1950 Vandergrift Pioneers Roster
Team Record: 31-41
in the MAL
Manager: Don Hasenmayer (31-41)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Davis Field
Attendance: 13,493, Avg. 375
The Vandergrift Pioneers of the Middle Atlantic League ended the 1950 season with a record of 31 wins and 41 lossesVandergrift disbanded July 20.
The Pioneers allowed 622 runs, least in the league. Vandergrift plated 556 runs, worst in the league,. Don Hasenmayer paced all regular batters with a .370 average. Robert Kowalski topped the team with 6 wins, while Arthur Smith recorded a 4.81 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Don Hasenmayer played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Vandergrift Pioneers to do so.
Don Hasenmayer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Blackwood | L | 6'0" | 179 | |||
| Fred Burdett | R | November 23, 1928 | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Chester Butler | R | 5'11" | 174 | |||
| Henry Christensen | L | L | ||||
| Ronald Dacko | R | R | May 16, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Boston, MA US |
| Ellsworth Dean | S | R | March 18, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | McClure, PA US |
| James Fieldhouse | ||||||
| John Fitzgibbons | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Normand Girard | ||||||
| Don Hasenmayer | R | R | April 4, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | Roslyn, PA US |
| Kenneth Jensen | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Stan Kauffman | R | R | October 6, 1926 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Robert Kowalski | R | R | 5'11" | 172 | ||
| Earl Lawson | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Glen Polk | ||||||
| Joseph Prusiecki | L | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Harvey Roop | L | R | January 22, 1928 | 6'2" | 230 | |
| Gene Schlukebir | March 30, 1927 | Kalamazoo, MI US | ||||
| Richard Schultz | ||||||
| William Shimshock | R | 5'10" | 178 | |||
| Arthur Smith | R | R | June 19, 1925 | 6'3" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Edward Traveny | 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.
