1950 Wichita Falls Spudders Roster
Big State League (BSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 80-66
Finished 3rd in the BSL
Manager: Hack Miller (80-66)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
Ballpark: Spudder Park
Attendance: 103,439, Avg. 1,417
1950 Wichita Falls Spudders StatisticsTeam Record: 80-66
Finished 3rd in the BSL
Manager: Hack Miller (80-66)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
Ballpark: Spudder Park
Attendance: 103,439, Avg. 1,417
Playoffs - Greenville Majors 4 games, Wichita Falls Spudders 2
The Wichita Falls Spudders of the Big State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 80 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the BSL.
The Spudders scored 870 runs and yielded 755 runs.
Ed Albrecht, Ed Cole, Don Larsen, Hack Miller, Sid Peterson, Carl Powis and Freddy Schmidt were all players from the 1950 Wichita Falls Spudders who played in the Majors during their careers.
Hack Miller served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Albrecht | R | R | February 28, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Jake Blomer | July 22, 1915 | 191 | ||||
| Morris Card | May 15, 1919 | |||||
| Hoyle Chancellor | R | R | February 9, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | Johnson City, TN US |
| Ed Cole | R | R | March 22, 1909 | 5'11" | 170 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
| Stanley DuBois | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Joseph Dworak | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Carmen Ferullo | R | R | March 5, 1927 | 5'9" | 165 | Amsterdam, NY US |
| Bob Freels | R | R | July 18, 1927 | 6'1" | 200 | Mascoutah, IL US |
| Verdun Gilchrist | R | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Wade Headrick | R | R | May 25, 1927 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Ralph Hisey | S | L | 191 | |||
| Cart Howerton | L | October 23, 1927 | 6'2" | 193 | Greensboro, NC US | |
| Pete Konyar | R | R | May 29, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Don Larsen | R | R | August 7, 1929 | 6'4" | 215 | Michigan City, IN US |
| Albert McCarty | S | L | August 16, 1918 | 6'3" | 220 | |
| Cecil McClung | R | October 27, 1921 | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| Burke McLaughlin | R | R | October 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Moody, AL US |
| Hack Miller | R | R | February 13, 1913 | 5'11" | 215 | Celeste, TX US |
| Everette Neal | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Rich Neal | R | October 11, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| Jack Nesbit | R | October 9, 1928 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| George Niedson | S | April 6, 1918 | 5'10" | 205 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Sid Peterson | R | R | January 31, 1918 | 6'3" | 200 | Havelock, ND US |
| Jim Post | L | L | February 2, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | Hamtramck, MI US |
| Carl Powis | R | R | January 11, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Bill Rahmes | R | November 13, 1923 | 6'1" | 195 | Cincinnati, OH US | |
| Joseph Riney | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Paul Salata | October 17, 1926 | 6'2" | 191 | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Nick Samela | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Freddy Schmidt | R | R | February 9, 1916 | 6'1" | 185 | Hartford, CT US |
| Bob Seltzer | L | March 18, 1924 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Irvin Tassin | L | R | 6'0" | 186 | ||
| Omer Tolson | R | July 25, 1926 | 6'1" | 215 | ||
| James Upchurch | R | L | July 24, 1928 | 5'11" | 185 | Alexander, IL US |
| Dick Wertz | December 31, 1924 | 192 | Newport, PA US | |||
| Howard Wooster | L | 5'11" | 165 |
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.
