1948 Shreveport Sports Roster
Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 76-77
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Salty Parker (76-77)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 195,616, Avg. 2,557
1948 Shreveport Sports StatisticsTeam Record: 76-77
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Salty Parker (76-77)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 195,616, Avg. 2,557
Playoffs - Fort Worth Cats 4 games, Shreveport Sports 2
The Shreveport Sports of the Texas League ended the 1948 season with a record of 76 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the TL.
Salty Parker served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Auman | R | R | August 5, 1921 | 6'0" | 180 | West End, NC US |
| Fred Baczewski | L | L | May 15, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Frank Benites | R | February 15, 1922 | 5'11" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| George Brown | L | R | July 27, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Greenville, SC US |
| Richard Callahan | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Herbert Chmiel | L | L | September 22, 1921 | 6'1" | 188 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jake Christie | L | R | September 3, 1919 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Merv Connors | R | R | January 23, 1914 | 6'2" | 192 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Jeff Cross | R | R | August 28, 1918 | 5'11" | 160 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Ernest Davis | R | September 2, 1922 | 6'0" | 205 | ||
| Clarence Gann | R | R | May 8, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Birmingham, AL US |
| William Garland | R | L | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Ira Glass | R | November 30, 1921 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Nick Gregory | R | September 13, 1915 | 5'7" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Warren Hacker | R | R | November 21, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | Marissa, IL US |
| Claude Horton | R | R | June 5, 1911 | 6'0" | 190 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Lee Roy Jones | R | L | February 13, 1923 | 5'7" | 180 | |
| Dick Kaess | R | April 5, 1925 | 5'9" | 160 | St. Paul, MN US | |
| Jim Kirby | R | R | May 5, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Nashville, TN US |
| Nat Love | R | R | November 18, 1915 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Robert Ludwig | R | September 25, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Garth Mann | R | R | November 16, 1915 | 6'0" | 155 | Brandon, TX US |
| Al Mazur | R | April 13, 1916 | 5'10" | 170 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Salty Parker | R | R | July 8, 1912 | 6'0" | 173 | East St. Louis, IL US |
| Vernon Petty | R | April 12, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Gastonia, NC US | |
| Bob Prichard | L | L | October 21, 1917 | 6'1" | 195 | Paris, TX US |
| Danny Reynolds | R | R | November 26, 1919 | 5'11" | 158 | Stony Point, NC US |
| Woody Rich | L | R | March 9, 1916 | 6'2" | 185 | Morganton, NC US |
| Jack Richards | L | November 30, 1921 | 6'0" | 170 | Portland, OR US | |
| Steve Sakas | R | R | May 13, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Dee Sanders | R | R | April 8, 1921 | 6'3" | 195 | Quitman, TX US |
| Bill Sarni | R | R | September 19, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Chris Sidaris | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| Hal Simpson | L | January 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Hugh Sooter | R | R | May 30, 1927 | 5'9" | 174 | |
| Frank Souza | R | February 6, 1920 | 5'8" | 185 | Oakland, CA US | |
| Mack Stewart | R | R | September 23, 1914 | 6'0" | 167 | Stevenson, AL US |
| Moose Vucelich | L | November 3, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Dilles Bottom, OH US | |
| Verne Williamson | R | R | November 23, 1919 | 5'8" | 140 | Mystic, IA US |
| John Wood | R | R | March 23, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | La Verne, CA US |
| Hank Wyse | R | R | March 1, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | Lunsford, AR 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.
