1948 Des Moines Bruins Roster
Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 76-64
Finished 1st in the WL
Manager: Stan Hack (76-64)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Sec Taylor Stadium I
Attendance: 232,038, Avg. 3,315
1948 Des Moines Bruins StatisticsTeam Record: 76-64
Finished 1st in the WL
Manager: Stan Hack (76-64)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Sec Taylor Stadium I
Attendance: 232,038, Avg. 3,315
Playoffs - Lincoln Athletics 3 games, Des Moines Bruins 2
The Des Moines Bruins of the Western League ended the 1948 season with a record of 76 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the WL.
Stan Hack served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Abernathy | L | L | November 1, 1922 | 6'3" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Dennis Aeschliman | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Donald Alfano | R | R | July 18, 1923 | 5'8" | 160 | Portland, OR US |
| Chuck Balogh | R | R | August 18, 1923 | 5'9" | 160 | Quecreek, PA US |
| Roman Bartkowski | L | L | February 18, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Bob Borkowski | R | R | January 27, 1926 | 6'0" | 182 | Dayton, OH US |
| William Campau | R | 5'11" | 205 | |||
| Jack Christensen | L | L | September 1, 1921 | 6'2" | 204 | Duluth, MN US |
| Lawrence Gapinski | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| John Imbra | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Randy Jackson | R | R | February 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 180 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Tony Jacobs | S | R | August 5, 1925 | 5'9" | 150 | Dixmoor, IL US |
| Don Johnson | R | R | December 7, 1911 | 6'0" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bob Kelly | R | R | October 4, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Russell Kerns | R | May 23, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Albert Kinsey | L | R | August 29, 1926 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| John Kruckman | L | August 22, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Robert Kuhlman | R | R | 6'1" | 188 | ||
| John Langgood | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Pete Leonetti | L | L | December 25, 1928 | 5'9" | 187 | |
| Rabbit Mallory | R | R | September 10, 1919 | 5'9" | 160 | Junction City, OR US |
| Jan Mandel | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Ed McDade | S | R | October 30, 1928 | 5'9" | 195 | East St. Louis, IL US |
| Andy Mohrlock | R | R | March 6, 1921 | 6'3" | 183 | |
| Bill Moisan | L | R | July 30, 1925 | 6'1" | 170 | Bradford, MA US |
| Ray Partee | R | July 10, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Larry Powell | L | L | July 14, 1914 | 5'10" | 175 | Dinuba, CA US |
| Carl Sawatski | L | R | November 4, 1927 | 5'10" | 210 | Shickshinny, PA US |
| John Sebastian | R | R | April 11, 1926 | 5'8" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Wayne Terwilliger | R | R | June 27, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Clare, MI US |
| Red Treadway | L | R | April 28, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | Athalone, NC US |
| Jim Trew | L | February 23, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | West Frankfort, IL US | |
| John Warsaw | R | R | 6'2" | 194 | ||
| Stanley Wnetrzak | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Earl York | L | October 20, 1926 | 6'2" | 195 | Dallas, TX 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.
