1950 Dallas Eagles Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
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
1950 Dallas Eagles Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Donald AlfanoRRJuly 18, 19235'8"160Portland, OR US
Rugger ArdizoiaRRNovember 20, 19195'11"180Oleggio, IT
Dick AylwardRRJune 4, 19256'0"190Baltimore, MD US
Hal BambergerLROctober 29, 19246'0"173Lebanon, PA US
Johnny BeazleyRRMay 25, 19186'1"190Nashville, TN US
Heinz BeckerSRAugust 26, 19156'2"200Berlin, DE
Bob BuhlRRAugust 12, 19286'2"180Saginaw, MI US
Glenn BurnsRSeptember 10, 19286'1"200
George CoronaRFebruary 6, 19255'11"190
Robert CullinsRDecember 10, 19245'10"185Memphis, TN US
Jay DifaniRRDecember 21, 19226'0"170Crystal City, MO US
Grant DunlapRRDecember 20, 19236'2"180Stockton, CA US
Lou FarottoRApril 22, 19235'11"171
John FetzerRRFebruary 7, 19265'11"178Shreveport, LA US
Tom FingerLLMarch 15, 19185'10"160
Buck FriersonRRJuly 29, 19176'3"195Chicota, TX US
Jim GleasonRRJune 22, 19276'2"190San Diego County, CA US
Ken GorgalFebruary 13, 1929192
Ben GuintiniRRJanuary 13, 19196'1"190Los Banos, CA US
James HalkardL6'1"185
George HausmannRRFebruary 11, 19165'5"145St. Louis, MO US
John HoffmanLRNovember 30, 19236'4"215Buffalo, NY US
Hooks IottSLDecember 3, 19196'2"200Mountain Grove, MO US
James KeatingRNovember 27, 19216'1"215San Francisco, CA US
Jim KirbyRRMay 5, 19235'11"175Nashville, TN US
Billy KlausLRDecember 9, 19285'9"160Spring Grove, IL US
Al LaMacchiaRRJuly 22, 19215'10"190St. Louis, MO US
Walt LanfranconiRRNovember 9, 19165'7"155Barre, VT US
Bob MalloyRRMay 28, 19185'11"185Canonsburg, PA US
Wayne McLelandRRAugust 29, 19246'0"180Stockport, IA US
Dutch MeyerRROctober 6, 19155'10"181Waco, TX US
Lew MortonLSeptember 4, 19206'0"195Fort Scott, KS US
Bill NagelRRAugust 19, 19156'1"190Memphis, TN US
Clyde PerryRAugust 25, 19275'11"170Marysville, CA US
Charlie RippleLLDecember 1, 19206'2"210Bolton, NC US
Rafael RivasLLMay 24, 19225'10"155Puerto Padre, CU
Tex SannerLLAugust 22, 19206'3"210Geuda Springs, KS US
Moe SantomauroRRJune 13, 19256'0"182
Freddy SchmidtRRFebruary 9, 19166'1"185Hartford, CT US
Frederick ShipmanRDecember 31, 19276'0"175
Floyd SpeerRRJanuary 27, 19136'0"180Booneville, AR US
Elvin StabelfeldRRSeptember 9, 19265'10"190Cherokee, IA US
Donald StokerRLJanuary 20, 19316'2"195
Vic StryskaLR6'0"180
Lester StudenerRRJune 21, 19236'1"186Wauwatosa, WI US
Tim TrinerRRAugust 18, 19215'10"170Canton, OH US
Joe ValenzuelaRR5'9"190Tucson, AZ US
Hal WagnerLRJuly 2, 19156'0"165East Riverton, NJ US
George WashingtonLRJune 4, 19075'11"190Linden, TX US
Don WatkinsRRSeptember 12, 19246'0"180Nokomis, 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.




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