1950 Columbia Reds Roster
Team Record: 83-70
Finished 3rd in the SAL
Manager: Gee Walker (83-70)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Ballpark: Capital City Stadium
Attendance: 103,278, Avg. 1,350
Playoffs - Columbia Reds 3 games, Savannah Indians 2
Finals - Macon Peaches 4 games, Columbia Reds 0
The Columbia Reds of the South Atlantic League ended the 1950 season with a record of 83 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the SAL.
The Reds scored 723 runs and yielded 755 runs. Johnny Temple led all regular hitters with a .322 average. Ralph Erwin topped Columbia with 17 wins, while Moe Savransky, Bill Carroll and Clarence Zieser each also added 15 or more victories also Moe Savransky recorded a 2.25 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Hazle, Moe Savransky, Charlie Ripple, Johnny Temple, Bill McGhee, Bob Nieman and Jim Pruett were all players from the 1950 Columbia Reds who played in the Majors during their careers.
Gee Walker served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Bell | R | R | September 25, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Jamestown, OH US |
| Gerald Blackburn | R | L | May 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 215 | Mount Airy, NC US |
| Bill Carroll | R | R | April 11, 1924 | 5'11" | 182 | |
| Harold Ensley | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Ralph Erwin | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Bill Ford | R | December 3, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Lloyd Foster | R | May 30, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Grover Frisbee | L | L | December 7, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Hamilton Graham | L | L | October 20, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| George Greene | R | R | March 10, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Herb Harlow | R | R | October 4, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Spokane, WA US |
| Bob Hazle | L | R | December 9, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Laurens, SC US |
| Robert Howe | R | R | February 12, 1918 | 6'2" | 180 | , IL US |
| Ivan Johannes | L | L | April 12, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Carl Kolosna | R | June 12, 1924 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Edward Kruer | L | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Leonard Lamont | L | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| James Long | R | December 18, 1920 | 6'1" | 180 | Griffin, GA US | |
| Wilbur McConnell | L | 5'9" | 178 | |||
| Bill McGhee | L | L | September 5, 1908 | 5'10" | 185 | Shawmut, AL US |
| Joseph Muzzo | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Carlton Nebel | R | October 31, 1926 | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Bob Nieman | R | R | January 26, 1927 | 5'11" | 195 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Jerry Pless | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| David Poole | R | April 11, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Hyman Prosk | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Jim Pruett | R | R | December 16, 1917 | 5'10" | 178 | Nashville, TN US |
| James Reggio | S | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Charlie Ripple | L | L | December 1, 1920 | 6'2" | 210 | Bolton, NC US |
| Louis Ruehl | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Moe Savransky | L | L | January 13, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Rodger Schmidt | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| John Scully | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Muscle Shoals | L | October 3, 1916 | 5'11" | 210 | ||
| Leon Snuggs | R | L | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| Harold Stamey | L | R | April 30, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Johnny Temple | R | R | August 8, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Lexington, NC US |
| Ralph Vazquez | R | R | 6'0" | 184 | ||
| Charles Wood | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Clarence Zieser | R | R | August 21, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Belle Plaine, IA 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.
