1950 Shreveport Sports Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 63-91
Finished 7th in the TL
Manager: Salty Parker (63-91)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 117,854, Avg. 1,531
1950 Shreveport Sports Statistics

The Shreveport Sports of the Texas League ended the 1950 season with a record of 63 wins and 91 losses, finishing seventh in the TL.

The Sports plated 588 runs and surrendered 713 runs. George Brown led all regular hitters by connecting at a .256 clip. Howard Auman topped Shreveport with 11 wins, while Jerry Fahr recorded a 2.72 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1950 Shreveport Sports who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Zeb Eaton, Jerry Fahr, Chico García, Bill Henry, Bobo Holloman, Lou Knerr, Dutch McCall, Emmett O'Neill, Salty Parker, Schoolboy Rowe, Dee Sanders, Bobby Wilkins and Jim Willis.

Salty Parker served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Howard AumanRRAugust 5, 19216'0"180West End, NC US
Robert BelfordL6'2"195
Frank BenitesRFebruary 15, 19225'11"165San Francisco, CA US
Thaddeus BosiackR5'10"172
George BrownLRJuly 27, 19205'11"185Greenville, SC US
Lester BurgeLLMay 17, 19176'1"190Stokes County, NC US
Andy BushRRJanuary 22, 19196'0"170Winchester, KY US
Allan CrossLRNovember 26, 19236'0"175
Zeb EatonRRFebruary 2, 19205'10"185Cooleemee, NC US
Jerry FahrRRDecember 9, 19246'5"185Marmaduke, AR US
Chico GarcíaRRDecember 24, 19245'8"170Veracruz, Veracruz MX
Ira GlassRNovember 30, 19215'9"160
Harry GrubbLLApril 24, 19215'9"170Litchfield, IL US
James HalkardL6'1"185
Bill HenryLLOctober 15, 19276'2"180Alice, TX US
Bobo HollomanRRMarch 7, 19236'2"207Thomaston, GA US
Jim HreskoRJune 16, 19265'11"180Brownsville, PA US
Jack HusseyR6'2"210
Lee Roy JonesRLFebruary 13, 19235'7"180
Lou KnerrRRAugust 21, 19216'1"210Denver, PA US
Pete LewisRRJune 4, 19215'11"170Camden, AR US
Agapito MayorLLAugust 18, 19165'11"185, CU
Dutch McCallLLDecember 27, 19206'1"184Columbia, TN US
Joe MontalvoRJune 6, 19266'4"225New York, NY US
Emmett O'NeillRRJanuary 13, 19186'3"185San Mateo, CA US
Salty ParkerRRJuly 8, 19126'0"173East St. Louis, IL US
Vernon PettyRApril 12, 19246'0"185Gastonia, NC US
Gale PringleRRJanuary 20, 19226'2"180Hollis, OK US
Schoolboy RoweRRJanuary 11, 19106'4"210Waco, TX US
Dee SandersRRApril 8, 19216'3"195Quitman, TX US
Frederick ShipmanRDecember 31, 19276'0"175
Hugh SooterRRMay 30, 19275'9"174
Burl StorieR6'1"200
William WhiteRR6'5"220
Bobby WilkinsRRAugust 11, 19225'9"165Denton, NC US
Jim WillisLRMarch 20, 19276'3"175Doyline, LA US
George ZoetermanLLJanuary 20, 19305'10"165Chicago, IL 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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