1950 Dallas Eagles Roster
Team Record: 74-78
Finished 5th in the TL
Manager: Charlie Grimm (74-78)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Ballpark: Cotton Bowl, Eagles Stadium
Attendance: 317,592, Avg. 4,179
The Dallas Eagles of the Texas League ended the 1950 season with a record of 74 wins and 78 losses, finishing fifth in the TL.
The Eagles scored 581 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 645 runs. Billy Klaus led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .297 average. Wayne McLeland topped Dallas with 21 wins, while Walt Lanfranconi registered a 2.35 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1950 Dallas Eagles who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Rugger Ardizoia, Dick Aylward, Hal Bamberger, Johnny Beazley, Heinz Becker, Bob Buhl, Jay Difani, Grant Dunlap, Buck Frierson, Ben Guintini, George Hausmann, Hooks Iott, Jim Kirby, Billy Klaus, Al LaMacchia, Walt Lanfranconi, Bob Malloy, Wayne McLeland, Dutch Meyer, Bill Nagel, Charlie Ripple, Freddy Schmidt, Floyd Speer, Hal Wagner and George Washington.
Charlie Grimm served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Donald Alfano | R | R | July 18, 1923 | 5'8" | 160 | Portland, OR US |
Rugger Ardizoia | R | R | November 20, 1919 | 5'11" | 180 | Oleggio, IT |
Dick Aylward | R | R | June 4, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | Baltimore, MD US |
Hal Bamberger | L | R | October 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 173 | Lebanon, PA US |
Johnny Beazley | R | R | May 25, 1918 | 6'1" | 190 | Nashville, TN US |
Heinz Becker | S | R | August 26, 1915 | 6'2" | 200 | Berlin, DE |
Bob Buhl | R | R | August 12, 1928 | 6'2" | 180 | Saginaw, MI US |
Glenn Burns | R | September 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
George Corona | R | February 6, 1925 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
Robert Cullins | R | December 10, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | Memphis, TN US | |
Jay Difani | R | R | December 21, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | Crystal City, MO US |
Grant Dunlap | R | R | December 20, 1923 | 6'2" | 180 | Stockton, CA US |
Lou Farotto | R | April 22, 1923 | 5'11" | 171 | ||
John Fetzer | R | R | February 7, 1926 | 5'11" | 178 | Shreveport, LA US |
Tom Finger | L | L | March 15, 1918 | 5'10" | 160 | |
Buck Frierson | R | R | July 29, 1917 | 6'3" | 195 | Chicota, TX US |
Jim Gleason | R | R | June 22, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | San Diego County, CA US |
Ken Gorgal | February 13, 1929 | 192 | ||||
Ben Guintini | R | R | January 13, 1919 | 6'1" | 190 | Los Banos, CA US |
James Halkard | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
George Hausmann | R | R | February 11, 1916 | 5'5" | 145 | St. Louis, MO US |
John Hoffman | L | R | November 30, 1923 | 6'4" | 215 | Buffalo, NY US |
Hooks Iott | S | L | December 3, 1919 | 6'2" | 200 | Mountain Grove, MO US |
James Keating | R | November 27, 1921 | 6'1" | 215 | San Francisco, CA US | |
Jim Kirby | R | R | May 5, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Nashville, TN US |
Billy Klaus | L | R | December 9, 1928 | 5'9" | 160 | Spring Grove, IL US |
Al LaMacchia | R | R | July 22, 1921 | 5'10" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
Walt Lanfranconi | R | R | November 9, 1916 | 5'7" | 155 | Barre, VT US |
Bob Malloy | R | R | May 28, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | Canonsburg, PA US |
Wayne McLeland | R | R | August 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Stockport, IA US |
Dutch Meyer | R | R | October 6, 1915 | 5'10" | 181 | Waco, TX US |
Lew Morton | L | September 4, 1920 | 6'0" | 195 | Fort Scott, KS US | |
Bill Nagel | R | R | August 19, 1915 | 6'1" | 190 | Memphis, TN US |
Clyde Perry | R | August 25, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | Marysville, CA US | |
Charlie Ripple | L | L | December 1, 1920 | 6'2" | 210 | Bolton, NC US |
Rafael Rivas | L | L | May 24, 1922 | 5'10" | 155 | Puerto Padre, CU |
Tex Sanner | L | L | August 22, 1920 | 6'3" | 210 | Geuda Springs, KS US |
Moe Santomauro | R | R | June 13, 1925 | 6'0" | 182 | |
Freddy Schmidt | R | R | February 9, 1916 | 6'1" | 185 | Hartford, CT US |
Frederick Shipman | R | December 31, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Floyd Speer | R | R | January 27, 1913 | 6'0" | 180 | Booneville, AR US |
Elvin Stabelfeld | R | R | September 9, 1926 | 5'10" | 190 | Cherokee, IA US |
Donald Stoker | R | L | January 20, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Vic Stryska | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Lester Studener | R | R | June 21, 1923 | 6'1" | 186 | Wauwatosa, WI US |
Tim Triner | R | R | August 18, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | Canton, OH US |
Joe Valenzuela | R | R | 5'9" | 190 | Tucson, AZ US | |
Hal Wagner | L | R | July 2, 1915 | 6'0" | 165 | East Riverton, NJ US |
George Washington | L | R | June 4, 1907 | 5'11" | 190 | Linden, TX US |
Don Watkins | R | R | September 12, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Nokomis, IL 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.