL US
Will LeonardRJune 21, 19216'0"190Salt Lake City, UT US
Ed LevyRROctober 28, 19166'5"190Birmingham, AL US
William MartinRRSeptember 22, 19206'0"175
Jerry McCarthyLLMay 23, 19236'1"205Brooklyn, NY US
John NovoselRApril 6, 19185'11"190
Bob OkrieLOctober 25, 19246'1"195Detroit, MI US
Frankie PackLRApril 10, 19286'0"190Morristown, TN US
John PavlickRR5'9"190
Earl ReidLRJune 8, 19136'3"190Bangor, AL US
Emidio RigaRSeptember 24, 19226'0"180
Don RossRRJuly 16, 19146'1"185Pasadena, CA US
Pat SeereyRRMarch 17, 19235'10"200Wilburton, OK US
Ray ShoreRRJune 9, 19216'3"210Cincinnati, OH US
Bill SommersRRFebruary 17, 19236'0"180Brooklyn, NY US
Lester Stone

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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