1950 Raleigh Capitals Roster
Team Record: 55-97
Finished 7th in the CL
Manager: Wes Livengood (55-97)
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Ballpark: Devereux Meadow Park
Attendance: 52,721, Avg. 694
The Raleigh Capitals of the Carolina League ended the 1950 season with a record of 55 wins and 97 losses, finishing seventh in the CL.
The Capitals scored 583 runs and surrendered 723 runs. Charlie Glunt led batters with significant playing time by hitting .295. Wes Livengood topped Raleigh with 17 wins and a team-best 2.77 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1950 Raleigh Capitals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Wes Livengood, Crash Davis and Earle Brucker.
Wes Livengood served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rone Anderson | ||||||
| Harry Ashworth | L | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Fritz Bernardi | R | R | April 12, 1920 | 6'1" | 180 | Highwood, IL US |
| Ralph Bernardini | R | R | October 3, 1928 | 5'10" | 165 | New Haven, CT US |
| Wayne Blackburn | L | L | July 10, 1914 | 5'10" | 168 | Harmon, OH US |
| Ted Browning | R | R | March 17, 1926 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Earle Brucker | L | R | August 25, 1925 | 6'2" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Richard Burgett | R | February 27, 1922 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Crash Davis | R | R | July 14, 1919 | 6'0" | 173 | Canon, GA US |
| Robert Downing | L | October 30, 1924 | 5'8" | 162 | Needham, MA US | |
| Willie Duke | L | July 5, 1909 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Charley Dykes | R | R | October 22, 1923 | 5'5" | 153 | Bryn Mawr, PA US |
| Paul Ellington | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Charles Ferrell | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Charles Fitzgerald | L | May 16, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Ellicottville, NY US | |
| Bill Fowler | March 12, 1928 | |||||
| Charles Garmon | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Charlie Glunt | R | R | July 4, 1919 | 5'9" | 160 | Toledo, OH US |
| Stanley Grocki | R | R | April 12, 1926 | 5'9" | 165 | New Britain, CT US |
| Deo Grose | L | L | October 5, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| John Hanley | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Adin Hoch | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Cole Jacobs | June 1, 1930 | |||||
| John Joslin | R | L | December 2, 1924 | 6'0" | ||
| Wes Livengood | R | R | July 18, 1910 | 6'2" | 172 | Salisbury, NC US |
| Thurman Lowe | R | R | September 11, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Thomas Martin | R | January 8, 1926 | 5'8" | 150 | Mobile, AL US | |
| James McComas | R | R | September 8, 1924 | 6'2" | 160 | Shelby County, IN US |
| Charley Miller | R | R | January 11, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Keareysville, WV US |
| Fred Pacitto | R | 5'7" | 170 | |||
| John Picchiotti | R | R | April 30, 1928 | 5'11" | 156 | |
| Glenn Rawlinson | R | February 18, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jack Schumacher | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Paul Stegman | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| James Stevens | R | August 27, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Wake County, NC US | |
| Bill Wood | L | September 13, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Richard Woodard | L | 5'10" | 184 | |||
| Alex Zych | R | R | September 12, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Kansas City, KS 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.
