1950 Las Vegas Wranglers Roster
Team Record: 76-69
Finished 3rd in the SL
Manager: Ed Wheeler (76-69)
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Ballpark: Elks Stadium
Attendance: 39,415, Avg. 544
Playoffs - Mexicali Eagles 2 games, Las Vegas Wranglers 1
The Las Vegas Wranglers of the Sunset League ended the 1950 season with a record of 76 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the SL.
The Wranglers scored 991 runs and yielded 855 runs. Gale Taylor led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .312 clip. John McCarthy and Robert Shore topped Las Vegas with 16 wins each, while Hal Flinn added 15 or more victories as well Robert Shore recorded a 3.72 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Ed Wheeler played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Las Vegas Wranglers to do so.
Ed Wheeler served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zacharias Auaiz | R | R | June 15, 1928 | 5'9" | 178 | Progreso, Yucatan MX |
| William Barry | R | 6'0" | 173 | |||
| Daniel Brown | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Dick Butcher | R | October 20, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Modesto, CA US | |
| Joe Cannon | R | R | October 23, 1927 | 5'9" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Marv Einerwold | L | April 26, 1929 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Hal Flinn | L | R | April 17, 1929 | 6'6" | 198 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Henry Friedrich | ||||||
| Roy Godfrey | R | August 18, 1921 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Gene Jarech | L | March 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Ronald Johnson | L | R | April 26, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | Portland, OR US |
| Dale Leedy | L | 5'10" | 165 | Bellville, OH US | ||
| John McCarthy | R | R | 6'0" | 178 | McGill, NV US | |
| Rollie Merrill | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Jimmy Ochoa | R | R | July 14, 1930 | 6'1" | 200 | MX, MX |
| Thomas Radcliff | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Robert Shore | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Gale Taylor | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Ed Wheeler | R | R | May 24, 1915 | 5'9" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Arthur Wilson | R | March 19, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| James Zundel | L | L | 5'8" | 165 |
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.
