1950 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Roster
Team Record: 72-82
Finished 6th in the WL
Manager: Buddy Hassett (72-82)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Ballpark: Memorial Field
Attendance: 107,264, Avg. 1,393
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Western League ended the 1950 season with a record of 72 wins and 82 losses, finishing sixth in the WL.
The Sky Sox scored 925 runs and conceded 1017 runs. Pete Grammas led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .311. Ted Shandor topped Colorado Springs with 13 wins, while Jerry Dahlke recorded a 5.14 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Boyd, Joe Kirrene, Dick Strahs, Sam Hairston, Jim Baumer, Jerry Dahlke and Pat Seerey were all players from the 1950 Colorado Springs Sky Sox who played in the Majors during their careers.
Buddy Hassett served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Baumer | R | R | January 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Earl Beesley | R | R | October 29, 1929 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Fred Boseo | R | R | March 27, 1927 | 5'8" | 145 | |
| Bob Boyd | L | L | October 1, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Potts Camp, MS US |
| Bill Briggs | R | L | November 16, 1927 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Jerry Dahlke | R | R | June 8, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Marathon, WI US |
| Don Ehlers | R | R | April 8, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Dinsdale, IA US |
| Gene Evans | R | August 9, 1928 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Pete Grammas | R | R | December 24, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Sam Hairston | R | R | January 20, 1920 | 5'10" | 187 | Crawford, MS US |
| Joe Janet | R | September 12, 1921 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Alvin Johnson | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Connie Juelke | R | April 1, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Marty Kaelin | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jim Kamis | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Joe Kirrene | R | R | October 4, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Orient Martella | R | 5'9" | 190 | |||
| Donald Miller | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Russell Oppliger | R | R | August 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Gene Petralli | L | November 3, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| Buddy Phillips | R | July 15, 1925 | 5'10" | 190 | Fort Smith, AR US | |
| Hal Rhyne | R | June 29, 1928 | 6'2" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| George Rutenbar | L | May 1, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Pat Seerey | R | R | March 17, 1923 | 5'10" | 200 | Wilburton, OK US |
| Ted Shandor | R | R | July 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Cairnbrook, PA US |
| Bob Shea | ||||||
| Francis Skinner | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Walter Smola | R | R | December 30, 1919 | 5'9" | 172 | Chicago, IL US |
| Dick Strahs | L | R | December 4, 1923 | 6'0" | 192 | Evanston, IL US |
| Gene Thomas | R | 6'0" | 188 | |||
| George Verespy | L | 5'11" | 185 |
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.
