1949 Scranton Red Sox Roster
Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 79-61
Finished 2nd in the EL
Manager: Mike Ryba (0-0), Jack Burns (0-0)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Scranton-Dunmore Stadium
Attendance: 131,875, Avg. 1,884
1949 Scranton Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 79-61
Finished 2nd in the EL
Manager: Mike Ryba (0-0), Jack Burns (0-0)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Scranton-Dunmore Stadium
Attendance: 131,875, Avg. 1,884
Playoffs - Binghamton Triplets 4 games, Scranton Red Sox 0
The Scranton Red Sox of the Eastern League ended the 1949 season with a record of 79 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the EL.
Mike Ryba and Jack Burns served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tex Aulds | R | R | December 28, 1920 | 6'2" | 185 | Farmerville, LA US |
| Bill Boyce | R | R | February 1, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Brighton, MA US |
| Cal Burlingame | R | March 16, 1926 | 5'11" | 174 | ||
| Theodore Del Guercio | R | R | December 29, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Newark, NJ US |
| Frank DiGregorio | R | December 24, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Bob DiPietro | R | R | September 1, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Mike Durock | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Ben Flowers | R | R | June 15, 1927 | 6'4" | 195 | Wilson, NC US |
| Fred Folkes | S | R | August 29, 1928 | 5'10" | 147 | |
| Hersh Freeman | R | R | July 1, 1928 | 6'3" | 220 | Gadsden, AL US |
| Joseph Fromuth | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Ray Hickernell | L | May 4, 1923 | 6'3" | 195 | Lebanon, PA US | |
| Harley Hisner | R | R | November 6, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Maples, IN US |
| Bud Hjelmaa | R | August 23, 1927 | 5'11" | 172 | Seattle, WA US | |
| Ralph Holmes | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Leo Kiely | L | L | November 30, 1929 | 6'2" | 180 | Hoboken, NJ US |
| Charles LeBrun | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Dick Littlefield | L | L | March 18, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Dale Lynch | R | R | September 7, 1919 | 6'0" | 180 | Morgantown, WV US |
| Charlie Maxwell | L | L | April 8, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Lawton, MI US |
| Stan McWilliams | R | R | November 3, 1927 | 6'3" | 195 | Vallejo, CA US |
| Richard Nidds | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| John O'Fee | R | R | January 29, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Karl Olson | R | R | July 6, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Ross, CA US |
| Michael Ovaduke | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Thomas Radcliff | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Al Richter | R | R | February 7, 1927 | 5'11" | 165 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Daniel Ryan | R | R | June 3, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Sid Schacht | R | R | February 3, 1918 | 5'11" | 170 | Bogota, NJ US |
| Bob Scherbarth | R | R | January 18, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Rollin Schuster | R | R | May 3, 1928 | 6'2" | 210 | Woodcliff Lake, NJ US |
| Bill Spaeter | L | March 8, 1924 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Joe Tully | R | R | March 19, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | , MX |
| Norm Zauchin | R | R | November 17, 1929 | 6'4" | 220 | Royal Oak, MI 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.
