1950 Portsmouth Cubs Roster
Team Record: 83-54
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Skeeter Scalzi (83-54)
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Ballpark: Frank Lawrence Stadium
Attendance: 106,898, Avg. 1,561
Playoffs - Portsmouth Cubs 4 games, Richmond Colts 0
Finals - Roanoke Red Sox 4 games, Portsmouth Cubs 3
The Portsmouth Cubs of the Piedmont League ended the 1950 season with a record of 83 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the PL.
The Cubs scored 654 runs and yielded 525 runs. Reggie Otero led all regular batters by hitting .353. Earl Mossor topped Portsmouth with 20 wins, while Duke Markell added 15 or more wins, too Ralph Brickner registered a 2.5 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1950 Portsmouth Cubs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Danny Lynch, Don Hasenmayer, Reggie Otero, Pep Rambert, Skeeter Scalzi, Duke Markell, Ralph Brickner, Bud Metheny, Earl Mossor and Red Treadway.
Skeeter Scalzi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Armstrong | R | 5'9" | 152 | |||
| Ralph Brickner | R | R | May 2, 1925 | 6'3" | 215 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Robert Broome | L | L | October 27, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Ken Guettler | R | May 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Dick Haack | R | R | May 31, 1922 | 6'2" | 200 | Hammond, IN US |
| Don Hasenmayer | R | R | April 4, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | Roslyn, PA US |
| Ray Holton | R | R | December 28, 1925 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Danny Lynch | R | R | February 7, 1926 | 5'11" | 174 | Dallas, TX US |
| Louis Macrinotis | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Duke Markell | R | R | August 17, 1923 | 6'1" | 209 | Paris, FR |
| Bud Metheny | L | L | June 1, 1915 | 5'11" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Carl Meurer | R | L | January 28, 1926 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Earl Mossor | L | R | July 21, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Forbus, TN US |
| Nelson Nocheck | R | R | June 1, 1922 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Lamar North | R | R | May 20, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Aaron Osofsky | R | R | 5'7" | 175 | ||
| Reggie Otero | L | R | September 7, 1915 | 6'0" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Al Pobiak | R | June 24, 1926 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Pep Rambert | R | R | August 1, 1916 | 6'0" | 175 | Cleveland, OH US |
| William Robertson | L | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Skeeter Scalzi | R | R | June 16, 1913 | 5'6" | 160 | Lafferty, OH US |
| Pete Spatafore | R | March 18, 1924 | 5'9" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Red Treadway | L | R | April 28, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | Athalone, NC US |
| Matt Zidich | L | R | June 15, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA 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.
