1950 Indianapolis Indians Roster
Team Record: 85-67
Finished 2nd in the AA
Manager: Al Lopez (85-67)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Ballpark: Owen J. Bush Stadium
Attendance: 294,451, Avg. 3,874
Playoffs - Indianapolis Indians 4 games, St. Paul Saints 0
Finals - Columbus Red Birds 4 games, Indianapolis Indians 3
The Indianapolis Indians of the American Association ended the 1950 season with a record of 85 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the AA.
The Indians scored 750 runs and yielded 645 runs. Frank Kalin led Indianapolis with 14 home runs Whitey Platt drove in 71 runs. Monty Basgall paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .281 average. Royce Lint topped the squad with 12 wins, while Joe Muir earned a 3.91 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1950 Indianapolis Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tom Saffell, Paul LaPalme, Frank Papish, Danny O'Connell, Earl Turner, Don Gutteridge, Lloyd Gearhart, Bill Pierro, Leo Wells, Eddie Bockman, Monty Basgall, Dale Coogan, Bill Kennedy, Ted Beard, Hal Gregg, Nanny Fernandez, Dom Dallessandro, Royce Lint, Gus Bell, Dino Restelli, Joe Muir, Bob Friend, Johnny Hutchings, Al Grunwald, Windy McCall, Culley Rikard, Elmer Riddle, Frank Kalin, Whitey Platt, Rusty Peters, Woody Main, Ed FitzGerald and Ed Stevens.
Al Lopez served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Ballinger | L | R | March 17, 1919 | 5'8" | 185 | Fort Oglethorpe, GA US |
| Monty Basgall | R | R | February 8, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Pfeifer, KS US |
| Ted Beard | L | L | January 7, 1921 | 5'8" | 165 | Woodsboro, MD US |
| Gus Bell | L | R | November 15, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | Louisville, KY US |
| Eddie Bockman | R | R | July 26, 1920 | 5'9" | 175 | Santa Ana, CA US |
| Dale Coogan | L | L | August 14, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Dom Dallessandro | L | L | October 3, 1913 | 5'6" | 168 | Reading, PA US |
| Nanny Fernandez | R | R | October 25, 1918 | 5'9" | 170 | Wilmington, CA US |
| Ed FitzGerald | R | R | May 21, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | Santa Ynez, CA US |
| Bob Friend | R | R | November 24, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Lafayette, IN US |
| Robert Ganss | R | July 7, 1922 | 5'10" | 195 | Toledo, OH US | |
| Lloyd Gearhart | R | L | August 10, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | New Lebanon, OH US |
| Hal Gregg | R | R | July 11, 1921 | 6'3" | 195 | Anaheim, CA US |
| Al Grunwald | L | L | February 13, 1930 | 6'4" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Don Gutteridge | R | R | June 19, 1912 | 5'10" | 165 | Pittsburg, KS US |
| Johnny Hutchings | S | R | April 14, 1916 | 6'2" | 250 | Chicago, IL US |
| Frank Kalin | R | R | October 3, 1917 | 6'0" | 200 | Steubenville, OH US |
| Robert Kellogg | L | December 29, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Bill Kennedy | L | L | December 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 175 | Alexandria, VA US |
| Paul LaPalme | L | L | December 14, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | Springfield, MA US |
| Rollie Leveille | R | March 25, 1928 | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| Royce Lint | L | L | January 1, 1921 | 6'1" | 165 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Woody Main | R | R | February 12, 1922 | 6'3" | 195 | Delano, CA US |
| Windy McCall | L | L | July 18, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| James Mims | R | R | December 19, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Pete Modica | R | R | January 25, 1924 | 6'0" | 145 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Joe Muir | L | L | November 26, 1922 | 6'1" | 172 | Oriole, MD US |
| Danny O'Connell | R | R | January 21, 1929 | 5'11" | 168 | Paterson, NJ US |
| Frank Papish | R | L | October 21, 1917 | 6'2" | 192 | Pueblo, CO US |
| Rusty Peters | R | R | December 14, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | Roanoke, VA US |
| Bill Pierro | R | R | April 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 155 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Whitey Platt | R | R | August 21, 1920 | 6'1" | 190 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
| Dino Restelli | R | R | September 23, 1924 | 6'1" | 191 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Elmer Riddle | R | R | July 31, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | Columbus, GA US |
| Culley Rikard | L | R | May 9, 1914 | 5'11" | 183 | Oxford, MS US |
| Tom Saffell | L | R | July 26, 1921 | 5'11" | 170 | Etowah, TN US |
| Ed Stevens | L | L | January 12, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Galveston, TX US |
| Fred Strobel | R | R | March 30, 1929 | 5'11" | 200 | Oxnard, CA US |
| Earl Turner | R | R | May 6, 1923 | 5'9" | 170 | Pittsfield, MA US |
| Leo Wells | R | R | July 18, 1917 | 5'9" | 170 | Kansas City, KS 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.
