1950 Elizabethton Betsy Cubs Roster
Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 72-52
Finished 4th in the AL
Manager: Jack Crosswhite (72-52)
Location: Elizabethton, Tennessee
Ballpark: Cherokee Park
Attendance: 36,318, Avg. 586
1950 Elizabethton Betsy Cubs StatisticsTeam Record: 72-52
Finished 4th in the AL
Manager: Jack Crosswhite (72-52)
Location: Elizabethton, Tennessee
Ballpark: Cherokee Park
Attendance: 36,318, Avg. 586
The Elizabethton Betsy Cubs of the Appalachian League ended the 1950 season with a record of 72 wins and 52 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.
The Betsy Cubs scored 824 runs and allowed 620 runs. Bob Boring led hitters with significant playing time with a .388 average. Douglas Clark earned 27 wins on the mound for Elizabethton and a team-best 2.41 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers. Jack Crosswhite served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Baker | R | R | December 20, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Bob Boring | R | August 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Richard Callison | R | R | June 12, 1925 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| Douglas Clark | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Vince Corda | L | R | February 13, 1930 | 6'3" | 195 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Jack Crosswhite | R | July 29, 1911 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Don Crump | R | May 14, 1925 | 6'2" | 194 | ||
| Peter Franczek | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Lawrence Gaffka | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ray Gatts | R | October 8, 1928 | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Edward Gibson | L | February 4, 1927 | 5'11" | 179 | ||
| Theodore Gnade | R | R | October 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Brumley Greene | R | R | August 8, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Greeneville, TN US |
| Hugh Hamil | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Stanley Hodges | ||||||
| Uno Larson | ||||||
| Jim Lawson | November 26, 1929 | |||||
| John McLeod | 193 | |||||
| William Mead | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Paul Musselman | January 9, 1926 | |||||
| Duvall Turnbull | August 1, 1930 | |||||
| Fred Wagner | S | L | April 12, 1929 | 6'2" | 167 | Zanesville, OH US |
| Larry White | L | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Claude Wright | R | August 14, 1915 | 5'9" | 155 |
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.
