1949 Topeka Owls Roster
Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 77-61
Finished 4th in the WA
Manager: Butch Nieman (77-61)
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Ballpark: Community Park
Attendance: 116,136, Avg. 1,683
1949 Topeka Owls StatisticsTeam Record: 77-61
Finished 4th in the WA
Manager: Butch Nieman (77-61)
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Ballpark: Community Park
Attendance: 116,136, Avg. 1,683
Playoffs - Topeka Owls 3 games, St. Joseph Cardinals 2
Finals - Joplin Miners 4 games, Topeka Owls 2
The Topeka Owls of the Western Association ended the 1949 season with a record of 77 wins and 61 losses, finishing fourth in the WA.
Butch Nieman served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Anderson | R | R | December 26, 1928 | 192 | Marietta, OK US | |
| Jack Bell | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| John Bulkley | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Richard Butler | May 16, 1926 | 192 | Ringstead, IA US | |||
| Jack Dean | R | R | July 28, 1923 | 6'1" | 150 | Marion, KS US |
| Alex Grieves | R | R | July 25, 1926 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Les Harris | R | October 26, 1927 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Jack Hellendrung | R | R | September 23, 1924 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Donald Kneifl | L | L | ||||
| Bob Lee | L | January 29, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Murphy Malattia | L | October 17, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Dick McConnell | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Gerald Nemitz | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Rudy Neumann | R | R | July 29, 1927 | 5'10" | 158 | Hoboken, NJ US |
| Butch Nieman | L | L | February 8, 1918 | 6'2" | 195 | Herkimer, KS US |
| Loren Packard | L | R | May 1, 1926 | 6'1" | 205 | Cherokee, OK US |
| Richard Pahmahmie | R | L | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Robert Paulausky | R | October 8, 1928 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| James Price | L | L | March 30, 1927 | 5'9" | 174 | Augusta, GA US |
| Jim Reaugh | October 29, 1927 | 192 | ||||
| Ike Robbins | R | R | June 22, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Donald Scheele | R | R | ||||
| Al Sheriff | R | February 7, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Kansas City, KS US | |
| Earl Skaggs | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Joseph Verbanic | ||||||
| Rube Walker | L | R | March 7, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | Lenoir, NC US |
| Ed Wilson | July 31, 1928 | 192 | Wichita, KS US | |||
| Adam Zwierzynski | R | 6'1" | 187 |
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.
