1950 High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Roster

North Carolina State League (NCSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 61-50
Finished 4th in the NCSL
Manager: James Gruzdis (61-50)
Location: High Point, North Carolina; Thomasville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Finch Field, Finch Field
Attendance: 68,986, Avg. 1,243
1950 High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Statistics

Playoffs - High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 4 games, Mooresville Moors 2
Finals - Landis Spinners 4 games, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 3

The High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms of the North Carolina State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 61 wins and 50 losses, finishing fourth in the NCSL.

The Hi-Toms topped the circuit with 719 runs. High surrendered 494 runs, fewest in the league. John Lybrand led batters with significant playing time with a .334 average. Al Jarlett paced the team with 18 wins, while Robert Mathieson and Bill Conroy, too added 15 or more wins, too Al Jarlett recorded a 2.63 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Cliff Bolton and Sammy Taylor both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

James Gruzdis served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joe Bertling
Cliff BoltonLRApril 10, 19075'9"160High Point, NC US
Bud ByersLRJune 15, 19325'9"170Hagerstown, MD US
Bill ConroyLLNovember 28, 19306'2"175Boston, MA US
Donald CrossLR6'1"180
Walter CusackRRJanuary 29, 19305'8"185Jamaica, NY US
William Farquhar
Rudolph FobertRRMarch 23, 19275'8"170Boston, MA US
Bob FrucianoLROctober 24, 19295'7"147Syracuse, NY US
Jack GibsonLLAugust 18, 19286'3"193Cambridge, MA US
Carl GreeneRRApril 12, 19316'3"210Amanth, NC US
Jasper HoltL6'1"195
James HudsonR5'10"170
Al JarlettRRJuly 11, 19146'0"175Watertown, CT US
John LybrandRJanuary 6, 19285'10"185Paw Creek, NC US
Robert MathiesonRRSeptember 15, 19306'2"185
Harry MillerLMay 14, 19285'9"170
Joseph MorelliRRFebruary 12, 19305'10"170Stamford, CT US
Carl PettersRRFebruary 23, 19286'0"178Niagara Falls, NY US
Vincent PizzitolaRRMarch 17, 19326'0"185Birmingham, AL US
Hickie ScottDecember 29, 1930
Billy SmithLLJanuary 14, 19305'9"160High Point, NC US
Lynn SouthworthRR5'10"195
Dick StocktonRJuly 2, 19286'1"185
Sammy TaylorLRFebruary 27, 19336'2"185Woodruff, SC US
George WrightR5'10"165

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.




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