1950 Savannah Indians Roster
Team Record: 83-70
Finished 2nd in the SAL
Manager: Red Norris (83-70)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Ballpark: Grayson Stadium
Attendance: 101,331, Avg. 1,325
Playoffs - Columbia Reds 3 games, Savannah Indians 2
The Savannah Indians of the South Atlantic League ended the 1950 season with a record of 83 wins and 70 losses, finishing second in the SAL.
The Indians scored 741 runs and surrendered 693 runs. Joe Stringfellow paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .313. Tom Simpson topped Savannah with 14 wins, while Franklin Robinson earned a 2.78 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1950 Savannah Indians who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Art Ditmar, Bill Harrington, Skeeter Kell, Mike Kume and Tom Simpson.
Red Norris served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bell | R | R | May 2, 1928 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| William Benton | L | June 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Brunswick County, NC US | |
| Alfred Burch | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Bob Davis | R | R | August 10, 1925 | 6'8" | 190 | Clarksburg, KY US |
| Hargrove Davis | R | November 12, 1917 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Art Ditmar | R | R | April 3, 1929 | 6'2" | 185 | Winthrop, MA US |
| Jim Edwards | R | July 14, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | Lincolnton, NC US | |
| Les Eggers | R | November 5, 1928 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| William Garner | R | R | 6'1" | 152 | ||
| Vince Gohl | L | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Rudy Halabuk | R | August 19, 1929 | 6'1" | 195 | Trenton, NJ US | |
| Bill Harrington | R | R | October 3, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | Sanford, NC US |
| Ed Hrabcsak | R | R | February 17, 1923 | 6'4" | 215 | |
| Elton Jackson | R | 5'11" | 150 | |||
| Dick Jok | R | February 16, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Charles Kaiser | R | June 7, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | Lincoln Park, MI US | |
| Skeeter Kell | R | R | October 11, 1929 | 5'9" | 160 | Swifton, AR US |
| Mike Kume | R | R | May 19, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | Premier, WV US |
| Joe Mangini | L | February 21, 1920 | 5'10" | 184 | ||
| Albert Parnell | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Martin Powers | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Franklin Robinson | R | R | August 22, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | Huntsville, NC US |
| Tom Simpson | R | R | September 15, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | Columbus, OH US |
| Joseph Singleton | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Jake Spruill | R | July 13, 1926 | 6'3" | 185 | DeKalb County, GA US | |
| Otis Stephens | L | 6'2" | 193 | |||
| Joe Stringfellow | R | 6'1" | 192 | |||
| Kelly Swift | R | R | May 6, 1922 | 6'3" | 190 | Elkin, NC US |
| Robert Thompson | R | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| Andrew Tranavitch | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| James Voicsik | ||||||
| Walter Wenclewicz | R | R | January 14, 1928 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Herbert Whitcomb | L | |||||
| Don Whitmore | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| George Wright | L | 5'9" | 157 | Landis, NC US | ||
| Theodore Zakrzewski | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Matt Zelinsky | R | 6'0" | 195 |
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.
