1950 Olean Oilers Roster

Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League (PONYL) - Class: D
Team Record: 71-54
Finished 2nd in the PONYL
Manager: Len Schulte (71-54)
Location: Olean, New York
Ballpark: Bradner Stadium
Attendance: 59,811, Avg. 957
1950 Olean Oilers Statistics

Playoffs - Olean Oilers 4 games, Hamilton Cardinals 2
Finals - Olean Oilers 4 games, Hornell Dodgers 3

The Olean Oilers of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League ended the 1950 season with a record of 71 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the PONYL.

The Oilers scored 844 runs and surrendered 823 runs. Chuck Harmon led all regular batters with a .374 average. Ed Williams topped Olean with 12 wins and a team-best 3.41 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Chuck Harmon and Len Schulte both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Len Schulte served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
James AndersonLL5'8"170
Stan AndersonLNovember 29, 19295'11"175
Carroll AnstaettRROctober 12, 19255'10"182
James BarryLJune 10, 19295'11"175Providence, RI US
Jim BolandRRFebruary 18, 19316'0"162Newark, NJ US
Gordon Close
William Dowling
Norman Gast
John Gates
William GazdikRRMarch 22, 19286'1"167
Eugene HaeringLFebruary 4, 19296'2"200
Harry Halsted
Chuck HarmonRRApril 23, 19246'2"175Washington, IN US
William HerstekLLJune 13, 19275'10"160
John LudtkaSeptember 20, 1928Buffalo, NY US
John LyonsR5'11"195
Gerry MaleyMay 23, 1930
Frank MarshL5'8"155Taylor, PA US
Milton Neal
William Newman
Jack PageLLDecember 1, 19295'9"158
Lyle ParkhurstLLDecember 18, 19245'10"168Jamestown, NY US
Henry RedmondLApril 6, 19185'7"170
George RodemsSeptember 8, 1930Buffalo, NY US
Len SchulteRRDecember 5, 19165'10"160St. Charles, MO US
Ralph VittiRRSeptember 2, 19316'2"175Stamford, CT US
Charles WatsonRL5'8"155
Ed WilliamsLL6'3"185

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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