1950 Hamilton Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 68-57
Finished 3rd in the PONYL
Manager: Vedie Himsl (68-57)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Ballpark: Civic Baseball Stadium
Attendance: 92,673, Avg. 1,483
Playoffs - Olean Oilers 4 games, Hamilton Cardinals 2
The Hamilton Cardinals of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1950 season with a record of 68 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the PONYL.
The Cardinals plated 727 runs and surrendered 693 runs. Claude Roberts paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .340 clip. Stu Miller topped Hamilton with 16 wins, while Thomas Keating registered a 2.61 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 1950 Hamilton Cardinals who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Hal Smith, Pidge Browne, Stu Miller and Ken Boyer.
Vedie Himsl served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Ashby | ||||||
| Dick Barnhart | L | August 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| Edward Berg | R | 5'10" | 145 | |||
| Ken Boyer | R | R | May 20, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Liberty, MO US |
| Richard Bridges | May 16, 1931 | |||||
| Pidge Browne | L | L | March 21, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | Peekskill, NY US |
| Oral Dryden | R | R | 6'1" | 184 | ||
| Henry Greifzu | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Vedie Himsl | R | R | April 2, 1917 | 6'1" | 180 | Plevna, MT US |
| Dave Johnson | R | 5'10" | 175 | Joplin, MO US | ||
| Thomas Keating | L | R | November 10, 1926 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Stu Miller | R | R | December 26, 1927 | 5'11" | 165 | Northampton, MA US |
| James Mulhern | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Donald Mumm | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Kenneth Newton | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Joe Ossola | R | R | March 30, 1929 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Bobby Powledge | L | 5'10" | 167 | |||
| Gary Reeves | March 6, 1930 | |||||
| Claude Roberts | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Robert Rooney | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Hal Smith | R | R | June 1, 1931 | 5'10" | 186 | Barling, AR US |
| Donald Vanderwier | February 14, 1930 | |||||
| Gerald Wilson | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Frank Zebro |
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.
