1950 Roanoke Red Sox Roster

Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
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
1950 Roanoke Red Sox Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
John AhernRRNovember 5, 19285'11"210Salem, MA US
Stephen AndreskiR5'9"180
Thomas CaseyRR6'0"180
Neil ChrisleyLRDecember 16, 19316'3"187Calhoun Falls, SC US
George ContrattoLLJune 29, 19296'1"175Benld, IL US
Ike DelockRRNovember 11, 19295'11"175Highland Park, MI US
Jacob DonaldsonRROctober 1, 19285'10"175Brooklyn, NY US
Earl EdwardsL6'0"170
Vincent FurfaroRMay 1, 19315'9"178
John GilbertRRMarch 29, 19275'11"190Revere, MA US
Jack HartsellRRApril 30, 19276'1"190Wauseon, OH US
Rodney MorganRR6'2"185
Robert MosakoskiRMarch 3, 19306'0"198
Julio OndaniR5'11"180Boonton, NJ US
Paul PerryLL6'4"225
Joe ReedyLLMarch 30, 19296'0"185
Herbert RossmanRMarch 25, 19295'9"176
Keith SchmidtRRMay 29, 19296'0"190
John SehrtRRApril 13, 19275'8"160New Orleans, LA US
LeRoy SmithRROctober 10, 19286'2"190Syracuse, NY US
William SmithLRDecember 30, 19266'2"170Vinton, VA US
Jack SmodicRFebruary 27, 19275'11"178
Sammy WhiteRRJuly 7, 19276'3"195Wenatchee, WA US
Robert WilsonLLMarch 13, 19286'0"175Detroit, 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.




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