1948 Tarboro Tars Roster
Team Record: 87-53
Finished 1st in the CPL
Manager: Lowell Hamons (87-53)
Location: Tarboro, North Carolina
Ballpark: Municipal Park (Field)
Attendance: 67,767, Avg. 968
Playoffs - Tarboro Tars 4 games, Rocky Mount Leafs 2
Finals - Tarboro Tars 4 games, Kinston Eagles 1
The Tarboro Tars of the Coastal Plain League ended the 1948 season with a record of 87 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the CPL.
Lowell Hamons served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Andrews | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Ralph Caldwell | R | March 25, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| James Cox | L | 5'7" | 170 | |||
| Joe Currin | ||||||
| Jake Daniel | L | L | April 22, 1911 | 5'11" | 175 | Roanoke, AL US |
| Ray Dietrich | July 15, 1928 | |||||
| Lowell Hamons | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| James Irvin | ||||||
| William Jeffries | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Robert Johnson | R | 6'2" | 196 | |||
| Ray Komanecky | R | R | September 5, 1917 | 5'9" | 175 | Livingston, IL US |
| Ed Luszcynski | December 20, 1928 | Chiefton, WV US | ||||
| Stephen Marko | L | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Eddie Neville | L | L | September 25, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Leslie Price | R | R | 192 | |||
| Thomas Pritchard | L | L | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| John Richards | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Stanley Russelavage | L | L | May 8, 1923 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| William See | R | R | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Edwin Smith | September 19, 1923 | 192 | ||||
| Chuck St. Germain | R | January 31, 1928 | 5'11" | 157 | ||
| Robert Stapenhorst | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| James Towns | L | 5'10" | 148 | |||
| Ray Urban | R | 6'2" | 188 |
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.
