1950 Welch Miners Roster
Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 46-76
Finished 6th in the AL
Manager: Eddie Morgan (0-0), Woody Wheaton (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Welch, West Virginia
Ballpark: Blakely Field
Attendance: 34,000, Avg. 557
1950 Welch Miners StatisticsTeam Record: 46-76
Finished 6th in the AL
Manager: Eddie Morgan (0-0), Woody Wheaton (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Welch, West Virginia
Ballpark: Blakely Field
Attendance: 34,000, Avg. 557
The Welch Miners of the Appalachian League ended the 1950 season with a record of 46 wins and 76 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.
The Miners scored 810 runs and allowed 962 runs. Willard Johnson paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .318 average. Ralph McCray topped Welch with 12 wins and a team-best 5.56 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Eddie Morgan and Woody Wheaton both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Eddie Morgan and Woody Wheaton served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bridges | ||||||
| Frank Bristow | February 19, 1931 | Wilmington, DE US | ||||
| Bob Bubeck | L | R | September 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Roslyn, PA US |
| Donald Burke | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Jack Cherry | June 25, 1930 | Des Moines, IA US | ||||
| Lou Dolci | R | December 29, 1929 | 6'2" | 175 | Staten Island, NY US | |
| Henry Duncan | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Peter Franczek | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Bob Ganung | R | November 15, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Jim Gifton | July 2, 1931 | |||||
| Bob Gruber | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Shannon Hardwick | R | R | November 22, 1917 | 6'3" | 190 | Maggie, VA US |
| Dale Hess | R | November 16, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | York, PA US | |
| Willard Johnson | L | June 24, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Donald Kraft | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| John Lucosky | ||||||
| Ralph McCray | R | L | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Richard McNemer | L | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Eddie Morgan | L | L | November 19, 1914 | 5'10" | 160 | Brady Lake, OH US |
| Louis Morton | ||||||
| John Mumford | ||||||
| John Pickrell | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Lewis Richardson | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| John Shuman | July 29, 1931 | Jacksonville, FL US | ||||
| Stan Surdy | September 10, 1929 | |||||
| Lloyd Swain | R | L | 5'11" | 150 | ||
| Kendall Umbach | ||||||
| Fred Weidig | R | October 6, 1928 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Woody Wheaton | L | L | October 3, 1914 | 5'8" | 160 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| William Winter | L | R | 5'11" | 180 |
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.
