1950 El Centro Imperials Roster
Team Record: 85-58
Finished 2nd in the SL
Manager: Kenneth Myers (85-58)
Location: El Centro, California
Ballpark: Stark Field
Attendance: 46,380, Avg. 649
Playoffs - El Centro Imperials 2 games, Riverside Rubes 0
Finals - El Centro Imperials 2 games, Mexicali Eagles 1
The El Centro Imperials of the Sunset League ended the 1950 season with a record of 85 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the SL.
The Imperials plated 958 runs and surrendered 874 runs. Basil Beringhele paced all regular batters by connecting at a .306 clip. Chuck Gowett and Jack McClung topped El Centro with 19 wins each, while Chuck Gowett recorded a 4.12 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Nate Moreland played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the El Centro Imperials to do so.
Kenneth Myers served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Alderete | R | 5'5" | 140 | |||
| Bill Barisoff | R | R | December 22, 1921 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Tony Barnett | R | R | May 18, 1930 | 5'9" | 150 | Reading, KS US |
| Basil Beringhele | L | January 3, 1923 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| James Estrada | R | May 16, 1919 | 5'10" | 180 | San Jacinto, CA US | |
| Al Ganem | R | May 31, 1926 | 5'7" | 165 | ||
| Chuck Gowett | R | R | 6'2" | 178 | ||
| Theodore Herder | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| James Hinson | ||||||
| Pete Hughes | L | L | April 16, 1915 | 5'11" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| James Jack | L | L | September 19, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | Eugene, OR US |
| Norman Jacobsen | ||||||
| Gene Jarech | L | March 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| John Liddell | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Frank Mascaro | R | March 10, 1930 | 5'11" | 200 | Yolo, CA US | |
| Jack McClung | June 9, 1925 | 192 | Collinsville, OK US | |||
| Johnny Moore | R | December 13, 1929 | 5'10" | 172 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| Nate Moreland | R | L | April 22, 1914 | 6'1" | 195 | England, AR US |
| Kenneth Myers | L | R | August 26, 1920 | 5'10" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Emery Petty | L | 5'8" | 168 | |||
| Jimmy Sady | R | April 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| William Skeen | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Frank Stinson | R | September 15, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | Calexico, CA US | |
| Bob Strader | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| John Verdusco | April 4, 1929 | San Diego, CA US | ||||
| Marion Watson | L | February 27, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| William White | R | R | 6'1" | 183 |
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.
