1950 Albany Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 83-57
Finished 1st in the GGL
Manager: Chief Bender (83-57)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Albany, Georgia
Ballpark: Cardinal Stadium
Attendance: 62,950, Avg. 899
Playoffs - Americus Phillies 4 games, Albany Cardinals 1
The Albany Cardinals of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1950 season with a record of 83 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the GGL.
The Cardinals scored 863 runs and allowed 712 runs. Ralph Lageman led all regular hitters by hitting .312. Julian Joyner topped Albany with 16 wins, while Roy Pounds added 15 or more wins, too Roy Pounds recorded a 2.58 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Floyd Wooldridge played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Albany Cardinals to do so.
Chief Bender served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Bass | L | August 4, 1929 | 5'11" | 163 | ||
| Tony Behrens | R | May 1, 1927 | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Chief Bender | R | R | November 25, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Hoyt Benedict | R | R | July 12, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Jay Drake | R | March 1, 1930 | 5'9" | 185 | Humboldt, KS US | |
| Paul Eames | L | R | June 28, 1927 | 5'10" | 190 | Worcester, MA US |
| Arthur Ferguson | S | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Joe Ford | R | R | September 6, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Carter, OK US |
| Julian Joyner | R | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Ralph Lageman | L | L | March 25, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | Quincy, IL US |
| Lee Leftridge | L | February 14, 1926 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Walter Montgomery | R | L | July 25, 1930 | 5'10" | 187 | Leavenworth, KS US |
| Thomas O'Barr | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Joseph Penczak | R | 5'9" | 176 | |||
| Roy Pounds | S | L | November 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Ray Puro | ||||||
| Edgar Rowe | R | April 3, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Fred Ryan | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Phillip Satkowiak | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Tex Seymour | L | 6'4" | 210 | |||
| Charles Simms | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| George Smith | R | R | July 19, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Bobby Wood | R | R | May 24, 1932 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Floyd Wooldridge | R | R | August 25, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Jerico Springs, MO 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.
