1950 Columbus Red Birds Roster
Team Record: 84-69
Finished 3rd in the AA
Manager: Rollie Hemsley (84-69)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 170,950, Avg. 2,235
Playoffs - Columbus Red Birds 4 games, Minneapolis Millers 2
Finals - Columbus Red Birds 4 games, Indianapolis Indians 3
The Columbus Red Birds of the American Association ended the 1950 season with a record of 84 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the AA.
The Red Birds led the league with just 634 runs allowed. Columbus scored 665 runs. Larry Miggins paced the squad with 18 home runs and drove in 92 runs. Bill Sarni and Larry Miggins topped all regular batters by connecting at a .280 clip. Harvey Haddix paced the team with 18 wins, while Kurt Krieger added 15 or more wins, too Harvey Haddix recorded a 2.7 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1950 Columbus Red Birds who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Larry Miggins, Mike Clark, Cot Deal, George Eyrich, Johnny Lindell, Russ Kerns, Harry Walker, Jack Faszholz, Vern Benson, Ben Steiner, Bob Habenicht, Les Fusselman, Harvey Haddix, Rocky Nelson, Jack Crimian, Rollie Hemsley, Kurt Krieger, Fred Marolewski, Roy Hughes, Strick Shofner, Solly Hemus, Bill Sarni, Luis Arroyo and Glen Moulder.
Rollie Hemsley served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arroyo | L | L | February 18, 1927 | 5'8" | 178 | Penuelas, PR |
| Vern Benson | L | R | September 19, 1924 | 5'10" | 160 | Granite Quarry, NC US |
| Roy Broome | R | R | February 17, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | Norwood, NC US |
| Joseph Chuka | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Mike Clark | R | R | February 12, 1922 | 6'4" | 190 | Camden, NJ US |
| Billy Costa | R | February 11, 1920 | 5'6" | 155 | ||
| Jack Crimian | R | R | February 17, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Cot Deal | S | R | January 23, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Arapaho, OK US |
| George Eyrich | R | R | March 3, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | Reading, PA US |
| Jack Faszholz | R | R | April 11, 1927 | 6'3" | 205 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Charlie Frey | L | August 16, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Lemay, MO US | |
| Les Fusselman | R | R | March 7, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | Pryor, OK US |
| Bob Habenicht | R | R | February 13, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Harvey Haddix | L | L | September 18, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | Medway, OH US |
| Rollie Hemsley | R | R | June 24, 1907 | 5'10" | 170 | Syracuse, OH US |
| Solly Hemus | L | R | April 17, 1923 | 5'9" | 165 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Roy Hughes | R | R | January 11, 1911 | 5'10" | 167 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Russ Kerns | L | R | November 10, 1920 | 6'0" | 188 | Fremont, OH US |
| Kurt Krieger | R | R | September 16, 1926 | 6'3" | 212 | Traisen, AT |
| Johnny Lindell | R | R | August 30, 1916 | 6'4" | 217 | Greeley, CO US |
| Gene Major | R | R | March 7, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Fred Marolewski | R | R | October 6, 1928 | 6'2" | 205 | Chicago, IL US |
| Mel McGaha | R | R | September 26, 1926 | 6'2" | 198 | Bastrop, LA US |
| Larry Miggins | R | R | August 20, 1925 | 6'4" | 198 | Bronx, NY US |
| Vincent Moreci | L | L | October 11, 1929 | 5'10" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Glen Moulder | R | R | September 28, 1917 | 6'0" | 180 | Cleveland, OK US |
| Mo Mozzali | L | L | December 12, 1922 | 5'10" | 158 | Louisville, KY US |
| Michael Natisin | L | October 31, 1916 | 5'10" | 176 | Alpha, NJ US | |
| Rocky Nelson | L | L | November 18, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | Portsmouth, OH US |
| Bill Sarni | R | R | September 19, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Strick Shofner | L | R | July 23, 1919 | 5'10" | 187 | Crawford, TX US |
| Ben Steiner | L | R | July 28, 1921 | 5'11" | 165 | Alexandria, VA US |
| David Thomas | R | R | July 6, 1923 | 5'9" | 150 | |
| Harry Walker | L | R | September 22, 1918 | 6'2" | 175 | Pascagoula, MS 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.
