1950 Tulsa Oilers Roster
Team Record: 83-69
Finished 3rd in the TL
Manager: Al Vincent (83-69)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Texas League Park
Attendance: 184,677, Avg. 2,430
Playoffs - Tulsa Oilers 4 games, Fort Worth Cats 0 (one tie
Finals - San Antonio Missions 4 games, Tulsa Oilers 2
The Tulsa Oilers of the Texas League ended the 1950 season with a record of 83 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the TL.
The Oilers scored 704 runs and yielded 605 runs. Eddie Knoblauch paced hitters with significant playing time with a .298 average. Jim Blackburn topped Tulsa with 21 wins, while Walker Cress added 15 or more wins, too Jim Blackburn recorded a 2.73 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1950 Tulsa Oilers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jay Avrea, Jim Blackburn, Walker Cress, Hobie Landrith, Buddy Lively, Roy McMillan, Rudy Minarcin, Bob Nieman, Ken Polivka, Wally Post, Mickey Rutner, Moe Savransky, Dick West and Dewey Williams.
Al Vincent served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Avrea | R | R | July 6, 1920 | 6'1" | 175 | Cleburne, TX US |
| Jack Baumer | R | R | October 24, 1928 | 5'11" | 190 | Tulsa, OK US |
| John Bebber | R | R | June 25, 1923 | 6'0" | 172 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jim Blackburn | R | R | June 19, 1924 | 6'4" | 175 | Warsaw, KY US |
| Alfred Boresh | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Rusty Burns | R | June 17, 1918 | 6'2" | 200 | Independence, KS US | |
| Bob Carson | R | R | January 16, 1927 | 5'9" | 155 | Belleville, PA US |
| Robert Christophel | R | L | October 6, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Stanley Clifford | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Walker Cress | R | R | March 6, 1917 | 6'5" | 205 | Ben Hur, VA US |
| Bob Curley | R | R | September 20, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Covington, KY US |
| Frank Davis | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Harry Donabedian | R | January 9, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Dewey Jacobs | June 26, 1926 | 192 | Fort Worth, TX US | |||
| Ivan Johannes | L | L | April 12, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | Rockford, IL US |
| Eddie Knoblauch | L | January 31, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Carl Kolosna | R | June 12, 1924 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Hobie Landrith | L | R | March 16, 1930 | 5'10" | 170 | Decatur, IL US |
| Buddy Lively | R | R | February 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Gino Marionetti | R | April 16, 1918 | 5'10" | 175 | Arcata, CA US | |
| William Martin | R | R | September 22, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Roy McMillan | R | R | July 17, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | Bonham, TX US |
| Rudy Minarcin | R | R | March 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | North Vandergrift, PA US |
| Bob Nieman | R | R | January 26, 1927 | 5'11" | 195 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Ken Polivka | L | L | January 21, 1921 | 5'10" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Wally Post | R | R | July 9, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Wendelin, OH US |
| Fletcher Robbe | L | R | March 24, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Mickey Rutner | R | R | March 18, 1919 | 5'11" | 190 | Hempstead, NY US |
| Moe Savransky | L | L | January 13, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Al Vincent | R | R | December 23, 1906 | 5'9" | 170 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Dick West | R | R | November 24, 1915 | 6'2" | 180 | Louisville, KY US |
| Dewey Williams | R | R | February 5, 1916 | 6'0" | 160 | Durham, NC US |
| Walter Wrona | R | September 14, 1919 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Earl York | L | October 20, 1926 | 6'2" | 195 | Dallas, TX 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.
