1950 Denver Bears Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Pablo Bernard | R | R | March 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 168 | Panama R., PA |
Joe Casey | R | R | July 31, 1926 | 6'0" | 192 | |
William DeCarlo | R | R | October 12, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | North Hollywood, CA US |
Joseph DellaMonica | R | R | September 28, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Jack Dittmer | L | R | January 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Elkader, IA US |
Gene Edwards | R | R | April 24, 1924 | 6'1" | 172 | Delafield, WI US |
John Hanley | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
Lawrence Hartley | L | R | November 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 215 | St. Augustine, FL US |
John Hoffman | L | R | November 30, 1923 | 6'4" | 215 | Buffalo, NY US |
Daniel Holden | L | L | May 26, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Vancouver, BC CA |
Virgil Jester | R | R | July 23, 1927 | 5'11" | 188 | Denver, CO US |
James Keller | R | R | June 2, 1923 | 6'4" | 205 | Little Rock, AR US |
Steve Kuczek | R | R | December 28, 1924 | 6'0" | 160 | Amsterdam, NY US |
Gerald Levinson | R | R | March 10, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | New Rochelle, NY US |
Pierce McWhorter | R | R | July 7, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Atlanta, GA US |
Lucius Morgan | L | R | February 13, 1925 | 5'10" | 155 | Dearing, GA US |
John Mulcahy | R | R | October 4, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | Peabody, MA US |
Frank Nubin | R | R | April 4, 1924 | 5'10" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Norm Ozark | R | February 12, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Buddy Peterson | R | R | April 23, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | Portland, OR US |
Chris Sidaris | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
Frank Stewart | R | R | September 10, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | Minneapolis, MN US |
Donald Straub | R | L | January 18, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
Chuck Tanner | L | L | July 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | New Castle, PA US |
Jack Taylor | R | R | October 7, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | Landis, NC US |
Pete Tedeschi | R | October 4, 1923 | 5'10" | 164 | San Francisco, CA US | |
Glenn Thompson | R | R | December 7, 1928 | 6'5" | 215 | Minneapolis, MN US |
Pete Whisenant | R | R | December 14, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Asheville, NC US |
Merlin Williams | R | R | March 21, 1922 | 6'0" | 195 | New Hampshire, OH US |
William Williams | R | R | September 15, 1926 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Dallas Womack | L | L | November 23, 1927 | 6'3" | 204 | Guy, 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.