1948 New Bern Bears Roster
Coastal Plain League (CPL) - Class: D
Team Record: 69-70
Finished 5th in the CPL
Manager: Harry Soufas (0-0), Tal Abernathy (0-0), Winston Palmer (0-0)
Location: New Bern, North Carolina
Ballpark: Kafer Park
Attendance: 69,548, Avg. 1,001
1948 New Bern Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 69-70
Finished 5th in the CPL
Manager: Harry Soufas (0-0), Tal Abernathy (0-0), Winston Palmer (0-0)
Location: New Bern, North Carolina
Ballpark: Kafer Park
Attendance: 69,548, Avg. 1,001
The New Bern Bears of the Coastal Plain League ended the 1948 season with a record of 69 wins and 70 losses, finishing fifth in the CPL.
Harry Soufas, Tal Abernathy and Winston Palmer served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Abernathy | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Larry Baldwin | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Bill Brooks | R | R | October 13, 1922 | 6'3" | 170 | Black Creek, NC US |
| William Chute | L | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Leon Counes | R | R | August 6, 1925 | 5'11" | 179 | |
| Francis Dellinger | R | L | September 27, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | Richmond County, NC US |
| Dennis Gaskins | ||||||
| Cyril Havird | R | November 27, 1923 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Howard Hobgood | R | R | December 3, 1920 | 5'9" | 168 | |
| Frank Juliano | R | R | November 13, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Lou Kolback | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Norman Kramer | R | R | December 19, 1924 | 5'10" | 170 | Tell City, IN US |
| Junius Lee | ||||||
| William McKinney | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Melvin Merkel | L | September 19, 1919 | 5'9" | 173 | ||
| Ryland Motley | R | R | April 19, 1921 | 5'10" | 162 | Pittsylvania County, VA US |
| Winston Palmer | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Leslie Price | R | R | 192 | |||
| Pedro Santiago | L | July 23, 1925 | 5'5" | 150 | Coamo, PR | |
| Ernest Sawyer | R | R | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Clayton Sheehan | R | August 13, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Harry Soufas | R | R | May 22, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | , GR |
| Henry Spaine | ||||||
| Grady Stott | R | September 19, 1921 | 6'1" | 200 | Wilson, NC US | |
| Glenn Stutts | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| George Sullivan | L | 6'0" | 205 | |||
| Marvin Thompson | January 10, 1923 | 192 | ||||
| Salvatore Zunno | L | L | 5'8" | 160 |
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.
