1950 Texarkana Bears Roster
Team Record: 93-51
Finished 1st in the BSL
Manager: George Archie (93-51)
Location: Texarkana, Texas
Ballpark: City League Ball Park
Attendance: 83,604, Avg. 1,161
Playoffs - Texarkana Bears 4 games, Temple Eagles 2
Finals - Texarkana Bears 4 games, Greenville Majors 2
The Texarkana Bears of the Big State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 93 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the BSL.
The Bears scored 950 runs, best in the league. Texarkana conceded 707 runs, the lowest total in the circuit.
Players from the 1950 Texarkana Bears who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Joe Szekely, George Archie, Frank Carswell, Cy Buker and Pete Runnels.
George Archie served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Archie | R | R | April 27, 1914 | 6'0" | 170 | Nashville, TN US |
| Joe Budny | R | R | March 14, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Cy Buker | L | R | February 5, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | Greenwood, WI US |
| Frank Carswell | R | R | November 6, 1919 | 6'0" | 195 | Palestine, TX US |
| Burt Cork | R | R | September 21, 1928 | 5'10" | 160 | Colome, SD US |
| Joe Daugherty | R | September 4, 1927 | 192 | Bonne Terre, MO US | ||
| Richard Demski | L | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Bill Dossey | R | 5'10" | 189 | |||
| Donald Faling | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Leo Ferguson | R | August 8, 1922 | 5'9" | 160 | Drumright, OK US | |
| Lou Fitzgerald | L | R | August 25, 1919 | 6'0" | 160 | Cleveland, TN US |
| John Herr | R | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Jim Hresko | R | June 16, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Brownsville, PA US | |
| Robert Kramolisch | ||||||
| Tince Leonard | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Raymond Machado | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Jim Matthews | R | October 20, 1921 | 5'11" | 200 | ||
| Hugh Pearson | June 13, 1923 | 192 | Waco, TX US | |||
| Jodie Phipps | R | R | February 19, 1919 | 6'3" | 190 | Okay, OK US |
| Pete Runnels | L | R | January 28, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Lufkin, TX US |
| Bill Sinton | L | R | September 20, 1921 | 5'10" | 190 | Chester, PA US |
| Glen Smith | R | R | 6'2" | 215 | ||
| Everett Sullivan | R | R | July 11, 1929 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Joe Szekely | R | R | February 2, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Robert Terry | ||||||
| Moose Vucelich | L | November 3, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Dilles Bottom, OH 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.
