1950 Lakeland Pilots Roster
Team Record: 57-93
Finished 7th in the FIL
Manager: Charlie Cuellar (0-0), Bill Ankoviak (0-0)
Location: Lakeland, Florida
Ballpark: Henley Stadium
Attendance: 42,588, Avg. 568
The Lakeland Pilots of the Florida International League ended the 1950 season with a record of 57 wins and 93 losses, finishing seventh in the FIL.
The Pilots plated 528 runs and conceded 677 runs. LaVerne Mayer led batters with significant playing time by hitting .264. Monk Webb topped Lakeland with 12 wins and a team-best 2.96 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Charlie Cuellar played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Lakeland Pilots to do so.
Charlie Cuellar and Bill Ankoviak served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Bill Ankoviak | L | L | March 9, 1924 | 6'1" | 190 | Saginaw, MI US |
Oliver Bass | L | September 16, 1921 | 6'2" | 190 | Erwin, NC US | |
Joseph Benito | R | 5'7" | 130 | |||
William Cook | R | R | 5'7" | 150 | ||
Charlie Cuellar | R | R | September 24, 1917 | 5'11" | 183 | Ybor City, FL US |
Peter Deem | R | 6'0" | 194 | |||
Antonio Garcia | R | R | April 11, 1924 | 5'7" | 155 | |
Albert Gindele | R | December 18, 1924 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
Felipe Jiminez | R | R | July 9, 1923 | 5'11" | 204 | |
Peter Kantor | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
Leslie Kash | R | R | 6'1" | 186 | ||
Danilo Lastres | R | R | December 4, 1925 | 5'9" | 130 | Key West, FL US |
Henry Lefler | 5'11" | 180 | ||||
Sergio Martinez | R | R | 5'7" | 160 | ||
LaVerne Mayer | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
Thomas McCall | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Mel Nee | R | R | October 17, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Jim O'Toole | R | July 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Otoniel Ortiz | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
Nick Pappas | R | R | September 1, 1919 | 6'1" | 170 | |
Milton Ralat | R | R | June 18, 1924 | 5'9" | 156 | |
Al Rehm | R | March 9, 1924 | 6'0" | 150 | Brooklyn, NY US | |
Gerald Riffenburg | R | L | November 5, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Harry Schmiel | R | R | February 22, 1914 | 6'1" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
Harold Stewart | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Jack Tanner | R | R | December 27, 1926 | 6'3" | 228 | |
Rogelio Valdez | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
Rowe Wallerstein | R | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Monk Webb | L | L | 5'8" | 190 | ||
Richard Wentworth | R | 6'1" | 180 |
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.