1948 San Diego Padres Roster
Team Record: 83-105
Finished 7th in the PCL
Manager: Ripper Collins (0-0), Jimmie Reese (0-0), Jim Brillheart (0-0)
Location: San Diego, California
Ballpark: Lane Field
Attendance: 424,200, Avg. 4,513
The San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1948 season with a record of 83 wins and 105 losses, finishing seventh in the PCL.
The Padres scored 865 runs and conceded 957 runs.
Players from the 1948 San Diego Padres who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Dain Clay, Pete Coscarart, John Ritchey, Al Jurisich, Lou Grasmick, Xavier Rescigno, Buster Adams, Jack Graham, Jesse Flores, Leo Wells, Rip Russell, Gene Thompson, Hank Camelli, Vince Shupe, Lee Handley, Jake Wade, Tom Seats, Manny Salvo, Bill Lillard, Steve Mesner, Jake Caulfield, Johnny Barrett, Len Rice and Mike Budnick.
Ripper Collins, Jimmie Reese and Jim Brillheart served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Adams | R | R | June 24, 1915 | 6'0" | 180 | Trinidad, CO US |
| Johnny Barrett | L | L | December 18, 1915 | 5'10" | 170 | Lowell, MA US |
| Mike Budnick | R | R | September 15, 1919 | 6'1" | 200 | Astoria, OR US |
| Hank Camelli | R | R | December 9, 1914 | 5'11" | 190 | Gloucester, MA US |
| Jake Caulfield | R | R | November 23, 1917 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Dain Clay | R | R | July 10, 1919 | 5'10" | 160 | Hicksville, OH US |
| Pete Coscarart | R | R | June 16, 1913 | 5'11" | 175 | Escondido, CA US |
| Vito DeVito | R | R | December 17, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | Stamford, CT US |
| Jesse Flores | R | R | November 2, 1914 | 5'10" | 175 | Guadalajara, Jalisco MX |
| Jim Gleason | R | R | June 22, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | San Diego County, CA US |
| Jack Graham | L | L | December 24, 1916 | 6'2" | 200 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Lou Grasmick | R | R | September 11, 1924 | 6'0" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Dick Greco | R | R | July 2, 1925 | 6'3" | 220 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Lee Handley | R | R | July 13, 1913 | 5'7" | 160 | Clarion, IA US |
| Ray Hardee | October 27, 1920 | 192 | Clayton, NC US | |||
| Johnny Jensen | R | R | March 2, 1917 | 6'2" | 198 | San Diego, CA US |
| Al Jurisich | R | R | August 25, 1921 | 6'2" | 193 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Bob Kerrigan | L | L | September 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Earl Kuper | L | May 3, 1920 | 6'0" | 180 | Tacoma, WA US | |
| Dale Lee | R | December 10, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Richmond, CA US | |
| Bill Lillard | R | R | January 10, 1918 | 5'10" | 170 | Goleta, CA US |
| Steve Mesner | R | R | January 13, 1918 | 5'9" | 178 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| George Nicholas | R | R | July 2, 1923 | 192 | New York, NY US | |
| Al Olsen | L | L | March 30, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | San Diego, CA US |
| Dan Perlmutter | L | April 27, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | New York, NY US | |
| Xavier Rescigno | R | R | October 13, 1912 | 5'10" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Len Rice | R | R | September 2, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | Lead, SD US |
| John Ritchey | L | R | January 5, 1923 | 5'10" | 180 | San Diego, CA US |
| Rip Russell | R | R | January 26, 1915 | 6'1" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Manny Salvo | R | R | June 30, 1912 | 6'4" | 210 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Tom Seats | R | L | September 24, 1910 | 5'11" | 190 | Farmington, NC US |
| Vince Shupe | L | L | September 5, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | East Canton, OH US |
| Gene Thompson | R | R | June 7, 1917 | 6'1" | 185 | Latham, IL US |
| Ray Tran | R | January 11, 1911 | 5'9" | 170 | Kamsack, SK CA | |
| Al Treichel | R | R | October 31, 1917 | 6'5" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Henry Vallee | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Angelo Venturelli | September 14, 1923 | 192 | Mutual, UT US | |||
| Jake Wade | L | L | April 1, 1912 | 6'2" | 175 | Morehead City, NC US |
| Gordon Walden | R | R | October 29, 1919 | 5'11" | 190 | Modesto, CA US |
| Leo Wells | R | R | July 18, 1917 | 5'9" | 170 | Kansas City, KS 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.
