1950 West Palm Beach Indians Roster

Florida International League (FIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 67-85
Finished 6th in the FIL
Manager: Clyde Smoll (0-0), Rudy Laskowski (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Connie Mack Field
Attendance: 57,078, Avg. 751
1950 West Palm Beach Indians Statistics

The West Palm Beach Indians of the Florida International League ended the 1950 season with a record of 67 wins and 85 losses, finishing sixth in the FIL.

The Indians scored 514 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 626 runs. James Williams paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .237 average. Joe Murray topped West Palm Beach with 20 wins, while Rudy Paynich, too added 15 or more wins, too Arnie Portocarrero earned a 2.2 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1950 West Palm Beach Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joe Murray, Arnie Portocarrero and Woody Wheaton.

Clyde Smoll and Rudy Laskowski served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joseph AlipertoRRJuly 1, 19265'11"180
Philip AngelevskiR6'1"190
Wayne BlackburnLLJuly 10, 19145'10"168Harmon, OH US
Ted BrowningRRMarch 17, 19265'9"165
Donald BursonRJanuary 13, 19275'11"160
George CaveRR6'3"185
Russ ClarkRRFebruary 1, 19316'1"170
Zigmond EmeryRSeptember 8, 19235'10"165Flemington, NJ US
Rudy HalabukRAugust 19, 19296'1"195
Bryan HowellL5'9"175
Chuck HuwerLApril 1, 19286'0"190
Richard KellyL6'0"178
Rudy LaskowskiRRMarch 25, 19155'7"165Chicago, IL US
Charles LeBrunRR6'3"185
Kenneth ManusRR6'1"193
Chester McDowellLRMarch 5, 19235'9"160Vanderbilt, MI US
Joe MurrayLLNovember 11, 19206'0"165Wilkes-Barre, PA US
Rudy PaynichRRMarch 29, 19266'3"200Bisbee, AZ US
Domenic PetrosinoL5'8"175
Wilbur PhelpsR5'10"160
Arnie PortocarreroRRJuly 5, 19316'3"196New York, NY US
Gerald RiffenburgRLNovember 5, 19246'1"180
Michael RyanLJanuary 11, 19275'11"183
Bob SamarasL5'11"180
Thomas SmithRFebruary 18, 19296'1"185
Jim SoltRRDecember 29, 19285'11"185Fort Eustis, VA US
Salvatore Stampiglio5'10"175
Russell SwingleRR6'1"205
Jim VojcsikRJuly 16, 19266'0"195
Jeff WarrenRRMay 7, 19236'0"190Atlanta, GA US
Woody WheatonLLOctober 3, 19145'8"160Philadelphia, PA US
James WilliamsLLAugust 9, 19286'1"168

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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