1949 Burlington Bees Roster
Carolina League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 72-72
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Hubert Bates (0-0), Herb Crompton (0-0)
Location: Burlington, North Carolina
Ballpark: Elon College Park
Attendance: 83,150, Avg. 1,155
1949 Burlington Bees StatisticsTeam Record: 72-72
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Hubert Bates (0-0), Herb Crompton (0-0)
Location: Burlington, North Carolina
Ballpark: Elon College Park
Attendance: 83,150, Avg. 1,155
Playoffs - Burlington Bees 4 games, Danville Leafs 2
Finals - Burlington Bees 4 games, Raleigh Capitals 3
The Burlington Bees of the Carolina League ended the 1949 season with a record of 72 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.
Hubert Bates and Herb Crompton 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 |
| George Armstrong | R | R | June 3, 1924 | 5'10" | 190 | Orange, NJ 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 | |
| Mel Bosser | R | R | February 8, 1914 | 6'0" | 173 | Johnstown, PA US |
| Myron Bourdette | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Richard Brockwell | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Jim Burns | L | L | December 29, 1920 | 6'2" | 205 | Morgantown, WV US |
| Louis Bush | R | R | January 15, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Pat Cooper | R | R | November 26, 1917 | 6'3" | 180 | Albemarle, NC US |
| Herb Crompton | R | R | November 7, 1911 | 6'0" | 185 | Taylor Ridge, IL US |
| Jim Curtis | R | R | December 16, 1925 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Jake Daniel | L | L | April 22, 1911 | 5'11" | 175 | Roanoke, AL US |
| William Evans | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Richard Farkas | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Wendell Finders | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Floyd Graves | ||||||
| Michael Hafenecker | R | September 19, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Olen Hancock | R | R | August 28, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Lawrence Hartley | L | R | November 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 215 | St. Augustine, FL US |
| Bruce Hedrick | R | 5'11" | 220 | |||
| Rufe Hooks | L | R | July 24, 1917 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Pete Howard | R | October 25, 1922 | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Joe Jones | R | R | April 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 195 | Flint Hill, VA US |
| Harry Jordan | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Everett Karpinec | R | R | February 2, 1919 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Ed Kinney | L | L | March 27, 1921 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Norman Kramer | R | R | December 19, 1924 | 5'10" | 170 | Tell City, IN US |
| James Lamb | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| Donald MacLean | L | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Robert Mehlhorn | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Frank Miller | L | December 13, 1924 | 6'2" | 182 | ||
| Aaron Osofsky | R | R | 5'7" | 175 | ||
| Alex Palica | R | R | August 19, 1926 | 6'0" | 188 | Lomita, CA US |
| Gene Petty | L | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Dan Radakovich | R | R | March 18, 1918 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Kenneth Raddant | R | June 16, 1922 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| George Reding | L | September 26, 1924 | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Kenneth Reese | ||||||
| William Robinson | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Norman Rollins | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Walter Sierotko | R | R | December 20, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | South River, NJ US |
| Joseph Trotta | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Nick Turowicz | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ray Vaughn | L | L | April 19, 1928 | 6'4" | 165 | Burlington, NC US |
| Max Wilson | L | L | June 3, 1916 | 5'7" | 160 | Haw River, NC 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.
