1950 Landis Spinners Roster
Team Record: 63-49
Finished 3rd in the NCSL
Manager: Fred Chapman (63-49)
Location: Landis, North Carolina
Ballpark: Landis High School Park
Attendance: 31,816, Avg. 568
Playoffs - Landis Spinners 4 games, Salisbury Pirates 2
Finals - Landis Spinners 4 games, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 3
The Landis Spinners of the North Carolina State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 63 wins and 49 losses, finishing third in the NCSL.
The Spinners scored 664 runs and allowed 521 runs. Fred Chapman led all regular batters by hitting .354. Charles Moore topped Landis with 20 wins and a team-best 2.63 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Fred Chapman played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Landis Spinners to do so.
Fred Chapman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Ken Adkins | R | R | August 18, 1930 | 5'10" | 168 | |
Donald Auten | R | September 21, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Fred Chapman | R | R | July 17, 1916 | 6'1" | 185 | Liberty, SC US |
Harry Collias | R | February 19, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
Thomas Cooper | L | 5'10" | 158 | |||
Wayne Davis | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
Robert Deese | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
Benny Fasano | L | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
Charles Graham | L | 5'10" | 158 | |||
Bob Hartsfield | L | R | December 15, 1931 | 5'9" | 180 | Atlanta, GA US |
Russell Henegar | L | L | May 1, 1927 | 6'5" | 180 | Keener, AL US |
Herbert Horowitz | R | 6'2" | 198 | |||
Mauro Iacavello | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
Owen Linn | R | 5'10" | 148 | |||
Charles Moore | R | R | June 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Republic, AL US |
Charles Morant | L | L | February 13, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Bob Palmer | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Max Palmer | June 10, 1931 | |||||
Raymond Reitnour | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
Buddy Sheehan | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Thurman Terrell | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
William Vasata | L | 5'11" | 160 | |||
Loose Wells | September 9, 1928 | Danville, VA 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.