1950 Roanoke Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 81-58
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Red Marion (81-58)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Ballpark: Maher Field
Attendance: 108,987, Avg. 1,568
Playoffs - Roanoke Red Sox 4 games, Lynchburg Cardinals 1
Finals - Roanoke Red Sox 4 games, Portsmouth Cubs 3
The Roanoke Red Sox of the Piedmont League ended the 1950 season with a record of 81 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the PL.
The Red Sox topped the league with 716 runs, spearheaded by 79 home runs. Roanoke surrendered 594 runs. Robert Wilson led batters with significant playing time by hitting .305. Jack Hartsell paced the squad with 20 wins, while Ike Delock, too added 15 or more wins, too John Ahern recorded a 1.61 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1950 Roanoke Red Sox who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Neil Chrisley, Ike Delock and Sammy White.
Red Marion served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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John Ahern | R | R | November 5, 1928 | 5'11" | 210 | Salem, MA US |
Stephen Andreski | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
Thomas Casey | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Neil Chrisley | L | R | December 16, 1931 | 6'3" | 187 | Calhoun Falls, SC US |
George Contratto | L | L | June 29, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | Benld, IL US |
Ike Delock | R | R | November 11, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Highland Park, MI US |
Jacob Donaldson | R | R | October 1, 1928 | 5'10" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Earl Edwards | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
Vincent Furfaro | R | May 1, 1931 | 5'9" | 178 | ||
John Gilbert | R | R | March 29, 1927 | 5'11" | 190 | Revere, MA US |
Jack Hartsell | R | R | April 30, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | Wauseon, OH US |
Rodney Morgan | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
Robert Mosakoski | R | March 3, 1930 | 6'0" | 198 | ||
Julio Ondani | R | 5'11" | 180 | Boonton, NJ US | ||
Paul Perry | L | L | 6'4" | 225 | ||
Joe Reedy | L | L | March 30, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Herbert Rossman | R | March 25, 1929 | 5'9" | 176 | ||
Keith Schmidt | R | R | May 29, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | |
John Sehrt | R | R | April 13, 1927 | 5'8" | 160 | New Orleans, LA US |
LeRoy Smith | R | R | October 10, 1928 | 6'2" | 190 | Syracuse, NY US |
William Smith | L | R | December 30, 1926 | 6'2" | 170 | Vinton, VA US |
Jack Smodic | R | February 27, 1927 | 5'11" | 178 | ||
Sammy White | R | R | July 7, 1927 | 6'3" | 195 | Wenatchee, WA US |
Robert Wilson | L | L | March 13, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | Detroit, MI 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.