1950 Lakeland Pilots Roster

Florida International League (FIL) - Class: B
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
1950 Lakeland Pilots Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bill AnkoviakLLMarch 9, 19246'1"190Saginaw, MI US
Oliver BassLSeptember 16, 19216'2"190Erwin, NC US
Joseph BenitoR5'7"130
William CookRR5'7"150
Charlie CuellarRRSeptember 24, 19175'11"183Ybor City, FL US
Peter DeemR6'0"194
Antonio GarciaRRApril 11, 19245'7"155
Albert GindeleRDecember 18, 19245'10"165
Felipe JiminezRRJuly 9, 19235'11"204
Peter KantorR5'8"160
Leslie KashRR6'1"186
Danilo LastresRRDecember 4, 19255'9"130Key West, FL US
Henry Lefler5'11"180
Sergio MartinezRR5'7"160
LaVerne MayerL5'11"175
Thomas McCallLR6'0"190
Mel NeeRROctober 17, 19226'0"180
Jim O'TooleRJuly 22, 19296'0"175
Otoniel OrtizR5'11"170
Nick PappasRRSeptember 1, 19196'1"170
Milton RalatRRJune 18, 19245'9"156
Al RehmRMarch 9, 19246'0"150Brooklyn, NY US
Gerald RiffenburgRLNovember 5, 19246'1"180
Harry SchmielRRFebruary 22, 19146'1"195Chicago, IL US
Harold StewartRR5'10"175
Jack TannerRRDecember 27, 19266'3"228
Rogelio ValdezR5'10"170
Rowe WallersteinRL6'0"170
Monk WebbLL5'8"190
Richard WentworthR6'1"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.




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