1948 Lawrenceville Cardinals Roster

Virginia League (VL) - Class: D
Team Record: 39-98
Finished 6th in the VL
Manager: Bob Comiskey (0-0), George Shearin (0-0), John Pruett (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lawrenceville, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 21,104, Avg. 308
1948 Lawrenceville Cardinals Statistics

The Lawrenceville Cardinals of the Virginia League ended the 1948 season with a record of 39 wins and 98 losses, finishing sixth in the VL.

Bob Comiskey, George Shearin and John Pruett served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Paul AbendscheinLLMarch 30, 19266'3"195Aud, MO US
Clifford BreehlL6'1"190
Frank BrielmaierRJuly 5, 19276'1"190
Bruno CasanovaR5'10"170
William CaswellRDecember 5, 19276'3"175Whiteville, NC US
Bob ComiskeyR5'9"205
Virgil Dan
John DempseyRMay 29, 19256'1"205East Point, GA US
Billy DensfordL6'0"175
Nate EmrichRR
Anthony EspositoR5'10"158
Leonard FasslerRL6'0"190
Michael GaroneR6'1"195
Whitey HacaySJanuary 24, 19295'11"190St. Louis, MO US
Howard HenleyRR6'0"170
Clifford LamanskyRR6'0"
Thomas LeeLLAugust 27, 19266'1"180Erie, PA US
Stewart McMillanR5'10"170
John NapholeRR6'1"185
Norman PhilpRL6'3"197
John PruettR5'9"149
Raymond ReidRR6'3"177
William RobinsonR5'11"165
William SavageSeptember 22, 1929Tower City, PA US
Joe SchoendienstFebruary 25, 1929
George ShearinR6'3"190
Robert Slaughter
Floyd StaffLLJuly 28, 19276'0"168
James SuttonNovember 23, 1928
Bob TaylorRRJanuary 7, 19256'0"180
Rollie TeaterR5'11"170
Adam Thompson
William WardJuly 5, 1923192Chicago, IL US
Bill WhitakerRJanuary 12, 19276'0"180
Frank WrightRR5'11"178

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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