1949 McAlester Rockets Roster
Sooner State League (SSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 58-82
Finished 6th in the SSL
Manager: Vern Hoscheit (58-82)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: McAlester, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Jefferson-Lee Stadium
Attendance: 56,733, Avg. 810
1949 McAlester Rockets StatisticsTeam Record: 58-82
Finished 6th in the SSL
Manager: Vern Hoscheit (58-82)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: McAlester, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Jefferson-Lee Stadium
Attendance: 56,733, Avg. 810
The McAlester Rockets of the Sooner State League ended the 1949 season with a record of 58 wins and 82 losses, finishing sixth in the SSL.
Vern Hoscheit served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Adkisson | R | R | March 27, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Richard Barna | ||||||
| Arvel Baxter | November 26, 1931 | |||||
| John Bearden | ||||||
| Robert Brousseau | ||||||
| Wayne Brown | R | R | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Robert Childs | L | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Wes Curtis | R | R | December 27, 1929 | 6'4" | 205 | Jasper, TX US |
| Leonard DeRoma | ||||||
| Frank Dugger | R | R | October 10, 1930 | 6'0" | 174 | Allen, TX US |
| Willard Evans | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Don Gale | ||||||
| Harold Groves | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Robert Hall | L | L | February 22, 1929 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| James Harsey | R | R | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| John Hecht | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Bob Heller | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Whitey Herzog | L | L | November 9, 1931 | 5'11" | 182 | New Athens, IL US |
| Vern Hoscheit | R | April 1, 1922 | 5'9" | 190 | Brunswick, NE US | |
| Wayne Ingram | ||||||
| Robert Johnson | L | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Ralph Karr | ||||||
| James Krier | 192 | |||||
| Thomas Lannin | R | 6'0" | ||||
| Don Leppert | L | R | November 20, 1930 | 5'8" | 175 | Memphis, TN US |
| Patrick Lyons | ||||||
| Gene Marks | ||||||
| William Mason | ||||||
| Daniel Meyer | ||||||
| Robert Moorman | ||||||
| Harold Morris | R | R | November 5, 1928 | 5'11" | 155 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jimmie Packham | August 15, 1926 | 192 | Terlton, OK US | |||
| Melvin Pritchard | ||||||
| Jack Rose | ||||||
| Lynn Stemme | L | L | 6'2" | 178 | ||
| Karl Swenson | R | July 22, 1931 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Edward Tetzlaff | S | L | July 14, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Robert Tuminello | R | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Jack Urban | R | R | December 5, 1928 | 5'8" | 155 | Omaha, NE US |
| Darrell Waska | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| James Wellington | ||||||
| Clarence Wheeler | L | R | March 7, 1928 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Charles Yount | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Carl Zellar | L | April 10, 1930 | 5'9" | 185 |
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.
