1948 Sioux City Soos Roster
Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 69-68
Finished 4th in the WL
Manager: Joe Becker (69-68)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark: Soos Park
Attendance: 112,381, Avg. 1,641
1948 Sioux City Soos StatisticsTeam Record: 69-68
Finished 4th in the WL
Manager: Joe Becker (69-68)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark: Soos Park
Attendance: 112,381, Avg. 1,641
Playoffs - Lincoln Athletics 1 game, Sioux City Soos 0 - One-game playoff for third place.
Playoffs - Sioux City Soos 3 games, Denver Bears 2
Finals - Sioux City Soos 4 games, Lincoln Athletics 2
The Sioux City Soos of the Western League ended the 1948 season with a record of 69 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the WL.
Joe Becker served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Andromidas | R | R | October 10, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | New York, NY US |
| Joe Becker | R | R | June 25, 1908 | 6'1" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Joseph Becker | R | January 11, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Roger Bowman | R | L | August 18, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Amsterdam, NY US |
| Sam Brewer | R | R | April 17, 1924 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| John Carden | R | R | May 19, 1921 | 6'5" | 210 | Killeen, TX US |
| Ray Carlson | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Mike Colombo | R | R | October 29, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Bill Daues | R | July 20, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | Ste. Genevieve, MO US | |
| Tookie Gilbert | L | R | April 4, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Charles Gooding | R | R | January 12, 1928 | 5'9" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Gail Henley | L | R | October 15, 1928 | 5'9" | 180 | Wichita, KS US |
| Bobby Hofman | R | R | October 5, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | St. Louis, MO US |
| David Honan | S | R | January 10, 1924 | 6'6" | 190 | |
| Tony Jaros | R | February 22, 1920 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Bob Lennon | L | L | September 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 200 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Edward Martin | R | September 14, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | Algiers, LA US | |
| Bill Pavlick | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Philip Popps | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Donald Schoenborn | R | R | 6'1" | 178 | ||
| Leo Shields | ||||||
| Hal Swanson | R | R | April 30, 1926 | 6'1" | 208 | Kenosha, WI US |
| John Uber | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Kenneth VanGilder | R | R | June 22, 1923 | 6'3" | 220 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Edward Wagner | R | R | April 17, 1921 | 6'2" | 210 | West Point, NE US |
| Walter Wolfe | R | R | December 16, 1922 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Ernest Yelen | R | 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.
