1950 Twin Falls Cowboys Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
Team Record: 76-50
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Wally Berger (76-50)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Twin Falls, Idaho
Ballpark: Jaycee Park
Attendance: 76,618, Avg. 1,216
1950 Twin Falls Cowboys Statistics

Playoffs - Twin Falls Cowboys 2 games, Great Falls Selectrics 1
Finals - Billings Mustangs 3 games, Twin Falls Cowboys 0

The Twin Falls Cowboys of the Pioneer League ended the 1950 season with a record of 76 wins and 50 losses, finishing second in the PL.

The Cowboys plated 787 runs and allowed 681 runs. Svend Jessen led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .332 clip. Ivan Abromowitz topped Twin Falls with 22 wins, while Larry Ward, too added 15 or more wins, too Ivan Abromowitz registered a 3.14 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Wally Berger served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ivan AbromowitzRRMay 18, 19306'0"190
Vern CampbellLRAugust 3, 19276'0"175Safford, AZ US
Joseph Chulla
James EskenberryLL6'2"180
Dick FiedlerRRApril 24, 19276'4"205Union City, NJ US
Ric GardRL6'1"175
Jimmy Groh
John HackRRAugust 9, 19275'10"170Covina, CA US
Svend JessenLLDecember 18, 19225'11"185San Leandro, CA US
Frank LaBrumRR6'3"172
Frank LucchesiRRApril 24, 19265'7"170San Francisco, CA US
Robert McCafferyRRJanuary 29, 19326'1"190
Bruce McKelveyRAugust 26, 19246'2"190San Pedro, CA US
Dick MilneRRJune 18, 19306'0"160Mammoth, UT US
Joseph NallyR5'10"175
Robert NardRRMarch 5, 19295'10"165San Francisco, CA US
Jack PalmerRRDecember 12, 19215'10"175
Anselmo Piacentino
Ray PosipankaRMarch 16, 19276'2"188Cleveland, OH US
Raymond SowinsL5'8"190
George SteinRRJanuary 6, 19296'2"175
Louis VitousRRJuly 12, 19286'5"190Bedford, OH US
Larry WardRRMarch 18, 19256'2"185Terra Bella, CA US
Allan WashburnRJune 13, 19295'11"180Shelby, NC US
Clint WeaverLLSeptember 4, 19276'2"204Huntington Park, CA US
Jack WhitakerRRSeptember 8, 19285'10"180

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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