Record: 22-20 / 3rd place / Western Baseball League
Des Moines Bears (A)

Historical Team WAR (1949)

Batters
Pos Player Batting WAR
P Don Spooner -0.81
P Harry Bloom -0.67
P Lindsay Woods -0.36
P Bill Grall -0.33
P Happy Stewart -0.29
2B Vic Frazier -0.28
P Ferdie Cole -0.09
P Don Egbert -0.05
P Lyn Trease -0.02
SS Jackie Miller -0.02
P Alan Steeves -0.02
P Bill Bailey 0.00
3B Jim Mazzaro 0.07
P Glen Davenport 0.11
RF Jack G Smith 0.12
C Eli Hill 0.37
1B Clem Anderson 0.52
LF Ray Nadeau 0.71
2B Ed Kijowski 0.75
1B Ed Duncan 0.82
SS Pete Holden 1.54
LF Alf Pestilli 1.98
LF Sid Kling 2.56
SS Johnny Wright 3.04
1B Joe Joyce 3.25
C Neal Widner 3.80
CF Leo Davis 4.87
RF Willie Vega 5.02
Pitchers
Pos Player Pitching WAR
SP Don Egbert -0.44
RP Lyn Trease -0.16
RP Alan Steeves 0.04
SP Bill Bailey 0.07
RP Glen Davenport 0.28
SP Don Spooner 0.88
SP Bill Grall 1.51
RP Lindsay Woods 1.60
SP Happy Stewart 2.19
SP Ferdie Cole 3.34
RP Harry Bloom 5.87