1950 Shreveport Sports Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Howard Auman | R | R | August 5, 1921 | 6'0" | 180 | West End, NC US |
Robert Belford | L | 6'2" | 195 | |||
Frank Benites | R | February 15, 1922 | 5'11" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US | |
Thaddeus Bosiack | R | 5'10" | 172 | |||
George Brown | L | R | July 27, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Greenville, SC US |
Lester Burge | L | L | May 17, 1917 | 6'1" | 190 | Stokes County, NC US |
Andy Bush | R | R | January 22, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Winchester, KY US |
Allan Cross | L | R | November 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Zeb Eaton | R | R | February 2, 1920 | 5'10" | 185 | Cooleemee, NC US |
Jerry Fahr | R | R | December 9, 1924 | 6'5" | 185 | Marmaduke, AR US |
Chico GarcÃa | R | R | December 24, 1924 | 5'8" | 170 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
Ira Glass | R | November 30, 1921 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
Harry Grubb | L | L | April 24, 1921 | 5'9" | 170 | Litchfield, IL US |
James Halkard | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
Bill Henry | L | L | October 15, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | Alice, TX US |
Bobo Holloman | R | R | March 7, 1923 | 6'2" | 207 | Thomaston, GA US |
Jim Hresko | R | June 16, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Brownsville, PA US | |
Jack Hussey | R | 6'2" | 210 | |||
Lee Roy Jones | R | L | February 13, 1923 | 5'7" | 180 | |
Lou Knerr | R | R | August 21, 1921 | 6'1" | 210 | Denver, PA US |
Pete Lewis | R | R | June 4, 1921 | 5'11" | 170 | Camden, AR US |
Agapito Mayor | L | L | August 18, 1916 | 5'11" | 185 | , CU |
Dutch McCall | L | L | December 27, 1920 | 6'1" | 184 | Columbia, TN US |
Joe Montalvo | R | June 6, 1926 | 6'4" | 225 | New York, NY US | |
Emmett O'Neill | R | R | January 13, 1918 | 6'3" | 185 | San Mateo, CA US |
Salty Parker | R | R | July 8, 1912 | 6'0" | 173 | East St. Louis, IL US |
Vernon Petty | R | April 12, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Gastonia, NC US | |
Gale Pringle | R | R | January 20, 1922 | 6'2" | 180 | Hollis, OK US |
Schoolboy Rowe | R | R | January 11, 1910 | 6'4" | 210 | Waco, TX US |
Dee Sanders | R | R | April 8, 1921 | 6'3" | 195 | Quitman, TX US |
Frederick Shipman | R | December 31, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Hugh Sooter | R | R | May 30, 1927 | 5'9" | 174 | |
Burl Storie | R | 6'1" | 200 | |||
William White | R | R | 6'5" | 220 | ||
Bobby Wilkins | R | R | August 11, 1922 | 5'9" | 165 | Denton, NC US |
Jim Willis | L | R | March 20, 1927 | 6'3" | 175 | Doyline, LA US |
George Zoeterman | L | L | January 20, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | Chicago, 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.