1949 Johnson City Cardinals Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 59-63
Finished 4th in the AL
Manager: Ben Catchings (59-63)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Johnson City, Tennessee
Ballpark: Keystone Field
Attendance: 40,280, Avg. 660
1949 Johnson City Cardinals Statistics

Playoffs - Bluefield Blue-Grays 2 games, Johnson City Cardinals 0

The Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League ended the 1949 season with a record of 59 wins and 63 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.

Ben Catchings served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Erwin AdamcewiczRLNovember 8, 19296'0"181Norwich, CT US
Wendell Ashby
Frank BallRR6'3"159
Ed BarryRAugust 7, 19306'1"195
Harley BeaversRJanuary 16, 19295'9"167, MO US
Bill BidwellLRNovember 10, 19296'0"165
Buster BrownRR6'1"170
Ben CatchingsLRApril 28, 19125'10"160Sherwood, TN US
Larry CumminsRRJuly 9, 19306'2"190Willows, CA US
Joe CunninghamLLAugust 27, 19316'0"180Paterson, NJ US
Raymond Danielson
Sherwin DixonRNovember 4, 19306'0"170Lynchburg, VA US
William EllisonLR5'11"150
Harold FisherRDecember 28, 19306'1"178
Billy Joe FlanaganRAugust 20, 19295'11"
Peter FranczekR5'10"155
Stanley FranczekRR6'0"170
Donald FraserRRJuly 21, 19305'11"180
Michael GaroneR6'1"195
Melvin GreerRRAugust 11, 19296'0"185
Curtis HearnsbergerL5'11"178
Ernest HogueLL6'2"180
Robert HookerRROctober 10, 19245'11"182
Chuck JacksonLLJune 26, 19315'10"167
Carl JohnsonRLAugust 1, 19306'0"190
Lee LindsleyRR6'1"201
James PattersonRRNovember 25, 19285'11"174
Clifton ReachR5'10"165
James Staff
Gene SwingerRROctober 26, 19295'11"165
John TaylorRRJuly 10, 19296'0"170
Bobby ThomasRR5'11"180
Larry WhiteLL6'2"175
Dave YoungRJuly 23, 19296'3"200

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.




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