1948 Waco Pirates Roster
Big State League (BSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 82-64
Finished 3rd in the BSL
Manager: Buster Chatham (82-64)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Waco, Texas
Ballpark: Katy Park
Attendance: 82,762, Avg. 1,134
1948 Waco Pirates StatisticsTeam Record: 82-64
Finished 3rd in the BSL
Manager: Buster Chatham (82-64)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Waco, Texas
Ballpark: Katy Park
Attendance: 82,762, Avg. 1,134
Playoffs - Wichita Falls Spudders 4 games, Waco Pirates 0
The Waco Pirates of the Big State League ended the 1948 season with a record of 82 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the BSL.
Buster Chatham served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Blackburn | L | R | July 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 170 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Donald Cena | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Carroll Dial | R | R | October 20, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | Altus, OK US |
| Delton Dunnack | R | April 29, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Mansfield, CT US | |
| Tommie Encinas | R | R | April 26, 1923 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Franklin Estes | R | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Frank Gibbs | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Robert Green | ||||||
| George Haas | R | 6'4" | 195 | |||
| Harold Haddican | R | R | June 11, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Satanta, KS US |
| Buddy Hancken | R | R | August 30, 1914 | 6'1" | 175 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Ike Henderson | ||||||
| William Herring | R | January 9, 1929 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Thomas Hodges | L | R | August 15, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Percy Hough | L | R | July 17, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | Wadesboro, NC US |
| Jodie Howington | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Tony Judge | ||||||
| Tom Laidlaw | L | R | August 16, 1921 | 6'1" | 190 | Browerville, MN US |
| Danny Lynch | R | R | February 7, 1926 | 5'11" | 174 | Dallas, TX US |
| Robert Masters | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Cliff McClain | L | R | July 3, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Del Rey, CA US |
| John McKeown | S | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Harry Minor | R | R | March 7, 1928 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Bill Monahan | R | R | December 3, 1925 | 6'1" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Clarence Pfeil | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Dick Schattinger | S | R | August 31, 1924 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Fred Strobel | R | R | March 30, 1929 | 5'11" | 200 | Oxnard, CA 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.
