1948 Smithfield-Selma Leafs Roster
Tobacco State League (TSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 73-65
Finished 4th in the TSL
Manager: Sam Narron (0-0), Virgil Payne (0-0)
Location: Selma, North Carolina; Smithfield, North Carolina
Ballpark: Legion Park
Attendance: 36,552, Avg. 530
1948 Smithfield-Selma Leafs StatisticsTeam Record: 73-65
Finished 4th in the TSL
Manager: Sam Narron (0-0), Virgil Payne (0-0)
Location: Selma, North Carolina; Smithfield, North Carolina
Ballpark: Legion Park
Attendance: 36,552, Avg. 530
Playoffs - Sanford Spinners 4 games, Smithfield-Selma Leafs 1
The Smithfield-Selma Leafs of the Tobacco State League ended the 1948 season with a record of 73 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the TSL.
Sam Narron and Virgil Payne served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Alsenauer | R | R | November 10, 1925 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Coley Barham | December 15, 1923 | |||||
| Alton Bird | ||||||
| Dean Blake | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Preston Carroll | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| William Childs | R | 5'7" | 145 | |||
| Paul Eames | L | R | June 28, 1927 | 5'10" | 190 | Worcester, MA US |
| Joe Eonta | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Ambrose Foote | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Arthur Foster | L | L | 5'6" | 152 | ||
| Arthur Freiberger | R | August 6, 1928 | 5'11" | 173 | New York, NY US | |
| Ray Gamache | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Edward Jackson | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Henry Johnson | ||||||
| Alfred Lento | L | L | 5'7" | 165 | ||
| William Lloyd | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Edward McCarty | ||||||
| Robert Mehlhorn | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Sam Narron | R | R | August 25, 1913 | 5'10" | 180 | Middlesex, NC US |
| Edward Oehler | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Aaron Osofsky | R | R | 5'7" | 175 | ||
| Joseph Parise | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Virgil Payne | R | July 31, 1913 | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Joe Uhls | R | February 24, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Carl Warren | S | 5'6" | 142 | |||
| Claude Weaver | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Charles Wiggs | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Grady Wilmer | R | August 8, 1918 | 5'10" | 170 | Amherst County, VA US | |
| Richard Woodard | L | 5'10" | 184 |
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.
