1946 Wilmington Blue Rocks Roster

Inter-State League (ISL) - Class: B
Team Record: 87-53
Finished 1st in the ISL
Manager: Jack Saltzgaver (87-53)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Ballpark: Wilmington Park

1946 Wilmington Blue Rocks Statistics

Playoffs - Wilmington Blue Rocks 4 games, Hagerstown Owls 3
Finals - Harrisburg Senators 4 games, Wilmington Blue Rocks 1

The Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Inter-State League ended the 1946 season with a record of 87 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the ISL.

Jack Saltzgaver served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
John AndréLRJanuary 3, 19236'4"200Brockton, MA US
Robert BilgravRRDecember 7, 19216'1"180
Fred CaligiuriRROctober 22, 19186'0"190West Hickory, PA US
George CopelandRRSeptember 28, 19216'0"180
Jack CrimianRRFebruary 17, 19265'10"180Philadelphia, PA US
George DavisRNovember 30, 19186'0"180Carnegie, PA US
Michael Demchak
Fred DoenigRRDecember 5, 19206'1"185
Charles DommerRRApril 25, 19256'2"200Port Huron, MI US
Paul EdmondstonRR6'0"185
Charles Elliott
George GasdaskaRDecember 14, 19255'8"155
Walter GrahamRROctober 21, 19275'11"190Rowan County, NC US
Ben GreggRJanuary 9, 19256'3"185
Cletus HeldRR
Densil HoneycuttAugust 29, 1921192
Bill JankowskiRRFebruary 10, 19266'1"200
George JosephRRJune 29, 19205'11"170Philadelphia, PA US
Henry KochRSeptember 2, 19215'9"160
George KremerL6'1"185
Ralph LaPointeRRJanuary 8, 19225'11"185Winooski, VT US
Francis LashLLSeptember 18, 19236'1"170
Earl LindamoodLLMay 16, 19195'11"160New Market, VA US
John LorenzLR5'10"190
Frank LugosRRApril 17, 19235'11"175
Ray MaloneyR6'1"185
William McGurkLRJuly 27, 19246'2"200
Joseph McNamara
Ed MurphyRRAugust 23, 19185'11"190Joliet, IL US
Kenneth OlvesenRR6'2"200
Don Ostermiller
Joseph PalkovitzRMay 9, 19266'1"195
Ben PhillipsRRMay 11, 19216'0"192Plantersville, TX US
William RattereeL5'11"160
Lloyd Rice
Mickey RutnerRRMarch 18, 19195'11"190Hempstead, NY US
Jack SaltzgaverLRJanuary 23, 19035'11"165Croton, IA US
Ed SanickiRRJuly 7, 19235'9"175Wallington, NJ US
Joseph ScaliseR5'11"180
Joseph ScheldtLNovember 29, 19206'2"196
Joe ScottRLJuly 17, 19236'0"165Louisville, KY US
Albert ShapiroRL5'11"175
Harry ShumanRRMarch 5, 19156'2"195Philadelphia, PA US
Joe SlotterRL5'10"175
Ray WaltersRApril 3, 19246'0"190
Ralph Zeitz


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