1948 Independence Yankees Roster
Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League (KOML) - Class: D
Team Record: 74-46
Finished 2nd in the KOML
Manager: Goldie Howard (0-0), Burleigh Grimes (0-0), Malone Sanders (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Independence, Kansas
Ballpark: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 46,270, Avg. 771
1948 Independence Yankees StatisticsTeam Record: 74-46
Finished 2nd in the KOML
Manager: Goldie Howard (0-0), Burleigh Grimes (0-0), Malone Sanders (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Independence, Kansas
Ballpark: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 46,270, Avg. 771
Playoffs - Independence Yankees 3 games, Bartlesville Pirates 2
Finals - Independence Yankees 4 games, Pittsburg Browns 1
The Independence Yankees of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League ended the 1948 season with a record of 74 wins and 46 losses, finishing second in the KOML.
Goldie Howard, Burleigh Grimes and Malone Sanders served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Ananias | R | R | January 4, 1928 | 6'1" | 186 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Billy Joe Bagwell | R | R | November 28, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Max Buzzard | R | June 10, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Robert Childs | L | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| John Cochrane | ||||||
| Hal Coffman | R | R | May 8, 1929 | 6'1" | 173 | Topeka, KS US |
| James Davis | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Stokes Dodson | R | R | June 3, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | Hoyt, KS US |
| Dick Duda | R | September 4, 1928 | 5'10" | 164 | ||
| Bob Ehrlich | R | September 19, 1925 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Jim Finigan | R | R | August 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | Quincy, IL US |
| Paul Flores | R | November 23, 1929 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Charlie Fontana | L | September 21, 1929 | 6'0" | 208 | ||
| Tom Gott | L | September 26, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Ray Haley | R | December 24, 1928 | 6'0" | 191 | ||
| Robert Hamric | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Joseph Hasten | L | November 18, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | Springfield, MO US | |
| James Hudson | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Jack Hurley | R | R | August 16, 1926 | 6'7" | 192 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Denis Jent | L | L | January 17, 1930 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Bob Loddeke | R | R | December 28, 1927 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Lou Michels | R | R | July 7, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | Springfield, MO US |
| Paul Nichols | R | R | 6'2" | 160 | ||
| Gabriel Padilla | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| James Petitt | ||||||
| Al Pilarcik | L | L | July 3, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Whiting, IN US |
| Jay Quigley | ||||||
| John Reynolds | ||||||
| Malone Sanders | L | L | October 23, 1917 | 6'3" | 180 | Corsicana, TX US |
| Paul Slaughter | R | R | August 21, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | Mounds, IL US |
| Lilburn Smith | R | R | October 6, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Barrett Sparks | R | R | September 13, 1926 | Hazen Prairie, AR US | ||
| Bob Swiderski | L | L | December 24, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Alan Thune | R | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Clarence Wheeler | L | R | March 7, 1928 | 6'3" | 195 |
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.
