1950 Atlanta Crackers Roster

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
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
1950 Atlanta Crackers Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Alvin AucoinRRSeptember 15, 19255'11"195Port Arthur, TX US
Frank BaldwinRRDecember 25, 19285'11"195High Bridge, NJ US
Charlie BicknellRRJuly 27, 19285'11"170Plainfield, NJ US
Norm BrownSRFebruary 1, 19196'3"180Evergreen, NC US
Ralph BrownLLJune 1, 19216'0"170Lafayette, GA US
Hugh CaseyRROctober 14, 19136'1"207Atlanta, GA US
Ellis ClaryRRSeptember 11, 19165'8"160Valdosta, GA US
Leon CulbersonRRAugust 6, 19185'11"180Hall's Station, GA US
Hank ErtmanLLOctober 18, 19235'10"185Sobieski, WI US
Art FowlerRRJuly 3, 19225'11"180Converse, SC US
Charlie GorinLLFebruary 6, 19285'10"165Waco, TX US
Chet HajdukRRJuly 21, 19186'0"195Chicago, IL US
Alvin HenencheckRRJune 27, 19206'2"178Lorain, OH US
Dick HooverLLDecember 11, 19256'0"170Columbus, OH US
Frosty KennedyRRMarch 20, 19265'10"190
Larry LassalleRLMarch 18, 19305'10"188New Orleans, LA US
Don LiddleLLMay 25, 19255'10"165Mount Carmel, IL US
Carl LindquistRRMay 9, 19196'2"185Morris Run, PA US
Harry MacPhersonRRJuly 10, 19265'10"150North Andover, MA US
Eddie MathewsLROctober 13, 19316'1"190Texarkana, TX US
Richard McMillinRRJune 1, 19296'1"165Atlanta, GA US
Pierce McWhorterRRJuly 7, 19286'0"190Atlanta, GA US
Lucius MorganLRFebruary 13, 19255'10"155Dearing, GA US
Walt NotheLLDecember 15, 19176'2"200Philadelphia, PA US
Jim RiveraLLJuly 22, 19216'0"196New York, NY US
Minor ScottLRDecember 11, 19255'8"160Wichita, KS US
Lester SeverinRRDecember 16, 19266'2"175Affton, MO US
Ebba St. ClaireSRAugust 5, 19216'1"219Whitehall, NY US
Jack TaylorRROctober 7, 19276'2"180Landis, NC US
Bob ThorpeRRNovember 19, 19266'1"190Caryville, FL US
George UhleRROctober 27, 19266'0"180Cleveland, OH US
Gene VerbleRRJune 29, 19285'10"163Concord, NC US
Dixie WalkerLRSeptember 24, 19106'1"175Villa 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.




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