1950 Americus Phillies Roster
Team Record: 70-67
Finished 4th in the GGL
Manager: Ed Murphy (70-67)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Americus, Georgia
Ballpark: Americus Ball Park
Attendance: 38,939, Avg. 568
Playoffs - Americus Phillies 4 games, Albany Cardinals 1
Finals - Tallahassee Pirates 4 games, Americus Phillies 1
The Americus Phillies of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1950 season with a record of 70 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the GGL.
The Phillies tallied 799 runs and conceded 798 runs. Wally Jakowczyk paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .280 clip. John Hushebeck topped Americus with 22 wins, while Alex Hoyle recorded a 2.68 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Angelo LiPetri and Ed Murphy both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Ed Murphy served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Cercek | May 21, 1927 | |||||
| Harry Fredericks | R | June 19, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Michael Genevrino | S | March 4, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | Newark, NJ US | |
| Donald Grogel | ||||||
| Charles Harper | ||||||
| Alex Hoyle | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| John Hushebeck | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Wally Jakowczyk | L | December 22, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Flint, MI US | |
| Anthony Kret | R | September 22, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Angelo LiPetri | R | R | July 6, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Gene Moore | R | May 25, 1928 | 6'1" | 210 | Lake City, SC US | |
| Ed Murphy | R | R | August 23, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | Joliet, IL US |
| Jesse Neely | ||||||
| Ernest Piet | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Clifford Savage | L | L | April 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Charlie Saverine | R | March 17, 1928 | 6'0" | 202 | ||
| Alfred Schindler | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Robert Smith | L | 5'11" | 168 | |||
| Leroy Thompson | ||||||
| Bernard Wenitski | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Robert Wigle | L | November 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 |
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.
