1948 Ventura Yankees Roster
California League (CL) - Class: C
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Eddie Kearse (80-60)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Ventura, California
Ballpark: Babe Ruth Field
Attendance: 74,036, Avg. 1,058
1948 Ventura Yankees StatisticsTeam Record: 80-60
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Eddie Kearse (80-60)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Ventura, California
Ballpark: Babe Ruth Field
Attendance: 74,036, Avg. 1,058
Playoffs - Stockton Ports 3 games, Ventura Yankees 0
The Ventura Yankees of the California League ended the 1948 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the CL.
Eddie Kearse served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Aubertin | R | R | December 28, 1929 | 6'3" | 190 | Colville, WA US |
| Charles Bell | R | R | February 10, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | Redondo Beach, CA US |
| Bill Boemler | L | L | September 5, 1927 | 6'6" | 220 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Frank Cirimele | L | R | January 20, 1926 | 5'7" | 155 | Vallejo, CA US |
| Elmer Clow | R | R | December 6, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Jerry Comer | R | R | August 14, 1930 | 6'2" | 200 | Oakland, CA US |
| Bob Day | R | R | February 27, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | Seattle, WA US |
| Doug Essick | R | R | May 27, 1922 | 6'3" | 215 | |
| Frank Finnegan | R | R | June 1, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Eddie Hughes | L | L | December 19, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | San Pedro, CA US |
| Raymond Jacobs | R | March 17, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Lee Jones | R | R | April 1, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | Fairfax, OK US |
| Paul Jones | R | December 11, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Eddie Kearse | R | R | February 23, 1916 | 6'1" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Robert Keeler | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Ervin Liberton | R | R | February 13, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Frank Lucchesi | R | R | April 24, 1926 | 5'7" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| William Newman | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Len Noren | R | R | August 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 200 | Santa Cruz, CA US |
| Vince Pesky | R | R | August 21, 1921 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Dick Pickett | R | June 29, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Frank Prowse | R | R | May 13, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | San Jose, CA US |
| Tom Upton | R | R | December 29, 1926 | 6'0" | 160 | Esther, MO US |
| Gene Valla | R | September 3, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Pete Vucurevich | R | R | September 27, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Larry Ward | R | R | March 18, 1925 | 6'2" | 185 | Terra Bella, CA US |
| Robert White | R | 6'7" | 230 |
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.
