1950 Thomasville Tigers Roster
Team Record: 55-81
Finished 8th in the GGL
Manager: Robert Benish (55-81)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Thomasville, Georgia
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 27,760, Avg. 408
The Thomasville Tigers of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1950 season with a record of 55 wins and 81 losses, finishing eighth in the GGL.
The Tigers scored 730 runs and yielded 895 runs. Robert Fulton led all regular batters by connecting at a .289 clip. Wes Breschini topped Thomasville with 14 wins and a team-best 3.64 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Frank Lary played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Thomasville Tigers to do so.
Robert Benish served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Adams | R | R | February 21, 1928 | 6'0" | 184 | |
| James Bagwell | R | July 18, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Robert Benish | L | April 8, 1920 | 5'11" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Clifton Breaux | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Wes Breschini | R | L | August 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Richard Burt | R | R | April 20, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | Billings, MT US |
| Robert Collins | R | L | 6'4" | 175 | ||
| Myron Craig | ||||||
| Bob DeRieux | R | February 23, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Robert Fulton | L | March 25, 1927 | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| Vince Halter | April 19, 1932 | Jacksonville, FL US | ||||
| Mike Hoffman | R | R | August 8, 1929 | 5'11" | 172 | |
| John Hurst | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Kenneth Keller | ||||||
| Gene Kotouch | July 14, 1928 | Collinsburg, PA US | ||||
| Frank Lary | R | R | April 10, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Northport, AL US |
| Charles Lehrmann | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Wallace Long | ||||||
| Thomas Lyons | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Charles Moore | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Bobby Newell | L | September 6, 1930 | 5'11" | 173 | Little Rock, AR US | |
| Robert Perry | ||||||
| Bill Sowell | R | August 19, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Olive Branch, MS US | |
| Kenneth Stanley | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Donald Strickland | R | December 12, 1930 | 6'1" | 194 | Memphis, TN US | |
| Ewell Utley | R | R | September 28, 1931 | 6'2" | 200 | Paris, AR US |
| Richard Utter | R | R | September 18, 1931 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Berman Waldrop | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Carl Weatherton | R | 6'0" | 170 |
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.
