1950 Danville Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 74-52
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Jim Bivin (74-52)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Danville, Illinois
Ballpark: Danville Stadium
Attendance: 51,616, Avg. 819
Playoffs - Danville Dodgers 3 games, Waterloo White Hawks 0
Finals - Terre Haute Phillies 3 games, Danville Dodgers 1
The Danville Dodgers of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1950 season with a record of 74 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the IIIL.
The Dodgers paced the league with 735 runs. Danville surrendered 564 runs. George Caloia led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .287. John Stilwell topped the team with 15 wins, while Murray Richardson earned a 3 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Jim Bivin served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Bill Boudreau | S | L | March 23, 1921 | 6'0" | 180 | Winthrop, MA US |
George Caloia | L | 5'8" | 158 | |||
LeRoy Fisher | L | October 8, 1923 | 6'2" | 205 | ||
Bud Fustin | R | R | July 8, 1926 | 5'10" | 168 | Herrin, IL US |
William Glane | L | L | October 1, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | Detroit, MI US |
Hal Grote | R | September 25, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Cincinnati, OH US | |
William Jekielek | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
Milt Joffe | R | R | February 5, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Eugene Kern | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Jack Lillis | R | R | November 6, 1928 | 5'10" | 155 | Pasadena, CA US |
Jack Litzelfelner | R | August 25, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Andrew Mathews | R | April 22, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
Murray Richardson | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Don Schmidt | L | R | October 6, 1926 | 6'1" | 165 | Brookfield, WI US |
Dick Schroeder | R | December 30, 1928 | 6'3" | 230 | ||
John Stilwell | R | R | July 1, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | Mill Valley, CA US |
Joseph Tufteland | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Allen Winters | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
Kenneth Worley | R | R | July 11, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 |
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.