1950 Tyler Trojans Roster
Team Record: 60-78
Finished 5th in the ETL
Manager: Otho Nitcholas (0-0), Stan Goletz (0-0), Joe Kracher (0-0)
Location: Tyler, Texas
Ballpark: Fair Park
Attendance: 54,778, Avg. 794
The Tyler Trojans of the East Texas League ended the 1950 season with a record of 60 wins and 78 losses, finishing fifth in the ETL.
The Trojans plated 668 runs and allowed 762 runs, most in the league. William James led batters with significant playing time with a .311 average. Darwin Dobbs topped Tyler with 21 wins and a team-best 2.73 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1950 Tyler Trojans who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Stan Goletz, Otho Nitcholas and Joe Kracher.
Otho Nitcholas, Stan Goletz and Joe Kracher served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Homer Austin | R | R | 5'8" | 198 | ||
Fred Branson | ||||||
Morris Cowser | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
Charles Deal | L | R | 5'7" | 175 | ||
Darwin Dobbs | R | R | 5'9" | 155 | ||
Kenneth Funk | ||||||
Stan Goletz | L | L | May 21, 1918 | 6'3" | 200 | Crescent, OH US |
Nick Gregory | R | September 13, 1915 | 5'7" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US | |
Charles Herring | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
William James | ||||||
Joe Kracher | R | R | November 4, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Manuel Mantaras | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
Paul Middleton | R | 5'8" | 162 | |||
Melvin Neuendorff | November 16, 1923 | |||||
Otho Nitcholas | R | R | September 13, 1908 | 6'0" | 190 | McKinney, TX US |
Otto Reyes | ||||||
Gus Rose | ||||||
Edward Sandusky | R | R | 5'11" | 168 | ||
Robert Skinner | L | August 6, 1925 | 5'8" | 180 | ||
Hugh Stewart | ||||||
Chester Studdard | R | August 4, 1925 | 5'9" | |||
Al Valdes | R | October 15, 1927 | 5'9" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU | |
Billy Wilhite | L | R | October 1, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | |
Donald Williamson | R | L | 6'0" | 220 |
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.