1948 Burlington Bees Roster
Carolina League (CL) - Class: C
Team Record: 80-62
Finished 3rd in the CL
Manager: Hubert Bates (80-62)
Location: Burlington, North Carolina
Ballpark: Elon College Park
Attendance: 101,000, Avg. 1,423
1948 Burlington Bees StatisticsTeam Record: 80-62
Finished 3rd in the CL
Manager: Hubert Bates (80-62)
Location: Burlington, North Carolina
Ballpark: Elon College Park
Attendance: 101,000, Avg. 1,423
Playoffs - Burlington Bees 4 games, Raleigh Capitals 2
Finals - Martinsville Athletics 4 games, Burlington Bees 2
The Burlington Bees of the Carolina League ended the 1948 season with a record of 80 wins and 62 losses, finishing third in the CL.
Hubert Bates served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tal Abernathy | R | L | October 30, 1921 | 6'2" | 210 | Bynum, NC US |
| Hubert Bates | R | R | March 16, 1912 | 6'0" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Dave Baxter | S | L | 5'11" | 190 | Springdale, PA US | |
| Francis Boger | ||||||
| George Bortz | S | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Moe Bremer | R | January 21, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Rockford, IL US | |
| Jim Burns | L | L | December 29, 1920 | 6'2" | 205 | Morgantown, WV US |
| John Clayton | R | May 12, 1919 | 5'7" | 165 | ||
| Robert Falk | R | October 11, 1915 | 5'11" | 183 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Lewis Faucette | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Arthur Freiberger | R | August 6, 1928 | 5'11" | 173 | New York, NY US | |
| George Fultz | L | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Bob Galey | R | R | January 6, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Lubbock, TX US |
| Norman Galinkin | L | June 29, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Ray Gamache | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Lawrence Hartley | L | R | November 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 215 | St. Augustine, FL US |
| Bert Heffernan | L | L | January 9, 1930 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| Pete Howard | R | October 25, 1922 | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Curtis Mitchell | R | R | May 16, 1915 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Garland Mitchell | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Ryland Motley | R | R | April 19, 1921 | 5'10" | 162 | Pittsylvania County, VA US |
| Joseph Parise | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Raymond Pate | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| James Poole | March 26, 1924 | |||||
| John Robinson | R | R | November 14, 1926 | 6'1" | 180 | Concord, NC US |
| Claude Swiggett | L | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Roscoe Taylor | November 11, 1920 | 192 | Guilford County, NC US | |||
| Joe Uhls | R | February 24, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Richard Wentworth | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Ray Williams | R | R | December 4, 1924 | 6'2" | 185 | Ensley, AL US |
| Max Wilson | L | L | June 3, 1916 | 5'7" | 160 | Haw River, NC US |
| Norman Wilson | R | L | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Richard Woodard | L | 5'10" | 184 |
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.
