1948 Sioux Falls Canaries Roster
Northern League (NL) - Class: C
Team Record: 45-75
Finished 7th in the NL
Manager: Jim Oglesby (45-75)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Ballpark: Howard Wood Field
Attendance: 63,700, Avg. 1,062
1948 Sioux Falls Canaries StatisticsTeam Record: 45-75
Finished 7th in the NL
Manager: Jim Oglesby (45-75)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Ballpark: Howard Wood Field
Attendance: 63,700, Avg. 1,062
The Sioux Falls Canaries of the Northern League ended the 1948 season with a record of 45 wins and 75 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.
Jim Oglesby served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Baker | R | R | June 12, 1929 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Howard Boles | R | March 25, 1927 | 6'4" | 220 | LaSalle, IL US | |
| Melvin Book | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Edwin Caldwell | ||||||
| William Chandler | R | 6'2" | 186 | |||
| Glenn Garrett | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Walter Graves | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Bill Hafner | January 10, 1930 | |||||
| John Healey | L | 5'7" | 145 | |||
| Bob Hoerner | L | January 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Dubuque, IA US | |
| Roy Hollingshead | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Charles Huber | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Guy Jacobucci | R | February 5, 1925 | 5'11" | 182 | ||
| Robert Jahn | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Douglas King | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Ray Krupa | L | 6'4" | 200 | |||
| Joe Kuncl | R | R | June 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | Prague, NE US |
| Pete Neukirch | R | September 21, 1928 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Domenic Petrosino | L | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| William Polubiatka | L | 5'8" | 140 | |||
| Paul Scanlon | R | April 9, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Lou Sleater | L | L | September 8, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Donald Toft | L | February 27, 1927 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Ed Van Nordheim | R | L | April 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Edwin Vesely | L | September 23, 1927 | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Glenn Walden | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bill Wood | L | September 13, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 |
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.
