1950 Sioux Falls Canaries Roster
Team Record: 70-55
Finished 3rd in the NL
Manager: Lee Eilbracht (70-55)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Ballpark: Howard Wood Field
Attendance: 94,001, Avg. 1,504
Playoffs - Sioux Falls Canaries 3 games, St. Cloud Rox 0
Finals - Sioux Falls Canaries 4 games, Superior Blues 1
The Sioux Falls Canaries of the Northern League ended the 1950 season with a record of 70 wins and 55 losses, finishing third in the NL.
The Canaries scored 695 runs and yielded 585 runs. Howard Boles led hitters with significant playing time with a .313 average. Bob Hartig topped Sioux Falls with 18 wins and a team-best 2.44 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Harry Bright played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Sioux Falls Canaries to do so.
Lee Eilbracht served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Bohlender | R | R | August 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | Dayton, OH US |
| Howard Boles | R | March 25, 1927 | 6'4" | 220 | LaSalle, IL US | |
| Harry Bright | R | R | September 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Ralph Brockert | L | August 20, 1929 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Lee Eilbracht | R | March 22, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Robert Hanny | L | R | September 11, 1929 | 5'11" | 190 | Elkhorn, WI US |
| Bob Hartig | R | R | September 22, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Jack Hasten | R | R | February 9, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | Springfield, MO US |
| Dick Heitholt | L | March 17, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Walter Koehler | R | R | April 23, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Kalamazoo, MI US |
| Bernard Kozub | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Richard Lloyd | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Bob Mather | R | March 1, 1928 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ray Peet | R | R | April 22, 1929 | 5'11" | 173 | Ashtabula, OH US |
| Alby Plain | R | R | July 28, 1927 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Darrell Rothrock | R | L | May 13, 1928 | 6'0" | 200 | Stewardson, IL US |
| Bob Saban | R | R | December 22, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | McCook, IL US |
| Ted Sterger | R | June 26, 1929 | 6'3" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| August Vierira | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Rube Walker | L | R | March 7, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | Lenoir, NC US |
| Dan Wozniak | L | May 11, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 |
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.
