1950 Valdosta Dodgers Roster

Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 81-56
Finished 2nd in the GGL
Manager: Stan Wasiak (81-56)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Valdosta, Georgia
Ballpark: Pendleton Park
Attendance: 56,089, Avg. 819
1950 Valdosta Dodgers Statistics

Playoffs - Tallahassee Pirates 4 games, Valdosta Dodgers 3

The Valdosta Dodgers of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1950 season with a record of 81 wins and 56 losses, finishing second in the GGL.

The Dodgers led the league with just 710 runs allowed. Valdosta scored 891 runs. Chuck Coles paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .355. Billy Bledsoe topped the team with 16 wins, while Walter Strickland earned a 2.71 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1950 Valdosta Dodgers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Chuck Coles, Roger Craig, Bert Hamric and Joe Pignatano.

Stan Wasiak served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
William AdelheimRRSeptember 14, 19306'2"195
George BarkerRRSeptember 25, 19306'0"180
Billy BledsoeLRAugust 3, 19306'1"165Perry, GA US
Roger BrownRRMarch 26, 19275'8"159Minneapolis, MN US
Chuck ColesLLJune 27, 19315'9"180Fredericktown, PA US
Roger CraigRRFebruary 17, 19306'4"190Durham, NC US
Albert CuocoR5'10"165
Bill DelichRJanuary 8, 19285'11"160Kansas City, KS US
Bobby DendyR5'10"180
Frank GiaquintoRR5'11"175
Bert HamricLRMarch 1, 19286'0"165Clarksburg, WV US
Jerry Hatcher
Robert JenkinsR6'1"190
Mike KorcheckR5'11"165
Gordon MeeresMay 7, 1929
Warren MichelsonRRSeptember 17, 19306'1"175
Joe PignatanoRRAugust 4, 19295'10"180Brooklyn, NY US
Ernest ReesR5'11"170
Peter SbashnigJune 19, 1931
Mike SingerLNovember 18, 19295'11"165
James StephensonL6'1"195
Stanley StockerLLSeptember 29, 19286'0"175
Walter StricklandRR5'10"
Stan WasiakRRApril 8, 19205'9"170Chicago, IL US
Lee WattsL5'7"150
Donald ZeskiRR5'11"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.




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