1949 Grand Forks Chiefs Roster
Northern League (NL) - Class: C
Team Record: 55-70
Finished 8th in the NL
Manager: Eddie Kearse (0-0), Joe McDermott (0-0), Wally Berger (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Park, Unknown
Attendance: 49,757, Avg. 796
1949 Grand Forks Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 55-70
Finished 8th in the NL
Manager: Eddie Kearse (0-0), Joe McDermott (0-0), Wally Berger (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Park, Unknown
Attendance: 49,757, Avg. 796
The Grand Forks Chiefs of the Northern League ended the 1949 season with a record of 55 wins and 70 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.
Eddie Kearse, Joe McDermott and Wally Berger served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Adkisson | R | R | March 27, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Ben Anderson | R | R | September 11, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Harold Anderson | R | R | ||||
| James Arend | R | R | December 23, 1928 | 5'7" | 160 | |
| Albert Billingsly | L | January 31, 1929 | 5'10" | 163 | ||
| Dally Canfield | L | September 15, 1928 | 5'8" | 150 | ||
| Richard Cassidy | ||||||
| Richard Crichton | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Walter Eads | L | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Teddy Eberhard | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Charlie Fontana | L | September 21, 1929 | 6'0" | 208 | ||
| Tom Gott | L | September 26, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Eddie Kearse | R | R | February 23, 1916 | 6'1" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ted Kobrin | R | May 16, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | Waterbury, CT US | |
| Neil Lettau | R | L | 6'1" | 173 | ||
| Del Marquardt | L | January 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Meshelski | R | R | April 19, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Robert Montgomery | L | R | May 23, 1932 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Paul Nichols | R | R | 6'2" | 160 | ||
| Allen Nordgren | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Jim Robertson | R | R | January 29, 1928 | 5'9" | 183 | Chicago, IL US |
| Edward Sandusky | R | R | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Howard Schemerhorn | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Frank Simanovsky | L | L | October 4, 1929 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Cromer Smotherman | L | L | July 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | Rockvale, TN US |
| Dale Walter | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Dave Waters | R | 5'11" | 175 |
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.
