1949 Griffin Pimientos Roster
Georgia-Alabama League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 50-76
Finished 8th in the GGL
Manager: Buck Etchison (0-0), Rudy York (0-0), Lewis Sanders (0-0), Sam Gibson (0-0)
Location: Griffin, Georgia
Ballpark: Pimiento Park
Attendance: 47,825, Avg. 759
1949 Griffin Pimientos StatisticsTeam Record: 50-76
Finished 8th in the GGL
Manager: Buck Etchison (0-0), Rudy York (0-0), Lewis Sanders (0-0), Sam Gibson (0-0)
Location: Griffin, Georgia
Ballpark: Pimiento Park
Attendance: 47,825, Avg. 759
The Griffin Pimientos of the Georgia-Alabama League ended the 1949 season with a record of 50 wins and 76 losses, finishing eighth in the GGL.
Buck Etchison, Rudy York, Lewis Sanders and Sam Gibson served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Adcock | R | R | January 30, 1928 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Angelo Battistelli | ||||||
| Joseph Beckage | ||||||
| Frank Bianchi | ||||||
| George Bradford | ||||||
| Hubert Brown | R | R | July 7, 1916 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Jack Bumgardner | ||||||
| Daniel Carter | ||||||
| Robert Chafin | R | L | 192 | |||
| William Chechile | ||||||
| Robert DeFeo | R | December 20, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Robert Dennany | ||||||
| John Ebetino | ||||||
| Buck Etchison | L | L | January 27, 1915 | 6'1" | 190 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Bill Fite | February 17, 1930 | 193 | ||||
| Donald Fleisch | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Franklin Forrester | R | November 4, 1927 | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| George Fortner | ||||||
| Sam Gibson | L | R | August 5, 1899 | 6'2" | 198 | King, NC US |
| Paul Green | R | R | September 7, 1928 | 192 | Bibb County, AL US | |
| James Hargis | ||||||
| Norman Hart | R | |||||
| Robert Howe | R | R | February 12, 1918 | 6'2" | 180 | , IL US |
| Frank Jackson | ||||||
| Willard Jones | ||||||
| Nathaniel Kemmerer | ||||||
| John Kulesa | February 10, 1929 | 192 | Scranton, PA US | |||
| Henry Lane | ||||||
| Floyd Laney | R | R | February 20, 1930 | 193 | Catawba County, NC US | |
| Joseph Legaster | ||||||
| Carlos Lopez | ||||||
| Paul Marcello | R | R | August 21, 1928 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Robert McAndrew | ||||||
| George Noga | R | R | November 5, 1927 | 5'9" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Nolan Parr | ||||||
| Eugene Pollard | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Horace Pyle | ||||||
| Bob Rinker | R | R | April 21, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | Audenried, PA US |
| Lewis Sanders | R | 5'9" | 140 | |||
| William Sanders | ||||||
| Jimmie Shaw | ||||||
| Robert Shelley | ||||||
| Leonard Simpson | R | L | October 5, 1928 | 6'0" | 168 | |
| Bill Sowell | R | August 19, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Olive Branch, MS US | |
| William Story | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Donald Striegel | L | L | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Dan Sullivan | June 17, 1928 | 192 | ||||
| George Tomecek | L | R | August 29, 1933 | 6'1" | 155 | Yuma, AZ US |
| Donald Umscheid | December 13, 1923 | 192 | ||||
| William Wassel | ||||||
| Robert Williams | ||||||
| Roy Williamson | R | R | January 10, 1928 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| James Wooten | ||||||
| Rudy York | R | R | August 17, 1913 | 6'1" | 209 | Ragland, AL 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.
