1950 Hammond Berries Roster
Team Record: 71-65
Finished 4th in the EL
Manager: Joe Kracher (0-0), Joseph Powers (0-0)
Location: Hammond, Louisiana
Ballpark: Southeastern College Stadium
Attendance: 38,500, Avg. 566
Playoffs - Hammond Berries 4 games, Lafayette Bulls 1
Finals - Baton Rouge Red Sticks 4 games, Hammond Berries 0
The Hammond Berries of the Evangeline League ended the 1950 season with a record of 71 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the EL.
The Berries scored 865 runs and allowed 860 runs. Ray Dunn topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .310. Joseph Powers led Hammond with 21 wins and a team-best 3.8 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Joe Kracher played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hammond Berries to do so.
Joe Kracher and Joseph Powers served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Akenhead | S | L | August 14, 1927 | 5'8" | 185 | |
| Bill Alhouse | R | June 10, 1925 | 5'8" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY US | |
| Joe Babin | January 21, 1928 | 192 | Baton Rouge, LA US | |||
| Fred Babineaux | R | 5'7" | 150 | |||
| William Bader | R | R | ||||
| Freddie Barocco | R | R | September 23, 1920 | 5'7" | 160 | |
| Dick Bland | R | October 17, 1925 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Jack Bridges | R | 5'10" | 176 | Little Rock, AR US | ||
| Wallace Carpenter | L | November 4, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Shelby, NC US | |
| Jose Colon | ||||||
| Ray Dunn | R | R | November 26, 1923 | 5'8" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US |
| James Hancock | ||||||
| Philip Kees | ||||||
| Will Kops | R | R | December 31, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Joe Kracher | R | R | November 4, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| John Lifsey | L | L | ||||
| Rene Lucarella | August 3, 1928 | 192 | ||||
| Bill Lukawecki | February 15, 1924 | Norwood, MA US | ||||
| Louis Munson | ||||||
| Jim Noblitt | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Anthony Pelatari | ||||||
| Roger Powell | R | R | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Joseph Powers | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Edward Robinson | ||||||
| Charles Russo | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Fred Smith | R | R | May 14, 1922 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Ford Taylor | ||||||
| Ed Wodzicki | R | R | October 17, 1921 | 5'9" | 165 | Bethlehem, PA 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.
