1950 Memphis Chicks Roster
Team Record: 81-70
Finished 4th in the SA
Manager: Al Todd (81-70)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark: Russwood Park
Attendance: 242,460, Avg. 3,211
Playoffs - Atlanta Crackers 4 games, Memphis Chicks 0
The Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association ended the 1950 season with a record of 81 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the SA.
The Chicks scored 771 runs and yielded 696 runs. Ed McGhee topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .332. Marv Rotblatt led Memphis with 22 wins and a team-best 2.67 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Charlie Cuellar, John Perkovich, Bill Wilson, Bill Higdon, Don Wheeler, Ed McGhee, Bill Fischer, Marv Rotblatt, Pat Seerey, Jim Tobin, Jerry Dahlke, Alex Grammas, Hugh Mulcahy, Lou Grasmick, Jim Goodwin, Dick Strahs, Nick Etten, Rocky Krsnich and Gus Keriazakos were all players from the 1950 Memphis Chicks who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Al Todd served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Arnerich | R | R | June 23, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | Oakland, CA US |
| Jerry Crosby | S | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Charlie Cuellar | R | R | September 24, 1917 | 5'11" | 183 | Ybor City, FL US |
| Jerry Dahlke | R | R | June 8, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Marathon, WI US |
| Nick Etten | L | L | September 19, 1913 | 6'2" | 198 | Spring Grove, IL US |
| Bill Fischer | R | R | October 11, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Wausau, WI US |
| Ray Frick | R | R | January 7, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Santa Ana, CA US |
| Leonardo Goicoechea | L | L | 5'11" | 200 | ||
| Jim Goodwin | L | L | August 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Alex Grammas | R | R | April 3, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Pete Grammas | R | R | December 24, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Lou Grasmick | R | R | September 11, 1924 | 6'0" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Frank Hamlen | R | R | March 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Salem, MA US |
| Bill Higdon | L | R | April 27, 1924 | 6'1" | 193 | Camp Hill, AL US |
| Connie Juelke | R | April 1, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Oliver Kelly | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Gus Keriazakos | R | R | July 28, 1931 | 6'3" | 187 | West Orange, NJ US |
| Rocky Krsnich | R | R | August 5, 1927 | 6'1" | 174 | West Allis, WI US |
| Ed McGhee | R | R | September 29, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | Perry, AR US |
| Hugh Mulcahy | R | R | September 9, 1913 | 6'2" | 190 | Brighton, MA US |
| Russell Oppliger | R | R | August 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| John Perkovich | R | R | March 10, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Don Pinciotti | R | October 25, 1922 | 6'0" | 203 | ||
| Marv Rotblatt | S | L | October 18, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Mel Rue | R | June 8, 1925 | 5'8" | 140 | ||
| Pat Seerey | R | R | March 17, 1923 | 5'10" | 200 | Wilburton, OK US |
| Dick Strahs | L | R | December 4, 1923 | 6'0" | 192 | Evanston, IL US |
| Jim Tobin | R | R | December 27, 1912 | 6'0" | 185 | Oakland, CA US |
| Don Wheeler | R | R | September 29, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Bill Wilson | R | R | November 6, 1928 | 6'2" | 200 | Central City, NE 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.
