1950 Gastonia Browns Roster

Western Carolina League (WCL) - Class: D
Team Record: 40-70
Finished 8th in the WCL
Manager: Noel Casbier (0-0), Tuck McWilliams (0-0), Noel Casbier (0-0)
Location: Gastonia, North Carolina
Ballpark: Sims Legion Park
Attendance: 39,846, Avg. 724
1950 Gastonia Browns Statistics

The Gastonia Browns of the Western Carolina League ended the 1950 season with a record of 40 wins and 70 losses, finishing eighth in the WCL.

The Browns scored 614 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 772 runs. Fred Parnell led all regular batters by hitting .331. Robert Thomas topped Gastonia with 6 wins, while Rube Melton recorded a 4.16 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Rube Melton played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Gastonia Browns to do so.

Noel Casbier, Tuck McWilliams and Noel Casbier served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bill AlhouseRJune 10, 19255'8"165Brooklyn, NY US
Fred BiangardiRSeptember 7, 19256'0"210
John Brock
Henry BroomeRAugust 12, 19186'2"165
Wade BrownLL5'5"135Wilmington, NC US
Jack Burdette
Noel CasbierRNovember 9, 19165'10"170
James CraigSR6'1"160
Bob CrowR6'0"165
Charles Glover
William Good
Charles Grandy
Eugene GroganRR6'3"191
Calvin HarkeyFebruary 4, 1928192
Neal IvesterRSeptember 24, 19285'8"165
Don JohnsonRRMay 18, 19306'0"180Marion, OH US
J. V. McGinnisRNovember 21, 19195'11"160Gastonia, NC US
Joseph McIntoshRRMay 31, 19286'4"205
Rube MeltonRRFebruary 27, 19176'5"205Cramerton, NC US
Ross Morrow
Fred ParnellR6'1"180
Joe PlickAugust 24, 1923192Bound Brook, NJ US
Billy Purkey
Arnold Reece
Nick RicoRAugust 20, 19285'11"180
Ralph ShirleyR5'11"165
Malcolm StevensLRJanuary 9, 19225'9"180Galveston, TX US
Ralph TabilioR6'2"190
Robert Thomas
Finley Wood

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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