1949 Waco Pirates Roster
Big State League (BSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 76-72
Finished 4th in the BSL
Manager: Buddy Hancken (76-72)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Waco, Texas
Ballpark: Katy Park
Attendance: 95,825, Avg. 1,295
1949 Waco Pirates StatisticsTeam Record: 76-72
Finished 4th in the BSL
Manager: Buddy Hancken (76-72)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Waco, Texas
Ballpark: Katy Park
Attendance: 95,825, Avg. 1,295
Playoffs - Waco Pirates 4 games, Wichita Falls Spudders 2
Finals - Waco Pirates 4 games, Texarkana Bears 1
The Waco Pirates of the Big State League ended the 1949 season with a record of 76 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the BSL.
Buddy Hancken served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Alotta | R | R | May 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Tom Anson | R | R | 6'6" | 210 | ||
| John Baas | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Art Billings | R | R | October 19, 1926 | 5'8" | 158 | San Diego, CA US |
| Jack Bumgarner | R | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'0" | 165 | Norman, OK US |
| Tom Chandler | R | March 19, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | Greenville, TX US | |
| Carroll Dial | R | R | October 20, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | Altus, OK US |
| Carmen DiMuzio | R | R | March 31, 1926 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Jimmy Dykes | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Duane Eckert | R | R | November 19, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Aberdeen, SD US |
| Richard Elkind | R | R | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Tommie Encinas | R | R | April 26, 1923 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Albert Fedak | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Raymond Feraco | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| John Fiscalini | R | February 25, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| John Fitzgerald | ||||||
| Frank Gibbs | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Harold Haddican | R | R | June 11, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Satanta, KS US |
| John Hahn | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Buddy Hancken | R | R | August 30, 1914 | 6'1" | 175 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Cal Hogue | R | R | October 24, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Dayton, OH US |
| Jodie Howington | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Udo Jansen | April 9, 1927 | 192 | ||||
| Jimmy King | L | L | July 8, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| George Kinnamon | R | October 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | Etowah, TN US | |
| Eugene Lavery | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Reed Lovsness | L | R | May 1, 1925 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| William McFarland | R | R | May 5, 1928 | 6'3" | 190 | East St. Louis, MO US |
| John McKeown | S | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Troy Mitchell | R | February 2, 1923 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Clarence Pfeil | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Bill Pierro | R | R | April 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 155 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Tony Segzda | R | R | April 9, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Frank Thomas | R | R | June 11, 1929 | 6'3" | 200 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| George Trejo | July 18, 1926 | 192 | San Luis Obispo, CA US | |||
| Dixie Upright | L | L | May 30, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Kannapolis, NC US |
| Laurence Watson | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Donald Weber | R | R | 6'0" | |||
| William Zollo | L | R | 5'8" | 192 |
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.
