1949 Willows Cardinals Roster
Far West League (FWL) - Class: D
Team Record: 68-58
Finished 3rd in the FWL
Manager: Bert Bonomi (0-0), Fred Fass (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Willows, California
Ballpark: Ajax Field
Attendance: 24,918, Avg. 396
1949 Willows Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 68-58
Finished 3rd in the FWL
Manager: Bert Bonomi (0-0), Fred Fass (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Willows, California
Ballpark: Ajax Field
Attendance: 24,918, Avg. 396
Playoffs - Pittsburg Diamonds 3 games, Willows Cardinals 2
The Willows Cardinals of the Far West League ended the 1949 season with a record of 68 wins and 58 losses, finishing third in the FWL.
Bert Bonomi and Fred Fass served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Appleby | R | R | December 26, 1928 | 5'10" | 175 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Wendell Ashby | ||||||
| Frank Ball | ||||||
| Donald Bausman | R | R | April 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Fresno, CA US |
| Don Blackman | S | February 18, 1929 | 5'10" | 160 | San Diego, CA US | |
| Bert Bonomi | R | March 14, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Myron Brandon | May 30, 1929 | 192 | ||||
| Bob Brown | R | R | May 31, 1930 | 6'0" | 165 | San Diego, CA US |
| Bill Bryant | R | R | July 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | Willowbrook, CA US |
| Roy Cabral | ||||||
| Gene Clear | October 7, 1930 | 193 | Denver, CO US | |||
| Bill Cox | May 25, 1930 | 193 | ||||
| Don Davis | R | R | August 14, 1928 | 5'9" | 180 | Cressona, PA US |
| Kenneth Dudrey | R | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Fred Fass | R | R | April 21, 1922 | 6'1" | 175 | Peoria, IL US |
| Joe Ford | R | R | September 6, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Carter, OK US |
| Lee Freeze | November 25, 1928 | 192 | Vinson, OK US | |||
| Wendell Freeze | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Henry Friedrich | ||||||
| Walter Graves | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Russell Green | ||||||
| Bobby Kinnard | L | April 27, 1929 | 5'7" | 170 | Fort Cobb, OK US | |
| Ernie Latessa | R | 5'11" | 173 | |||
| Gene Mitzel | R | R | August 18, 1928 | 5'8" | 168 | Boonville, MO US |
| Michael Mulleady | R | R | March 21, 1921 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Eugene Painter | R | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Bud Powers | L | L | July 20, 1930 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Vernon Rhinehart | ||||||
| B. J. Rice | R | December 3, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Lindsay, OK US | |
| Mike Rivera | R | April 27, 1928 | 5'10" | 172 | ||
| George Santillanes | ||||||
| Curt Schmidt | R | January 1, 1918 | 6'2" | 175 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| Robert Souza | R | R | June 8, 1930 | 6'0" | 150 | Oakland, CA US |
| D. L. Storm | ||||||
| Richard Treon | R | R | July 21, 1928 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Sherman Wankier | L | L | April 21, 1930 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Al Zuber | May 1, 1927 |
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.
