1949 Asheville Tourists Roster

Tri-State League (TSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 76-71
Finished 3rd in the TSL
Manager: Ed Head (76-71)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Old McCormick Field
Attendance: 105,899, Avg. 1,441
1949 Asheville Tourists Statistics

Playoffs - Spartanburg Peaches 3 games, Asheville Tourists 1

The Asheville Tourists of the Tri-State League ended the 1949 season with a record of 76 wins and 71 losses, finishing third in the TSL.

Ed Head served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Herb BantonRRDecember 4, 19286'0"185
Glenn BrateRR6'0"170
John ConroyR6'0"175
Billy DardenRRJuly 27, 19266'4"190
Joseph DeStefanoRJanuary 3, 19275'9"160
Buck DriskillLDecember 23, 19225'11"180
Rafael FernandezRR6'1"183
Bill JekielekRAugust 19, 19275'11"180
William KeanRR5'11"160
Bill KearnsR6'1"178
Eugene KernRR6'1"195
Joseph KonitzkiRDecember 24, 19275'11"180
Michael MunsingerRR5'9"180
Carl MustenR5'11"185
Russ NelsonR5'8"160
Edward NiddsL5'11"180
Gerard OrlemanRRAugust 22, 19256'0"182Brooklyn, NY US
Irv RenolletRRJuly 26, 19266'0"180
Eugene StarrRL5'10"160
Richard TrossRRMarch 31, 19256'1"175
Gale WadeLRJanuary 20, 19296'1"185Hollister, MO US
Wiley WilliamsRLMarch 8, 19276'1"200Greenville, SC 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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