1950 Asheville Tourists Roster
Team Record: 83-62
Finished 2nd in the TSL
Manager: Clay Bryant (83-62)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Old McCormick Field
Attendance: 111,177, Avg. 1,533
Playoffs - Asheville Tourists 3 games, Spartanburg Peaches 0
Finals - Rock Hill Chiefs 4 games, Asheville Tourists 3
The Asheville Tourists of the Tri-State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 83 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the TSL.
The Tourists scored 690 runs and conceded 598 runs. William Kerr led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .279 clip. Bill Mosser and Clark Samson topped Asheville with 15 wins each, while Clark Samson recorded a 1.93 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Chris Kitsos played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Asheville Tourists to do so.
Clay Bryant served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Alivojvodic | R | R | February 13, 1926 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| William Allen | L | L | March 23, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Clarence Anderson | R | L | April 23, 1923 | 6'3" | 170 | Ludlow, PA US |
| Dick Ballestrini | R | December 28, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Herb Banton | R | R | December 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| James Blaylock | L | R | March 29, 1924 | |||
| Glenn Brate | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Leo Cackowski | R | November 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Martin Carrasquel | R | R | November 12, 1931 | 5'8" | 175 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Robert Crain | R | R | November 3, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Dean Ehlers | R | June 22, 1929 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Ed Fetzer | R | R | July 3, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Dale Hendricks | September 16, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Robert Houghton | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Van Huppert | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Bill Kearns | R | 6'1" | 178 | |||
| William Kerr | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Chris Kitsos | S | R | February 11, 1928 | 5'9" | 165 | New York, NY US |
| Charlie Koblinski | R | R | March 2, 1923 | 5'9" | 185 | Millers Falls, MA US |
| Joe Kwiatkowski | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Santo Luberto | R | June 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| Jerome Mack | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Frank McCluskey | R | September 15, 1926 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Ed Morgenthaler | R | May 27, 1929 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Bill Mosser | L | L | October 26, 1925 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Carl Musten | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Gerard Orleman | R | R | August 22, 1925 | 6'0" | 182 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Clark Samson | L | L | October 8, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Richard Small | L | L | 6'1" | 175 |
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.
