1948 Scranton Red Sox Roster
Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 89-51
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Mike Ryba (89-51)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Scranton-Dunmore Stadium
Attendance: 165,215, Avg. 2,360
1948 Scranton Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 89-51
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Mike Ryba (89-51)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Scranton-Dunmore Stadium
Attendance: 165,215, Avg. 2,360
Playoffs - Scranton Red Sox 4 games, Utica Blue Sox 1
Finals - Scranton Red Sox 4 games, Albany Senators 0
The Scranton Red Sox of the Eastern League ended the 1948 season with a record of 89 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the EL.
Mike Ryba served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Allen | R | August 31, 1916 | 6'2" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| Ralph Atkins | L | L | March 30, 1925 | 6'2" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Hal Brown | R | R | December 11, 1924 | 6'2" | 180 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Maurice Craft | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Jim Davis | S | L | September 15, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Red Bluff, CA US |
| Frank DiGregorio | R | December 24, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Bob DiPietro | R | R | September 1, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Donald Griffin | R | R | January 7, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Harley Hisner | R | R | November 6, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Maples, IN US |
| Joe Langworthy | L | April 2, 1921 | 5'9" | 165 | , RI US | |
| Red Lavigne | R | September 2, 1923 | 5'9" | 195 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| Ed Lenn | L | 6'3" | 195 | , MT US | ||
| Mickey McDermott | L | L | April 29, 1929 | 6'2" | 170 | Poughkeepsie, NY US |
| Jim McDonald | R | R | May 17, 1927 | 5'10" | 185 | Grants Pass, OR US |
| Eddie McGah | R | R | September 30, 1921 | 6'0" | 183 | Oakland, CA US |
| Irv Medlinger | L | L | June 18, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Gordie Mueller | R | R | December 10, 1922 | 6'4" | 200 | Timonium, MD US |
| Willard Nixon | L | R | June 17, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Taylorsville, GA US |
| Jim Piersall | R | R | November 14, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | Waterbury, CT US |
| Al Richter | R | R | February 7, 1927 | 5'11" | 165 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Al Simononis | R | R | December 1, 1919 | 5'8" | 175 | |
| George Strickland | R | R | January 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Tom West | L | May 21, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 |
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.
