
1950 Reidsville Luckies Roster
Team Record: 82-72
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Herbert Brett (82-72)
Location: Reidsville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Kiker Stadium
Attendance: 87,490, Avg. 1,136
Playoffs - Winston-Salem Cardinals 3 games, Reidsville Luckies 2
The Reidsville Luckies of the Carolina League ended the 1950 season with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.
The Luckies scored 691 runs and allowed 661 runs. Andy Piesik led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .299 clip. Joseph Micich topped Reidsville with 18 wins, while Michael Dattero and Mike Forline added 15 or more wins, too Joseph Micich recorded a 2.86 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1950 Reidsville Luckies who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Crash Davis, Ted Pawelek, Dick Sipek and Bill Nagel.
Herbert Brett served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Sam Amoriello | R | R | November 25, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Joseph Anthony | R | R | September 20, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Du Bois, PA US |
John Boryk | R | June 8, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
James Charles | R | R | 6'0" | 173 | ||
Michael Dattero | R | R | 5'11" | 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 | |
Bernard Fiest | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
Mike Forline | R | R | December 23, 1921 | 6'0" | 192 | Durham, CT US |
Walter Frye | R | August 30, 1916 | 5'11" | 160 | , NC US | |
Leroy Lawson | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
Thurman Lowe | R | R | September 11, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Samuel Maddox | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Joseph Micich | L | R | June 23, 1928 | 6'2" | 187 | |
Carl Miller | L | May 4, 1917 | 5'9" | 185 | ||
Bill Nagel | R | R | August 19, 1915 | 6'1" | 190 | Memphis, TN US |
Ted Pawelek | L | R | August 15, 1919 | 5'10" | 202 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
James Petty | L | 6'2" | 190 | Plainfield, NJ US | ||
Andy Piesik | L | November 4, 1924 | 6'0" | 175 | Bay City, MI US | |
Glenn Rawlinson | R | February 18, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Elmer Roberts | R | 5'6" | 152 | |||
Muscle Shoals | L | October 3, 1916 | 5'11" | 210 | ||
Dick Sipek | L | R | January 16, 1923 | 5'9" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
George Souter | R | 5'7" | 165 |
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.