1948 Wilmington Blue Rocks Roster

Inter-State League (ISL) - Class: B
Team Record: 82-56
Finished 1st in the ISL
Manager: Jack Sanford (82-56)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Ballpark: Wilmington Park
Attendance: 102,197, Avg. 1,481
1948 Wilmington Blue Rocks Statistics

Playoffs - York White Roses 4 games, Wilmington Blue Rocks 1

The Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Inter-State League ended the 1948 season with a record of 82 wins and 56 losses, finishing first in the ISL.

Jack Sanford served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
George DavisRNovember 30, 19186'0"180Carnegie, PA US
Charley DykesRROctober 22, 19235'5"153Bryn Mawr, PA US
George EyrichRRMarch 3, 19255'11"175Reading, PA US
Bill GeorgeLLAugust 12, 19276'0"180Summit, NJ US
Mike GoliatRRNovember 5, 19216'0"180Yatesboro, PA US
Don HasenmayerRRApril 4, 19275'10"180Roslyn, PA US
Stan HollmigRRJanuary 2, 19266'2"190Fredericksburg, TX US
Tom HortonRR6'1"195
Bill JankowskiRRFebruary 10, 19266'1"200
Jesse LevanLRJuly 15, 19266'0"172Reading, PA US
John LorenzLR5'10"190
Barney LutzLRAugust 20, 19155'10"175
Joe MayerLJune 30, 19276'1"170
Joseph O'ConnellR6'1"195
Edwin OswaldRRAugust 3, 19266'2"192
Hugh RadcliffeRRNovember 27, 19286'1"185Fort Valley, GA US
Steve RidzikRRApril 29, 19295'11"170Yonkers, NY US
Robin RobertsSRSeptember 30, 19266'0"190Springfield, IL US
Rudy RuferRROctober 28, 19266'0"165Ridgewood, NY US
George ThomasRR6'1"200
John WernerRRSeptember 21, 19265'11"200Philadelphia, PA US
Frank WhalenR6'0"185

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.



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