1946 Houston Buffaloes Roster
Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 64-89
Finished 6th in the TL
Manager: Johnny Keane (64-89)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 166,759, Avg. 2,180
1946 Houston Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 64-89
Finished 6th in the TL
Manager: Johnny Keane (64-89)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 166,759, Avg. 2,180
The Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League ended the 1946 season with a record of 64 wins and 89 losses, finishing sixth in the TL.
Johnny Keane served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Basso | R | R | October 5, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Omaha, NE US |
| Clarence Beers | R | R | December 9, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | El Dorado, KS US |
| Pete Brunswick | R | R | August 6, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Bill Burich | R | R | May 29, 1917 | 6'0" | 180 | Calumet, MI US |
| Gerald Burmeister | R | R | August 11, 1916 | 6'2" | 205 | Harmony, MN US |
| Robert Collett | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Billy Costa | R | February 11, 1920 | 5'6" | 155 | ||
| Eugene Czaplicki | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| George Davis | R | November 30, 1918 | 6'0" | 180 | Carnegie, PA US | |
| Robert Deese | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Earl Dothager | R | R | August 24, 1920 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Eddie Filo | L | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Frank Gudger | R | R | July 12, 1920 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| James Halkard | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Dan Hile | R | L | May 8, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | , CA US |
| James Jennings | L | October 15, 1923 | 6'1" | 170 | Gary, IN US | |
| Johnny Keane | R | R | November 3, 1911 | 5'10" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Eddie Knoblauch | L | January 31, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| George Koby | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Henry Koch | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Bob Kubicek | R | July 10, 1919 | 6'2" | Glen Carbon, IL US | ||
| Al Kubski | R | May 20, 1916 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Dale Larrabee | ||||||
| Lloyd Lowe | R | October 15, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Hal Marnie | R | R | July 6, 1918 | 6'1" | 178 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Chip Marshall | R | R | August 28, 1919 | 5'10" | 178 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Conk Meriwether | L | L | June 19, 1918 | 6'0" | 210 | Island Grove, FL US |
| Andy Mohrlock | R | R | March 6, 1921 | 6'3" | 183 | |
| Lew Morton | L | September 4, 1920 | 6'0" | 195 | Fort Scott, KS US | |
| Arnie Moser | R | R | August 9, 1915 | 5'11" | 165 | Houston, TX US |
| Emmett Mueller | S | R | July 20, 1912 | 5'6" | 167 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Arthur Nelson | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| George Niedson | S | April 6, 1918 | 5'10" | 205 | ||
| Lou Ortiz | R | May 14, 1923 | 6'3" | 200 | Albuquerque, NM US | |
| Henry Redmond | L | April 6, 1918 | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| Harry Reed | ||||||
| Al Rotermund | R | June 16, 1921 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Rudy Rundus | R | R | August 7, 1921 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Bill Sanchez | S | R | September 1, 1919 | 6'3" | 180 | , AZ US |
| Julius Schoendienst | R | December 24, 1920 | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Don Schuchmann | R | R | September 15, 1927 | 6'1" | 175 | , MO US |
| Anthony Scotti | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Joe Shroba | S | March 19, 1916 | 6'0" | 191 | ||
| Al Sommerer | July 7, 1919 | 191 | ||||
| Charlie Sproull | R | R | January 9, 1919 | 6'3" | 185 | Taylorsville, GA US |
| Dean Stafford | R | R | December 8, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Eddie Storenski | R | 5'11" | 178 | |||
| Lester Studener | R | R | June 21, 1923 | 6'1" | 186 | Wauwatosa, WI US |
| George Stumpf | L | L | December 15, 1910 | 5'8" | 155 | New Orleans, LA US |
| George Sumey | R | R | May 15, 1924 | 5'11" | 158 | |
| Adrian Thompson | R | October 30, 1918 | 6'1" | 165 | Alvord, IA US | |
| Gil Turner | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Steve Warchol | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Donald White | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Doug White | R | 5'8" | 158 | |||
| Gabby Williams | L | April 5, 1923 | 6'0" | 210 | Bonners Ferry, ID 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.
