1950 Gladewater Bears Roster
Team Record: 92-45
Finished 1st in the ETL
Manager: Dutch Meyer (0-0), Hal Van Pelt (0-0), Dutch Meyer (0-0)
Location: Gladewater, Texas
Ballpark: Bears Park
Attendance: 27,789, Avg. 406
Playoffs - Longview Texans 4 games, Gladewater Bears 3
The Gladewater Bears of the East Texas League ended the 1950 season with a record of 92 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the ETL.
The Bears led the circuit with just 577 runs allowed. Gladewater scored 854 runs. Dutch Meyer paced all regular batters by hitting .375. Max Molberg topped the team with 18 wins, while Herb Damico added 15 or more wins, too Herb Damico recorded a 2.64 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
George Washington and Dutch Meyer both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Dutch Meyer, Hal Van Pelt and Dutch Meyer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Burns | R | September 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Robert Cullins | R | December 10, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | Memphis, TN US | |
| Herb Damico | L | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Al Hunt | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| John Joslin | R | L | December 2, 1924 | 6'0" | ||
| Raymond King | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Manuel Mantaras | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Jim Melton | S | R | September 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Kemah, TX US |
| Dutch Meyer | R | R | October 6, 1915 | 5'10" | 181 | Waco, TX US |
| Max Molberg | R | R | December 21, 1919 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Fred Pollock | L | L | January 24, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Ray Price | December 19, 1931 | |||||
| Art Punyko | R | January 26, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | New Brunswick, NJ US | |
| Pat Roach | ||||||
| Hank Robinson | R | R | March 27, 1923 | 6'1" | 205 | Covington, TN US |
| Harry Scherting | L | L | 6'2" | 207 | ||
| James Smith | June 10, 1925 | |||||
| Don Stoker | R | L | January 20, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Billy Sweatt | December 5, 1931 | |||||
| Floyd Temple | February 3, 1926 | Coffeyville, KS US | ||||
| Hal Van Pelt | L | 5'11" | 195 | |||
| Gus Voelkel | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| George Washington | L | R | June 4, 1907 | 5'11" | 190 | Linden, TX US |
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.
