1950 Bluefield Blue-Grays Roster
Team Record: 80-40
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Bill Adair (80-40)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 61,158, Avg. 1,019
Playoffs - Bristol Twins 3 games, Bluefield Blue-Grays 0
The Bluefield Blue-Grays of the Appalachian League ended the 1950 season with a record of 80 wins and 40 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Blue-Grays plated 838 runs and yielded 576 runs. Billy Queen led batters with significant playing time with a .356 average. Dick Kelly topped Bluefield with 21 wins, while Bob Bowman recorded a 2.78 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Billy Queen and Bob Bowman both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Bill Adair served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Adair | R | R | February 10, 1913 | 6'0" | 168 | Mobile, AL US |
| Donald Baity | R | R | September 8, 1929 | 6'2" | 180 | Thomasville, NC US |
| Bob Bowman | R | R | October 3, 1910 | 5'10" | 160 | Keystone, WV US |
| Donald Buchanan | R | R | November 21, 1929 | 6'1" | 170 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Dodo Canterna | R | R | October 29, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Freeport, PA US |
| Roger Craver | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Donald Cross | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Walter Cusack | R | R | January 29, 1930 | 5'8" | 185 | Jamaica, NY US |
| Bob Fruciano | L | R | October 24, 1929 | 5'7" | 147 | Syracuse, NY US |
| William Geier | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| John Hayes | R | R | August 4, 1931 | 6'2" | 190 | Columbus, OH US |
| Donald Hazelton | L | L | September 10, 1928 | 6'4" | 179 | Homesdale, PA US |
| Clarence Hrabos | R | R | May 13, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Tarentum, PA US |
| Carl Hrovatic | R | R | December 26, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Salem, OH US |
| Dick Kelly | R | L | October 7, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Quincy, MA US |
| Joseph Lebida | R | R | April 5, 1928 | 6'4" | 200 | Dickson, PA US |
| Herman Niehaus | R | R | January 4, 1929 | 6'3" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Julio Palazzini | L | R | June 7, 1931 | 5'9" | 168 | Canaan, CT US |
| Guido Pelosi | R | R | January 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 182 | Cudahy, WI US |
| Billy Queen | R | R | November 28, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Gastonia, NC US |
| Gordon Roach | R | R | July 22, 1929 | 6'4" | 225 | Goodwood, ON CA |
| Jim Rudolph | R | R | August 22, 1928 | 6'1" | 133 | |
| Eddie Stephens | L | October 21, 1931 | 193 | Cleveland, OK US | ||
| Bill Taft | R | R | August 18, 1924 | 6'2" | 182 | |
| Joseph Tamaska | R | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Luther Tucker | L | R | August 16, 1927 | 6'0" | 195 | Mason, WV US |
| Fred Wagner | S | L | April 12, 1929 | 6'2" | 167 | Zanesville, OH US |
| Sylvester Williams |
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.
