1949 Shreveport Sports Roster
Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 80-74
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Salty Parker (80-74)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 222,331, Avg. 2,887
1949 Shreveport Sports StatisticsTeam Record: 80-74
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Salty Parker (80-74)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 222,331, Avg. 2,887
Playoffs - Fort Worth Cats 4 games, Shreveport Sports 1
The Shreveport Sports of the Texas League ended the 1949 season with a record of 80 wins and 74 losses, finishing fourth in the TL.
Salty Parker served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Altizer | L | L | October 22, 1918 | 6'0" | 160 | Wakefield, VA US |
| 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 |
| Lester Burge | L | L | May 17, 1917 | 6'1" | 190 | Stokes County, NC US |
| Andy Bush | R | R | January 22, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Winchester, KY US |
| Joseph Campbell | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Albert Cleary | R | R | 6'0" | 193 | ||
| Allan Cross | L | R | November 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Clinton Dahlberg | L | March 3, 1920 | 6'3" | 202 | ||
| Lewis Davis | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Avon Driggers | L | L | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Jerry Fahr | R | R | December 9, 1924 | 6'5" | 185 | Marmaduke, AR US |
| Ira Glass | R | November 30, 1921 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Warren Hacker | R | R | November 21, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | Marissa, IL US |
| Ralph Hamner | R | R | September 12, 1916 | 6'3" | 165 | Gibsland, LA US |
| Jack Hussey | R | 6'2" | 210 | |||
| Eddie Knoblauch | L | January 31, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Ed Kowalski | R | R | December 5, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | Saginaw, MI US |
| Jack Kraus | R | L | April 26, 1918 | 6'4" | 190 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Pete Lewis | R | R | June 4, 1921 | 5'11" | 170 | Camden, AR US |
| 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 |
| Douglas Payne | R | R | 6'4" | 215 | ||
| Vernon Petty | R | April 12, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Gastonia, NC US | |
| Thomas Pullig | R | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Danny Reynolds | R | R | November 26, 1919 | 5'11" | 158 | Stony Point, NC US |
| Ed Rullman | R | September 25, 1925 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Dee Sanders | R | R | April 8, 1921 | 6'3" | 195 | Quitman, TX US |
| Moe Santomauro | R | R | June 13, 1925 | 6'0" | 182 | |
| Bill Sarni | R | R | September 19, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Hal Simpson | L | January 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Hugh Sooter | R | R | May 30, 1927 | 5'9" | 174 | |
| John Sosh | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| John Tayoan | R | July 10, 1917 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Bobby Wilkins | R | R | August 11, 1922 | 5'9" | 165 | Denton, NC 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.
