1950 Waterloo White Hawks Roster
Team Record: 70-56
Finished 3rd in the IIIL
Manager: Otto Denning (70-56)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 119,244, Avg. 1,893
Playoffs - Danville Dodgers 3 games, Waterloo White Hawks 0
The Waterloo White Hawks of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1950 season with a record of 70 wins and 56 losses, finishing third in the IIIL.
The White Hawks scored 663 runs and gave up 619 runs. Andrew Baud led all regular batters with a .318 average. Vito Valentinetti topped Waterloo with 12 wins, while Billy Best recorded a 3.62 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1950 Waterloo White Hawks who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Vito Valentinetti, Ed White, Joe Kirrene, Red Wilson, Otto Denning and Bill Fischer.
Otto Denning served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Anderson | L | September 26, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | Duluth, MN US | |
| Andrew Baud | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Billy Best | R | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Paul Box | L | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| William Cannon | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Jacob Charter | R | R | October 18, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Poughkeepsie, NY US |
| Otto Denning | R | R | December 28, 1912 | 6'0" | 180 | Hays, KS US |
| Richard Duffy | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Billy Dufour | R | R | December 14, 1930 | 5'9" | 175 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| Bill Fischer | R | R | October 11, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Wausau, WI US |
| John Gugala | R | November 1, 1927 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Bob Huddleston | R | November 3, 1925 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Sam Kanelos | S | October 15, 1930 | 5'10" | 170 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| Joe Kirrene | R | R | October 4, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Del Lang | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Orient Martella | R | 5'9" | 190 | |||
| Frank Mascaro | R | March 10, 1930 | 5'11" | 200 | Yolo, CA US | |
| Gene Petralli | L | November 3, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| Dan Phalen | R | R | 6'6" | 195 | ||
| Ray Pope | R | R | October 7, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | Saginaw, MI US |
| Gene Thomas | R | 6'0" | 188 | |||
| Art Thrasher | R | February 8, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Bellflower, CA US | |
| Vito Valentinetti | R | R | September 16, 1928 | 6'0" | 195 | West New York, NJ US |
| George Verespy | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Bud Wessell | L | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Ed White | R | R | April 6, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | Anniston, AL US |
| Red Wilson | R | R | March 7, 1929 | 6'0" | 200 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| John Zuchnik | R | R | June 1, 1928 | 5'11" | 182 | Pinconning, MI 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.
