1950 Denver Bears Roster

Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 75-79
Finished 5th in the WL
Manager: Earl Browne (75-79)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Denver, Colorado
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 379,180, Avg. 4,924
1950 Denver Bears Statistics

The Denver Bears of the Western League ended the 1950 season with a record of 75 wins and 79 losses, finishing fifth in the WL.

The Bears topped the league with 956 runs. Denver allowed 970 runs. Pierce McWhorter accounted for 66 RBI. Dallas Womack led batters with significant playing time with a .317 average. Merlin Williams and Jack Taylor paced the squad with 12 wins each, while Virgil Jester recorded a 3.7 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1950 Denver Bears who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jack Dittmer, Virgil Jester, Steve Kuczek, Buddy Peterson, Chuck Tanner and Pete Whisenant.

Earl Browne served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Pablo BernardRRMarch 19, 19285'11"168Panama R., PA
Joe CaseyRRJuly 31, 19266'0"192
William DeCarloRROctober 12, 19166'0"185North Hollywood, CA US
Joseph DellaMonicaRRSeptember 28, 19275'11"175Brooklyn, NY US
Jack DittmerLRJanuary 10, 19286'1"175Elkader, IA US
Gene EdwardsRRApril 24, 19246'1"172Delafield, WI US
John HanleyR6'1"175
Lawrence HartleyLRNovember 10, 19276'2"215St. Augustine, FL US
John HoffmanLRNovember 30, 19236'4"215Buffalo, NY US
Daniel HoldenLLMay 26, 19255'11"165Vancouver, BC CA
Virgil JesterRRJuly 23, 19275'11"188Denver, CO US
James KellerRRJune 2, 19236'4"205Little Rock, AR US
Steve KuczekRRDecember 28, 19246'0"160Amsterdam, NY US
Gerald LevinsonRRMarch 10, 19286'0"185New Rochelle, NY US
Pierce McWhorterRRJuly 7, 19286'0"190Atlanta, GA US
Lucius MorganLRFebruary 13, 19255'10"155Dearing, GA US
John MulcahyRROctober 4, 19266'0"190Peabody, MA US
Frank NubinRRApril 4, 19245'10"170Los Angeles, CA US
Norm OzarkRFebruary 12, 19276'1"180
Buddy PetersonRRApril 23, 19255'9"170Portland, OR US
Chris SidarisR5'9"185
Frank StewartRRSeptember 10, 19296'1"190Minneapolis, MN US
Donald StraubRLJanuary 18, 19286'1"185Pittsburgh, PA US
Chuck TannerLLJuly 4, 19286'0"185New Castle, PA US
Jack TaylorRROctober 7, 19276'2"180Landis, NC US
Pete TedeschiROctober 4, 19235'10"164San Francisco, CA US
Glenn ThompsonRRDecember 7, 19286'5"215Minneapolis, MN US
Pete WhisenantRRDecember 14, 19296'2"190Asheville, NC US
Merlin WilliamsRRMarch 21, 19226'0"195New Hampshire, OH US
William WilliamsRRSeptember 15, 19265'11"165
Dallas WomackLLNovember 23, 19276'3"204Guy, AR 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.




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