1950 Atlanta Crackers Roster
Team Record: 92-59
Finished 1st in the SA
Manager: Dixie Walker (92-59)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Ballpark: Ponce de Leon Park II
Attendance: 395,696, Avg. 5,241
Playoffs - Atlanta Crackers 4 games, Memphis Chicks 0
Finals - Nashville Vols 4 games, Atlanta Crackers 1
The Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association ended the 1950 season with a record of 92 wins and 59 losses, finishing first in the SA.
The Crackers scored 785 runs and surrendered 684 runs. Bob Thorpe led all regular batters by hitting .324. Art Fowler topped Atlanta with 19 wins, while Dick Hoover, too added 15 or more wins, too Dick Hoover recorded a 3.35 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Frank Baldwin, Charlie Bicknell, Norm Brown, Hugh Casey, Ellis Clary, Leon Culberson, Art Fowler, Charlie Gorin, Chet Hajduk, Dick Hoover, Don Liddle, Carl Lindquist, Harry MacPherson, Eddie Mathews, Jim Rivera, Ebba St. Claire, Bob Thorpe, Gene Verble and Dixie Walker were all players from the 1950 Atlanta Crackers who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Dixie Walker served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Alvin Aucoin | R | R | September 15, 1925 | 5'11" | 195 | Port Arthur, TX US |
Frank Baldwin | R | R | December 25, 1928 | 5'11" | 195 | High Bridge, NJ US |
Charlie Bicknell | R | R | July 27, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | Plainfield, NJ US |
Norm Brown | S | R | February 1, 1919 | 6'3" | 180 | Evergreen, NC US |
Ralph Brown | L | L | June 1, 1921 | 6'0" | 170 | Lafayette, GA US |
Hugh Casey | R | R | October 14, 1913 | 6'1" | 207 | Atlanta, GA US |
Ellis Clary | R | R | September 11, 1916 | 5'8" | 160 | Valdosta, GA US |
Leon Culberson | R | R | August 6, 1918 | 5'11" | 180 | Hall's Station, GA US |
Hank Ertman | L | L | October 18, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Sobieski, WI US |
Art Fowler | R | R | July 3, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | Converse, SC US |
Charlie Gorin | L | L | February 6, 1928 | 5'10" | 165 | Waco, TX US |
Chet Hajduk | R | R | July 21, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
Alvin Henencheck | R | R | June 27, 1920 | 6'2" | 178 | Lorain, OH US |
Dick Hoover | L | L | December 11, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | Columbus, OH US |
Frosty Kennedy | R | R | March 20, 1926 | 5'10" | 190 | |
Larry Lassalle | R | L | March 18, 1930 | 5'10" | 188 | New Orleans, LA US |
Don Liddle | L | L | May 25, 1925 | 5'10" | 165 | Mount Carmel, IL US |
Carl Lindquist | R | R | May 9, 1919 | 6'2" | 185 | Morris Run, PA US |
Harry MacPherson | R | R | July 10, 1926 | 5'10" | 150 | North Andover, MA US |
Eddie Mathews | L | R | October 13, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Texarkana, TX US |
Richard McMillin | R | R | June 1, 1929 | 6'1" | 165 | Atlanta, GA US |
Pierce McWhorter | R | R | July 7, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Atlanta, GA US |
Lucius Morgan | L | R | February 13, 1925 | 5'10" | 155 | Dearing, GA US |
Walt Nothe | L | L | December 15, 1917 | 6'2" | 200 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Jim Rivera | L | L | July 22, 1921 | 6'0" | 196 | New York, NY US |
Minor Scott | L | R | December 11, 1925 | 5'8" | 160 | Wichita, KS US |
Lester Severin | R | R | December 16, 1926 | 6'2" | 175 | Affton, MO US |
Ebba St. Claire | S | R | August 5, 1921 | 6'1" | 219 | Whitehall, NY US |
Jack Taylor | R | R | October 7, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | Landis, NC US |
Bob Thorpe | R | R | November 19, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | Caryville, FL US |
George Uhle | R | R | October 27, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | Cleveland, OH US |
Gene Verble | R | R | June 29, 1928 | 5'10" | 163 | Concord, NC US |
Dixie Walker | L | R | September 24, 1910 | 6'1" | 175 | Villa Rica, GA 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.