1950 Tampa Smokers Roster
Team Record: 85-60
Finished 3rd in the FIL
Manager: Art Rebel (85-60)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Ballpark: Plant Field
Attendance: 80,626, Avg. 1,112
Playoffs - Havana Cubanos 3 games, Tampa Smokers 0
The Tampa Smokers of the Florida International League ended the 1950 season with a record of 85 wins and 60 losses, finishing third in the FIL.
The Smokers scored 682 runs, best in the league. Tampa gave up 559 runs. Benny Fernandez paced all regular batters with a .301 average. William Padget topped the squad with 20 wins, while Ray Woodward, too added 15 or more wins, too William Padget registered a 2.16 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1950 Tampa Smokers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Barney Olsen, Art Rebel, Roger McKee and George Armstrong.
Art Rebel served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Armstrong | R | R | June 3, 1924 | 5'10" | 190 | Orange, NJ US |
| Joel Chapman | L | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Danny Danson | April 7, 1927 | 192 | ||||
| Bill Daues | R | July 20, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | Ste. Genevieve, MO US | |
| Oscar Del Calvo | R | R | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| Carlos DeSouza | R | R | June 6, 1924 | 5'7" | 160 | |
| Benny Fernandez | R | June 22, 1921 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Charles Gooding | R | R | January 12, 1928 | 5'9" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Charles Haag | R | R | September 7, 1919 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Linwood Howell | R | R | March 30, 1922 | 6'0" | 168 | |
| Charles LeBrun | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Roger McKee | L | L | September 16, 1926 | 6'1" | 160 | Shelby, NC US |
| Leonard Morrison | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Barney Olsen | R | R | September 11, 1919 | 5'11" | 179 | Everett, MA US |
| William Padget | R | R | December 8, 1921 | 6'1" | 180 | Richburg, SC US |
| Art Rebel | L | L | March 4, 1914 | 5'8" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| John Sivinski | R | 5'11" | 215 | |||
| George Spears | R | October 1, 1918 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Salvatore Stampiglio | 5'10" | 175 | ||||
| Harold Stewart | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Dick Thompson | R | R | July 26, 1926 | 6'1" | 180 | Russellville, AL US |
| Joe Tuminelli | R | R | March 27, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Edward Wayne | R | R | October 4, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Ken Weiss | ||||||
| Ray Woodward | R | R | September 2, 1920 | 6'1" | 175 | Laurel, MS 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.
