1950 Geneva Red Birds Roster
Team Record: 52-73
Finished 7th in the ASL
Manager: Johnny Grodzicki (0-0), Bob Comiskey (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Geneva, Alabama
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 14,194, Avg. 227
The Geneva Red Birds of the Alabama State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 52 wins and 73 losses, finishing seventh in the ASL.
The Red Birds plated 638 runs and surrendered 814 runs, most in the league. Donald Smith led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .320. Paul Dewey topped Geneva with 11 wins and a team-best 3 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Johnny Grodzicki played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Geneva Red Birds to do so.
Johnny Grodzicki and Bob Comiskey served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Ashby | ||||||
| Lewis Blair | ||||||
| Gene Bone | June 7, 1928 | |||||
| Leonard Branch | R | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| John Branscom | ||||||
| John Cathey | ||||||
| Burlon Cloer | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Arlyn Coan | ||||||
| Bob Comiskey | R | 5'9" | 205 | |||
| Domenick Commisso | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Paul Dewey | R | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Joseph Docker | ||||||
| Nelson Eaton | ||||||
| Robert Evans | ||||||
| Arthur Ferguson | S | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Harold Fisher | R | December 28, 1930 | 6'1" | 178 | ||
| Edward Frazer | October 5, 1930 | 193 | Newmanstown, PA US | |||
| Johnny Grodzicki | R | R | February 26, 1917 | 6'1" | 200 | Nanticoke, PA US |
| John Knight | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Mike Medich | September 19, 1930 | |||||
| Thomas Mills | R | R | August 12, 1931 | 6'0" | 182 | Schoernsville, PA US |
| Kenneth Munroe | March 19, 1927 | Perth Amboy, NJ US | ||||
| James Patterson | ||||||
| John Reale | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Lou Reilly | R | R | March 21, 1931 | 6'3" | 200 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Art Remsa | L | November 16, 1930 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Ostby Rooks | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| James Sanders | ||||||
| Jack Scott | December 20, 1928 | Omaha, NE US | ||||
| Donald Smith | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Leon Smith | ||||||
| Bill Stevens | R | March 10, 1930 | 5'11" | 200 | ||
| Clarence Weed | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Leonard Wurthman | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Charles Yeats |
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.
