1948 San Diego Padres Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 83-105
Finished 7th in the PCL
Manager: Ripper Collins (0-0), Jimmie Reese (0-0), Jim Brillheart (0-0)
Location: San Diego, California
Ballpark: Lane Field
Attendance: 424,200, Avg. 4,513
1948 San Diego Padres Statistics

The San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1948 season with a record of 83 wins and 105 losses, finishing seventh in the PCL.

The Padres scored 865 runs and conceded 957 runs.

Players from the 1948 San Diego Padres who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Leo Wells, Jake Wade, Gene Thompson, Vince Shupe, Tom Seats, Manny Salvo, Rip Russell, John Ritchey, Len Rice, Xavier Rescigno, Steve Mesner, Bill Lillard, Al Jurisich, Lee Handley, Lou Grasmick, Jack Graham, Jesse Flores, Pete Coscarart, Dain Clay, Jake Caulfield, Hank Camelli, Mike Budnick, Johnny Barrett and Buster Adams.

Ripper Collins, Jimmie Reese and Jim Brillheart served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Buster AdamsRRJune 24, 19156'0"180Trinidad, CO US
Johnny BarrettLLDecember 18, 19155'10"170Lowell, MA US
Mike BudnickRRSeptember 15, 19196'1"200Astoria, OR US
Hank CamelliRRDecember 9, 19145'11"190Gloucester, MA US
Jake CaulfieldRRNovember 23, 19175'11"170Los Angeles, CA US
Dain ClayRRJuly 10, 19195'10"160Hicksville, OH US
Pete CoscarartRRJune 16, 19135'11"175Escondido, CA US
Vito DeVitoRRDecember 17, 19255'11"175Stamford, CT US
Jesse FloresRRNovember 2, 19145'10"175Guadalajara, Jalisco MX
Jim GleasonRRJune 22, 19276'2"190San Diego County, CA US
Jack GrahamLLDecember 24, 19166'2"200Minneapolis, MN US
Lou GrasmickRRSeptember 11, 19246'0"195Baltimore, MD US
Dick GrecoRRJuly 2, 19256'3"220Tacoma, WA US
Lee HandleyRRJuly 13, 19135'7"160Clarion, IA US
Ray HardeeOctober 27, 1920192Clayton, NC US
Johnny JensenRRMarch 2, 19176'2"198San Diego, CA US
Al JurisichRRAugust 25, 19216'2"193New Orleans, LA US
Bob KerriganLLSeptember 1, 19205'11"185Syracuse, NY US
Earl KuperLMay 3, 19206'0"180Tacoma, WA US
Dale LeeRDecember 10, 19256'1"175Richmond, CA US
Bill LillardRRJanuary 10, 19185'10"170Goleta, CA US
Steve MesnerRRJanuary 13, 19185'9"178Los Angeles, CA US
George NicholasRRJuly 2, 1923192New York, NY US
Al OlsenLLMarch 30, 19215'11"175San Diego, CA US
Dan PerlmutterLApril 27, 19265'11"175New York, NY US
Xavier RescignoRROctober 13, 19125'10"175New York, NY US
Len RiceRRSeptember 2, 19186'0"175Lead, SD US
John RitcheyLRJanuary 5, 19235'10"180San Diego, CA US
Rip RussellRRJanuary 26, 19156'1"180Los Angeles, CA US
Manny SalvoRRJune 30, 19126'4"210Sacramento, CA US
Tom SeatsRLSeptember 24, 19105'11"190Farmington, NC US
Vince ShupeLLSeptember 5, 19215'11"180East Canton, OH US
Gene ThompsonRRJune 7, 19176'1"185Latham, IL US
Ray TranRJanuary 11, 19115'9"170Kamsack, SK CA
Al TreichelRROctober 31, 19176'5"190St. Louis, MO US
Henry ValleeL6'0"190
Angelo VenturelliSeptember 14, 1923192Mutual, UT US
Jake WadeLLApril 1, 19126'2"175Morehead City, NC US
Gordon WaldenRROctober 29, 19195'11"190Modesto, CA US
Leo WellsRRJuly 18, 19175'9"170Kansas City, KS US

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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