1950 Terre Haute Phillies Roster
Team Record: 78-48
Finished 1st in the IIIL
Manager: Danny Carnevale (78-48)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 111,228, Avg. 1,766
Playoffs - Terre Haute Phillies 3 games, Quincy Gems 0
Finals - Terre Haute Phillies 3 games, Danville Dodgers 1
The Terre Haute Phillies of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1950 season with a record of 78 wins and 48 losses, finishing first in the IIIL.
The Phillies scored 735 runs, most in the league. Terre Haute conceded 507 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Ernie Woods drove in 61 runs. James Watson led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .321 average. Jake Schmitt topped the squad with 21 wins, while Niles Jordan, too added 15 or more wins, too Niles Jordan recorded a 2.35 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Niles Jordan and Joe Lonnett both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Danny Carnevale served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosper Boutet | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Carl Bush | L | January 11, 1927 | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Danny Carnevale | R | R | February 8, 1918 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| James Deery | R | November 3, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Richard Descalso | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| John Fitzgibbons | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Ted Hesse | L | L | September 25, 1930 | 5'9" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Donald Johnston | R | R | 6'6" | 215 | ||
| Niles Jordan | L | L | December 1, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | Lyman, WA US |
| Raymond Khoury | R | R | June 30, 1929 | 6'3" | 195 | Detroit, MI US |
| Joe Lonnett | R | R | February 7, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | Beaver Falls, PA US |
| John Lopeman | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Tom Marier | R | R | April 15, 1925 | 5'10" | 185 | Spokane, WA US |
| George New | L | L | June 27, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jake Schmitt | L | L | November 3, 1925 | 6'1" | 173 | Norwalk, CT US |
| James Turner | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| John Walz | R | R | June 14, 1930 | 6'3" | 210 | Baltimore, MD US |
| James Watson | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Ernie Woods | L | L | January 9, 1924 | 5'10" | 170 | New Orleans, LA 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.
