1949 Portland Beavers Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 85-102
Finished 6th in the PCL
Manager: Bill Sweeney (85-102)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Ballpark: Vaughn Street Park
Attendance: 378,892, Avg. 4,052
1949 Portland Beavers Statistics

The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1949 season with a record of 85 wins and 102 losses, finishing sixth in the PCL.

The Beavers scored 780 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 850 runs.

Members of the 1949 Portland Beavers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Gladd, Tommy Bridges, Ad Liska, Leo Thomas, Johnny Barrett, Eddie Basinski, George Diehl, Red Lynn, Frankie Austin, Ed Fernandes, Bill Fleming, Vince Shupe, Luis Márquez, Frankie Zak, Joe Brovia, Bob Joyce, Art Pennington, Johnny Lazor, Johnny Rucker, Bud Swartz, Ford Mullen and Jake Mooty.

Bill Sweeney served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Frankie AustinRRMay 22, 19175'7"170, Canal Zone PA
Ed BarrRRAugust 2, 19206'0"190San Diego, CA US
Johnny BarrettLLDecember 18, 19155'10"170Lowell, MA US
Eddie BasinskiRRNovember 4, 19226'1"172Buffalo, NY US
Tommy BridgesRRDecember 28, 19065'10"155Gordonsville, TN US
Joe BroviaLRFebruary 18, 19226'3"195Davenport, CA US
Joe BurgherRRJanuary 1, 19256'0"185Wilder, ID US
Vincent DeBiasiRRSeptember 24, 19206'2"192Berkeley, CA US
Carl DeRoseRRApril 12, 19236'4"225Milaca, MN US
George DiehlRRFebruary 25, 19186'2"196Emmaus, PA US
Frank DierickxRRMarch 4, 19175'9"185Banks, OR US
Ed FernandesSRMarch 11, 19185'9"185Oakland, CA US
Bill FlemingRRJuly 31, 19136'0"190Rowland, CA US
Jim GladdRROctober 2, 19226'2"190Fort Gibson, OK US
Bob HedingtonRDecember 31, 19206'2"194Yakima, WA US
Roy HelserLLAugust 27, 19115'9"195Portland, OR US
Bob JoyceRRJanuary 14, 19156'1"180Stockton, CA US
Marty KrugLLAugust 27, 19235'10"175Glendale, CA US
Johnny LazorLRSeptember 9, 19125'9"180Taylor, WA US
Ad LiskaRRJuly 10, 19065'11"160Dwight, NE US
Red LynnRRDecember 27, 19136'0"162Kenney, TX US
Luis MárquezRROctober 28, 19255'10"174Aguadilla, PR
Cal McIrvinLLMay 6, 19246'2"200Clatskanie, OR US
Ray McNultyRRMarch 15, 19236'1"170Ogden, UT US
Jake MootyRRApril 13, 19125'10"170Bennett, TX US
Ford MullenLRFebruary 9, 19175'9"165Olympia, WA US
Art PenningtonSRMay 18, 19235'11"180Memphis, TN US
Robert RevelsRR6'1"205
Johnny RuckerLRJanuary 15, 19176'2"175Crabapple, GA US
Hal SaltzmanRRMay 3, 19256'1"185Portland, OR US
Vince ShupeLLSeptember 5, 19215'11"180East Canton, OH US
Dick SinovicRJuly 30, 19256'0"185Portland, OR US
Harvey StoreyRAugust 21, 19165'10"187Gaston, OR US
Bud SwartzLLJune 13, 19296'2"180Tulsa, OK US
Bill SweigerRRMay 20, 19246'2"195Baltimore, MD US
Leo ThomasRRJuly 26, 19235'11"178Turlock, CA US
Dick WennerRJune 2, 19226'2"201San Francisco, CA US
Frankie ZakRRFebruary 22, 19225'10"150Passaic, NJ US

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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