1950 Macon Peaches Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 90-63
Finished 1st in the SAL
Manager: Ivy Griffin (90-63)
Location: Macon, Georgia
Ballpark: Luther Williams Park
Attendance: 134,680, Avg. 1,761
1950 Macon Peaches Statistics

Playoffs - Macon Peaches 3 games, Charleston Rebels 2
Finals - Macon Peaches 4 games, Columbia Reds 0

The Macon Peaches of the South Atlantic League ended the 1950 season with a record of 90 wins and 63 losses, finishing first in the SAL.

The Peaches topped the circuit with 799 runs. Macon surrendered 624 runs. Lewis Davis led hitters with significant playing time with a .305 average. Stan Karpinski paced the squad with 20 wins, while Bill Seinsoth and Fred Wollpert, too added 15 or more wins, too Bill Seinsoth recorded a 2.44 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1950 Macon Peaches who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Hal Kleine, Vern Morgan, Hal Quick and Barney Schultz.

Ivy Griffin served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chuck AbernathyLLNovember 1, 19226'3"190Los Angeles, CA US
Chuck BaloghRRAugust 18, 19235'9"160Quecreek, PA US
Irving BoimRRJuly 2, 19216'0"185Chicago, IL US
Loran ChafinLAugust 9, 19265'8"160
Lewis DavisR5'10"170
John EwaniakR5'11"190
Ned FolmarRRDecember 14, 19246'1"190Goshen, AL US
Oscar GarmendiaRR5'11"190, CU
Raymond GirdleyRRJune 5, 19216'1"185Grayslake, IL US
August GranzigRJuly 2, 19255'9"160
August GregoryRRMarch 6, 19225'10"175Chicago, IL US
Edward GysenRRDecember 11, 19186'1"195
Billy HendersonJune 2, 1928
Bill HockenburyRRJune 11, 19246'2"200
Lou KahnRRDecember 4, 19155'10"200St. Louis, MO US
Stan KarpinskiRRMay 19, 19226'2"205
Roy KerschkeRFebruary 18, 19265'10"175
Hal KleineLLJune 8, 19236'2"193St. Louis, MO US
Ed KowalskiRRDecember 5, 19225'11"185Saginaw, MI US
John LanggoodR5'10"165
Vern MorganLRAugust 8, 19286'1"190Emporia, VA US
Mel NeeRROctober 17, 19226'0"180
Ike PalmerLJune 11, 19246'0"185Greenbrier, AR US
Joe PenningtonLL6'0"174
Donald PhelpsLNovember 13, 19215'11"190
Hal QuickRROctober 4, 19175'10"163Rome, GA US
James ReggioS5'9"170
Ken RogersRR6'0"190South Amboy, NJ US
Ramon SalgadoRR5'10"165
Barney SchultzRRAugust 15, 19266'2"200Beverly, NJ US
Bill SeinsothSLFebruary 5, 19186'3"225Salt Lake City, UT US
Norris StricklandL6'2"192
Sid WestLR5'11"204
Fred WollpertRRSeptember 11, 19206'2"190Wickliffe, OH 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.




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