1950 Roanoke Rapids Jays Roster
Team Record: 80-58
Finished 1st in the CPL
Manager: Glenn Lockamy (0-0), Walt McJunkin (0-0)
Location: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Ballpark: Simmons Park
Attendance: 80,665, Avg. 1,169
Playoffs - Kinston Eagles 4 games, Roanoke Rapids Jays 0
The Roanoke Rapids Jays of the Coastal Plain League ended the 1950 season with a record of 80 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the CPL.
The Jays scored 835 runs, most in the league. Roanoke Rapids yielded 676 runs. Warriner Bass led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .302 clip. Alton Brown earned 28 wins on the mound for the team, while James Thorne, too added 15 or more wins, too Alton Brown recorded a 2.38 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Alton Brown played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Roanoke Rapids Jays to do so.
Glenn Lockamy and Walt McJunkin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Amoroso | ||||||
| Carl Anderson | L | R | October 4, 1923 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Brantley Aycock | ||||||
| Warriner Bass | R | September 17, 1924 | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Ralph Bernardini | R | R | October 3, 1928 | 5'10" | 165 | New Haven, CT US |
| Clarence Blackwell | ||||||
| R. L. Boykin | ||||||
| Alton Brown | R | R | April 16, 1925 | 6'2" | 195 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Clarence Condit | R | R | October 22, 1926 | 5'10" | 148 | |
| Gus Freeman | July 15, 1923 | 192 | ||||
| Howard Hobgood | R | R | December 3, 1920 | 5'9" | 168 | |
| William Johnson | ||||||
| Leo Katkaveck | R | April 17, 1923 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Matthew Kilpatrick | ||||||
| Phillip King | ||||||
| Julian Kittrell | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Glenn Lockamy | L | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Stephen Marko | L | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Tom Marshall | April 20, 1927 | |||||
| Thomas McCaskill | ||||||
| Walt McJunkin | L | R | Ware Place, SC US | |||
| Otho Mickey | November 2, 1926 | Winston-Salem, NC US | ||||
| Robert Nelson | ||||||
| Eldridge Price | ||||||
| Lawrence Quartararo | L | 5'8" | 180 | |||
| Jack Schumacher | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Frank Tepedino | R | 5'7" | 147 | |||
| James Thorne | R | R | April 1, 1925 | 6'2" | 200 | Elm City, TX US |
| Paul Young |
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.
