1950 Olean Oilers Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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James Anderson | L | L | 5'8" | 170 | ||
Stan Anderson | L | November 29, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Carroll Anstaett | R | R | October 12, 1925 | 5'10" | 182 | |
James Barry | L | June 10, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Providence, RI US | |
Jim Boland | R | R | February 18, 1931 | 6'0" | 162 | Newark, NJ US |
Gordon Close | ||||||
William Dowling | ||||||
Norman Gast | ||||||
John Gates | ||||||
William Gazdik | R | R | March 22, 1928 | 6'1" | 167 | |
Eugene Haering | L | February 4, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | ||
Harry Halsted | ||||||
Chuck Harmon | R | R | April 23, 1924 | 6'2" | 175 | Washington, IN US |
William Herstek | L | L | June 13, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | |
John Ludtka | September 20, 1928 | Buffalo, NY US | ||||
John Lyons | R | 5'11" | 195 | |||
Gerry Maley | May 23, 1930 | |||||
Frank Marsh | L | 5'8" | 155 | Taylor, PA US | ||
Milton Neal | ||||||
William Newman | ||||||
Jack Page | L | L | December 1, 1929 | 5'9" | 158 | |
Lyle Parkhurst | L | L | December 18, 1924 | 5'10" | 168 | Jamestown, NY US |
Henry Redmond | L | April 6, 1918 | 5'7" | 170 | ||
George Rodems | September 8, 1930 | Buffalo, NY US | ||||
Len Schulte | R | R | December 5, 1916 | 5'10" | 160 | St. Charles, MO US |
Ralph Vitti | R | R | September 2, 1931 | 6'2" | 175 | Stamford, CT US |
Charles Watson | R | L | 5'8" | 155 | ||
Ed Williams | L | L | 6'3" | 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.