1950 Radford Rockets Roster
Team Record: 52-70
Finished 4th in the BRL
Manager: Garland Braxton (0-0), Steve Sloboda (0-0)
Location: Radford, Virginia
Ballpark: Radford High School Park
Attendance: 20,500, Avg. 336
Playoffs - Mount Airy Graniteers 3 games, Radford Rockets 1
The Radford Rockets of the Blue Ridge League ended the 1950 season with a record of 52 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the BRL.
The Rockets scored 555 runs and surrendered 623 runs. James Horton led all regular batters by hitting .298. Hardin Gilley topped Radford with 16 wins and a team-best 3.17 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Ed Sadowski played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Radford Rockets to do so.
Garland Braxton and Steve Sloboda served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Cirelli | ||||||
| Vance Dean | August 19, 1930 | Austinville, VA US | ||||
| John Dougherty | ||||||
| Ted Gebhart | September 6, 1928 | |||||
| Hardin Gilley | ||||||
| Charlie Griffith | R | R | July 24, 1923 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Bill Hardy | R | August 14, 1928 | 6'0" | 194 | Miami, FL US | |
| John Hinnant | ||||||
| James Horton | ||||||
| Charles Kristufek | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Arthur McAuliffe | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Thomas McCauley | ||||||
| John Moore | R | L | April 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Charles Myrick | ||||||
| Delane Noah | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Calvin Pugh | ||||||
| Ed Sadowski | R | R | January 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Bob Schwarz | ||||||
| Steve Sloboda | R | August 20, 1904 | 5'7" | 165 | ||
| Herbert Snyder | ||||||
| Martin Staab | ||||||
| Joe Subbiondo | R | March 16, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Ralph Tielsch | June 27, 1931 |
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.
