1950 Harlingen Capitols Roster
Team Record: 86-62
Finished 1st in the RGVL
Manager: Sam Harshaney (86-62)
Location: Harlingen, Texas
Ballpark: Harlingen Baseball Park (Field)
Attendance: 80,001, Avg. 1,081
Playoffs - Harlingen Capitols 4 games, Brownsville Charros 2
Finals - Corpus Christi Aces 4 games, Harlingen Capitols 1
The Harlingen Capitols of the Rio Grande Valley League ended the 1950 season with a record of 86 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the RGVL.
The Capitols plated 1128 runs and yielded 956 runs. Jesse McClain crushed 53 homers for Harlingen, while Theodore Squillante, Sam Harshaney and Don Petschow each walloped 15 or more, too. Jesse McClain drove in 173 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .356 clip. Jesse Priest led the team with 16 wins, plus Bill Guthrie added 15 or more wins, too Bill Guthrie recorded a 4.27 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Sam Harshaney played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Harlingen Capitols to do so.
Sam Harshaney served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Bickley | ||||||
| Lyle Boyd | ||||||
| Breason | ||||||
| Keith Carpenter | L | March 19, 1924 | 6'5" | 184 | Rio Hondo, TX US | |
| Fidencio Cerna | ||||||
| Marvin Christensen | S | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Red Cowley | R | September 24, 1919 | 5'9" | 158 | Poteet, TX US | |
| Edward Davis | ||||||
| Ralph Finch | ||||||
| Jack Finger | ||||||
| H. G. Gafford | ||||||
| Glasser | ||||||
| Bert Gottesman | L | L | 5'10" | 186 | ||
| Bob Gregg | R | L | April 5, 1930 | 6'0" | 150 | |
| Prudencio Guerra | ||||||
| Bill Guthrie | R | R | June 7, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Sam Harshaney | R | R | April 24, 1910 | 6'0" | 180 | Madison, IL US |
| Harold Jackson | L | January 12, 1925 | 6'3" | 180 | Middletown, OH US | |
| Charles Kelsey | 6'2" | 175 | ||||
| John Knoke | R | R | 6'1" | 182 | ||
| James Lawrence | ||||||
| Carlton Marsh | ||||||
| Jesse McClain | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Edward Murawski | ||||||
| Herbert Nauert | R | R | August 8, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Pflugerville, TX US |
| Jim Noblitt | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Don Petschow | S | R | June 5, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Jesse Priest | R | R | September 18, 1929 | 6'2" | 175 | Briggs, TX US |
| Bob Ramsey | R | R | July 30, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Robert Revak | ||||||
| Clint Rogas | R | R | August 21, 1930 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Howard Shelton | ||||||
| Theodore Squillante | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Albert Stefani | ||||||
| Raymond Stewart | October 6, 1924 | Perrin, TX US | ||||
| Leonard Strickler | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Rene Urbanowich | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Barry Watling | ||||||
| A. J. Wells | ||||||
| Stuart Williams | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Charles Young | R | 5'10" | 175 |
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.
