1950 Rome Red Sox Roster

Georgia-Alabama League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 49-71
Finished 8th in the GGL
Manager: Norman Veazey (0-0), John Stowe (0-0), Myril Hoag (0-0)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Rome, Georgia
Ballpark: Cole Stadium
Attendance: 30,482, Avg. 508
1950 Rome Red Sox Statistics

The Rome Red Sox of the Georgia-Alabama League ended the 1950 season with a record of 49 wins and 71 losses, finishing eighth in the GGL.

The Red Sox scored 705 runs and yielded 836 runs, most in the circuit. Lowe Knowles led hitters with significant playing time with a .353 average. James Sparks topped Rome with 10 wins and a team-best 2.83 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Myril Hoag and Tony Roig both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Norman Veazey, John Stowe and Myril Hoag served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
John Beasley
Albert BrownLR6'0"170
James Bryant
George BuschRR5'9"160
Enrico Caruso
Mason Clements
Harold ColeL6'1"175
Aldo Columbano
Wayne CrawfordL5'9"175
Ernest Crowl
John DeMatteis
Salvatore DeMatteisR5'10"170
Herbert Frady
Myril HoagRRMarch 9, 19085'11"180Davis, CA US
Robert Hutchins
Arnold Joyce
Lowe Knowles
Charles Padgett
William PadgettRR6'1"180
Derward Patterson
John Pinson
Herb ReevesJuly 1, 1925Alva, KY US
Tony RoigRRDecember 23, 19286'1"180New Orleans, LA US
Alfred Savarese
William Sommer
James SparksR6'1"170
John StoweLRAugust 5, 19146'1"180
Samuel Talley
Norman VeazeyRRDecember 20, 19135'11"172Flintstone, GA 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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