1950 Danville Leafs Roster
Team Record: 87-66
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Ben Chapman (87-66)
Location: Danville, Virginia
Ballpark: League Park
Attendance: 85,323, Avg. 1,115
Playoffs - Burlington Bees 3 games, Danville Leafs 1
The Danville Leafs of the Carolina League ended the 1950 season with a record of 87 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the CL.
The Leafs scored 721 runs and yielded 676 runs. Woody Fair led all regular batters by hitting .300. Peter Angell topped Danville with 21 wins, while Dale Matthewson registered a 3.03 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1950 Danville Leafs who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jack Sanford, Ed Leip, Emmett O'Neill and Dale Matthewson.
Ben Chapman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Angell | R | July 14, 1918 | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| Harry Ashworth | L | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Arnie Atkins | R | R | November 21, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Muscatine, IA US |
| Duke Bowman | L | R | November 2, 1924 | 5'11" | 165 | Oak Ridge, NC US |
| Harry Collias | R | February 19, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Woody Fair | R | April 11, 1914 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Fred Giuliani | S | L | 6'1" | 183 | ||
| Howard Gutshall | L | 6'1" | 205 | |||
| Thomas Hackett | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Arthur Jacobs | R | October 17, 1923 | 5'10" | 170 | McClure, IL US | |
| James Kelly | December 8, 1925 | 192 | Utica, NY US | |||
| Ed Leip | R | R | November 29, 1910 | 5'9" | 160 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Arthur Mascarella | March 28, 1929 | |||||
| Dale Matthewson | R | R | May 15, 1923 | 5'11" | 145 | Catasauqua, PA US |
| Emmett O'Neill | R | R | January 13, 1918 | 6'3" | 185 | San Mateo, CA US |
| Mel Quinn | L | R | October 8, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Braintree, MA US |
| Raymond Reitnour | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Mike Romello | R | September 5, 1921 | 5'5" | 155 | Philadelphia, PA US | |
| Alex Ronay | R | R | September 4, 1921 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Jack Rothenhausler | L | R | July 29, 1921 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jack Sanford | R | R | June 23, 1917 | 6'3" | 195 | Chatham, VA US |
| Lee Schulte | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Bennie Shaw | L | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| John Stefanik | L | L | February 9, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | Webster, MA US |
| John Tate | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Hugh Taylor | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Stephen Walker | S | April 17, 1923 | 5'9" | 157 | , NC US | |
| Ray Walters | R | April 3, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Bill Wigle | L | L | 5'11" | 185 |
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.
