1950 Charleston Rebels Roster
Team Record: 79-72
Finished 4th in the SAL
Manager: Rip Sewell (79-72)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Ballpark: Hampton Park
Attendance: 86,063, Avg. 1,140
Playoffs - Macon Peaches 3 games, Charleston Rebels 2
The Charleston Rebels of the South Atlantic League ended the 1950 season with a record of 79 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the SAL.
The Rebels topped the league with just 623 runs allowed. Charleston scored 664 runs. William Brown led all regular batters by connecting at a .279 clip. Bob Garber paced the team with 15 wins, while William LaThorpe registered a 2.43 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Frank Thomas, Len Yochim, Bill Hall, Nelson King, Cal Hogue, Rip Sewell and Bob Garber were all players from the 1950 Charleston Rebels who played in the Majors during their careers.
Rip Sewell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Almonte | R | R | February 4, 1921 | 5'9" | 180 | Syracuse, NY US |
| John Baas | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Charles Bell | R | R | February 10, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | Redondo Beach, CA US |
| Harold Breeding | R | R | August 10, 1926 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Dick Briskey | R | R | October 12, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Yakima, WA US |
| Mel Brookey | R | R | July 15, 1925 | 5'10" | 195 | Henryetta, OK US |
| William Brown | L | July 21, 1923 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Floyd Chandler | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Albert Cleary | R | R | 6'0" | 193 | ||
| Don Dahlke | R | R | August 16, 1928 | 5'11" | 177 | Pomeroy, IA US |
| Reno DeBenedetti | R | R | February 29, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Lamar Dorton | R | R | November 17, 1928 | 5'11" | 155 | Ansonville, NC US |
| Richard Elkind | R | R | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Preston Elkins | R | R | May 16, 1922 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Charles Fedoris | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Raymond Feraco | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| John Fiscalini | R | February 25, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bobby Forbes | L | September 17, 1926 | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| Bob Garber | R | R | September 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | Hunker, PA US |
| Bill Hall | L | R | July 30, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | Moultrie, GA US |
| Herschel Held | R | R | April 16, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | McLoud, OK US |
| John Higgins | R | L | August 23, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | Cranston, RI US |
| Cal Hogue | R | R | October 24, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Dayton, OH US |
| Homer Johnston | L | December 7, 1920 | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Nelson King | R | R | March 15, 1928 | 6'6" | 185 | Shenandoah, PA US |
| George Kinnamon | R | October 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 185 | Etowah, TN US | |
| Pete Kraus | R | 5'8" | 168 | |||
| William LaThorpe | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Eugene Lavery | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| James Lawler | R | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Robert Masters | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Clyde McAllister | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| John McKeown | S | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Stanley Miller | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| John Moore | R | January 3, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| John Overland | L | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| John Paszek | R | February 23, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Harry Pritts | L | L | February 6, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Rip Sewell | L | R | May 11, 1907 | 6'1" | 180 | Decatur, AL US |
| Blair Simpson | R | R | October 31, 1927 | 5'11" | 165 | Ogden, UT US |
| John Tate | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Frank Thomas | R | R | June 11, 1929 | 6'3" | 200 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Fred Uhlman | R | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Walt Wherry | R | May 26, 1927 | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| Ralph Woolford | R | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| George Wopinek | R | December 5, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Len Yochim | L | L | October 16, 1928 | 6'2" | 200 | New Orleans, LA 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.
