1949 Wilmington Blue Rocks Roster

Inter-State League (ISL) - Class: B
Team Record: 75-62
Finished 2nd in the ISL
Manager: Jack Sanford (75-62)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Ballpark: Wilmington Park
Attendance: 52,427, Avg. 765
1949 Wilmington Blue Rocks Statistics

Playoffs - Trenton Giants 4 games, Wilmington Blue Rocks 2

The Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Inter-State League ended the 1949 season with a record of 75 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the ISL.

Jack Sanford served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ed AtzrottRROctober 13, 19216'2"195Buffalo, NY US
James BradshawRLApril 12, 19265'9"185
Jack BrittinRRMarch 4, 19245'11"175Athens, IL US
Chester ButlerR5'11"174
John DavenportLLNovember 27, 19226'0"175Birmingham, AL US
Arthur Fitzgerald
William FoggRR6'2"185
George GasdaskaRDecember 14, 19255'8"155
Robert GreenRRMarch 4, 19275'11"180
Steve KomaraSeptember 3, 1921192Gahagan, PA US
Orient MartellaRJune 2, 19225'9"190
Richard MathewsR6'0"170
Pat McCulloughRR5'11"178
Kenneth OlvesenRR6'2"200
Edwin OswaldRRAugust 3, 19266'2"192
Joseph PalkovitzRMay 9, 19266'1"195
Bob RileyR5'7"158
Mike RomelloRSeptember 5, 19215'5"155Philadelphia, PA US
Don SchmidtRRJuly 20, 19246'0"195Plainfield, NJ US
Jake SchmittLLNovember 3, 19256'1"173Norwalk, CT US
Elmer SexauerRRMay 21, 19266'4"220St. Louis County, MO US
Dick SmullenLL6'0"196
Joseph TesauroLL5'9"180
John WalzRRJune 14, 19306'3"210Baltimore, MD US
John WernerRRSeptember 21, 19265'11"200Philadelphia, PA US
Frank WhalenR6'0"185
Ernie WoodsLLJanuary 9, 19245'10"170New Orleans, LA 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.



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