1950 Kinston Eagles Roster
Team Record: 70-68
Finished 4th in the CPL
Manager: Wally Millies (70-68)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Kinston, North Carolina
Ballpark: Grainger Stadium
Attendance: 51,794, Avg. 751
Playoffs - Kinston Eagles 4 games, Roanoke Rapids Jays 0
Finals - New Bern Bears 4 games, Kinston Eagles 0
The Kinston Eagles of the Coastal Plain League ended the 1950 season with a record of 70 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the CPL.
The Eagles scored 703 runs and allowed 700 runs. Ken Aspromonte paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .295. Leo Groeschen topped Kinston with 18 wins and a team-best 1.74 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1950 Kinston Eagles who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Neil Chrisley, Guy Morton and Ken Aspromonte.
Wally Millies served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Ashworth | L | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Ken Aspromonte | R | R | September 22, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Allen Baker | R | February 26, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Don Bauld | L | L | May 22, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Donald Borger | L | March 4, 1930 | 5'11" | 195 | Freeburg, IL US | |
| Robert Brigham | L | August 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Jack Burns | L | October 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 163 | Boston, MA US | |
| Neil Chrisley | L | R | December 16, 1931 | 6'3" | 187 | Calhoun Falls, SC US |
| Thomas Griglak | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Leo Groeschen | L | L | July 21, 1928 | 6'5" | 185 | |
| Eugene Haering | L | February 4, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| RW Hepler | R | February 20, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Gerald Lahann | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Donald Lajeunesse | ||||||
| Raymond McCourt | ||||||
| Bill Mehle | June 3, 1931 | Rocky Mount, NC US | ||||
| John Minarcin | R | July 24, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | North Vandergrift, PA US | |
| Guy Morton | R | R | November 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 200 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Douglas Payne | R | R | 6'4" | 215 | ||
| Robert Penny | R | R | September 4, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| James Pittman | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | Richmond, IN US | |
| William Powell | ||||||
| Harry Robison | February 23, 1928 | Salisbury, NC US | ||||
| Ronald Root | L | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Raymond Rosenwinkel | R | December 20, 1923 | 5'11" | 165 | Bloomingdale, IL US | |
| Thomas Swanson | L | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Fred Zirella | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Alex Zych | R | R | September 12, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | 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.
