1950 Greenville Spinners Roster
Team Record: 68-85
Finished 6th in the SAL
Manager: Ray Grimes (68-85)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Ballpark: Meadowbrook Park
Attendance: 54,785, Avg. 716
The Greenville Spinners of the South Atlantic League ended the 1950 season with a record of 68 wins and 85 losses, finishing sixth in the SAL.
The Spinners plated 656 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 729 runs. Omer Tolson led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .289 clip. Joe Bielemeier topped Greenville with 14 wins and a team-best 3.37 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1950 Greenville Spinners who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ángel Fleitas, Gale Wade and Oscar Grimes.
Ray Grimes served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bielemeier | R | R | June 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | Mount Angel, OR US |
| Wayne Blackburn | L | L | July 10, 1914 | 5'10" | 168 | Harmon, OH US |
| Gene Castiglione | R | June 30, 1928 | 5'10" | 168 | ||
| Sam DiBlasi | R | R | August 13, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Bob Duretto | L | R | September 17, 1927 | 5'9" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Ángel Fleitas | R | R | November 10, 1914 | 5'9" | 160 | Los Abreus, CU |
| Gus Freeman | July 15, 1923 | 192 | ||||
| Earl Gray | L | L | November 16, 1917 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Oscar Grimes | R | R | April 13, 1915 | 5'11" | 178 | Minerva, OH US |
| Joe Hazle | R | R | September 17, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Woodruff, SC US |
| Don Johnson | R | R | May 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Marion, OH US |
| Walter Kowalski | R | January 13, 1923 | 5'11" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY US | |
| Gilbert Mills | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Michael Munsinger | R | R | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Michael Nozinski | R | R | May 28, 1922 | 6'2" | 185 | Millwood Shaft, PA US |
| Mike Sichko | R | February 26, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | Thompson, PA US | |
| Bruce Smith | R | October 18, 1926 | 5'8" | 156 | ||
| William Smith | L | R | December 30, 1926 | 6'2" | 170 | Vinton, VA US |
| Rene Solis | R | R | July 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | Victoria de las Tunas, Oriente CU |
| Jack Southwick | R | R | December 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Pete Stammen | L | December 2, 1927 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Benjamin Stansky | R | April 10, 1926 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Rube Stohs | R | L | September 5, 1925 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Pete Stroud | R | June 21, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Greenville, SC US | |
| Donald Taylor | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Omer Tolson | R | July 25, 1926 | 6'1" | 215 | ||
| Gale Wade | L | R | January 20, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | Hollister, MO US |
| Ralph Weeks | L | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| Edward Yasinski | R | R | 5'11" | 185 |
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.
