1950 Corpus Christi Aces Statistics
Team Record: 79-64
Finished 3rd in the RGVL
Manager: John Davis (79-64)
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Ballpark: Schepps Palms
Attendance: 68,313, Avg. 955
Playoffs - Corpus Christi Aces 4 games, Laredo Apaches 1
Finals - Corpus Christi Aces 4 games, Harlingen Capitols 1
The Corpus Christi Aces of the Rio Grande Valley League ended the 1950 season with a record of 79 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the RGVL.
The Aces scored 1261 runs, best in the league. Corpus Christi conceded 968 runs. Kenneth Peacock walloped 30 home runs for the squad, while Joe Koppe, Tony DiPrimio and Lloyd Pearson each swatted 15 or more, too. Lloyd Pearson drove in 154 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .383 clip. Raymond Sims paced the team with 19 wins, and Bobby Covington added 15 or more victories also Bobby Covington registered a 3.91 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1950 Corpus Christi Aces who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Monty Stratton, Joe Koppe and John Davis.
John Davis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Sims | 19 | 14 | .576 | 4.21 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 246.0 | 286 | 157 | 115 | 98 | 135 | 11 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Bobby Covington | 18 | 9 | .667 | 3.91 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 253.0 | 260 | 147 | 110 | 86 | 126 | 7 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Mel Tappe | 10 | 10 | .500 | 4.70 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 155.0 | 185 | 115 | 81 | 61 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| James Byrd | 6 | 4 | .600 | 7.06 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 93.0 | 113 | 91 | 73 | 58 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Herbert Cadenhead | 6 | 5 | .545 | 6.02 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 127.0 | 145 | 100 | 85 | 107 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||
| George Davis | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.68 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 102.0 | 110 | 74 | 53 | 69 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Lou Colella | 5 | 1 | .833 | 4.10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 68.0 | 60 | 38 | 31 | 41 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Francisco Perez | 4 | 5 | .444 | 7.57 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 88.0 | 107 | 84 | 74 | 82 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Bob Martin | 2 | 8 | .200 | 6.94 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 96.0 | 111 | 97 | 74 | 103 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| Lloyd Pearson | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 28.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ross Paton | 1 | 1 | .500 | 11.81 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Monty Stratton | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bernard Pardue | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gerald Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Herb Christensen | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11.25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 78 | 64 | .549 | 5.31 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1257.0 | 1423 | 960 | 741 | 0 | 744 | 0 | 669 | 40 | 5 | 55 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Pearson | 136 | 658 | 541 | 152 | 207 | 44 | 9 | 28 | 154 | 18 | 91 | 51 | .383 | .489 | .652 | 1.141 | 353 | 21 | 5 | ||||
| Joe Koppe | 139 | 736 | 603 | 181 | 191 | 34 | 13 | 18 | 113 | 34 | 121 | 62 | .317 | .435 | .506 | .941 | 305 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Kenneth Peacock | 140 | 687 | 611 | 150 | 190 | 22 | 9 | 30 | 153 | 8 | 61 | 85 | .311 | .382 | .524 | .906 | 320 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| John Davis | 124 | 569 | 451 | 130 | 163 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 113 | 20 | 111 | 44 | .361 | .491 | .521 | 1.012 | 235 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Tony DiPrimio | 131 | 571 | 472 | 116 | 147 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 124 | 8 | 91 | 95 | .311 | .429 | .508 | .937 | 240 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| James Hansen | 138 | 620 | 501 | 99 | 127 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 113 | 119 | .253 | .395 | .371 | .766 | 186 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Gerald Jensen | 88 | 402 | 353 | 54 | 107 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 11 | 46 | 48 | .303 | .387 | .442 | .828 | 156 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Morris Jones | 85 | 411 | 334 | 84 | 105 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 7 | 74 | 31 | .314 | .441 | .455 | .897 | 152 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Bobby Boyd | 34 | 150 | 128 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 14 | .250 | .356 | .328 | .684 | 42 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Clarke Maurer | 32 | 145 | 124 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 18 | .242 | .343 | .298 | .641 | 37 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Mel Tappe | 48 | 110 | 98 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 7 | .276 | .355 | .286 | .640 | 28 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby Covington | 37 | 119 | 101 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 20 | .248 | .315 | .287 | .602 | 29 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Richard Johnston | 20 | 93 | 69 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 8 | .261 | .446 | .348 | .793 | 24 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Raymond Sims | 46 | 115 | 107 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .159 | .204 | .206 | .409 | 22 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Francisco Perez | 20 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .333 | .417 | .429 | .845 | 18 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Herbert Cadenhead | 46 | 71 | 60 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | .217 | .319 | .267 | .586 | 16 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Bob Martin | 32 | 51 | 46 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .239 | .314 | .326 | .640 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lou Colella | 14 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .286 | .390 | .486 | .876 | 17 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| James Byrd | 21 | 49 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .214 | .298 | .262 | .560 | 11 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| George Davis | 23 | 55 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .143 | .280 | .238 | .518 | 10 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Totals | 1354 | 5703 | 4760 | 1139 | 1449 | 244 | 77 | 123 | 993 | 111 | 0 | 827 | 707 | .304 | .414 | .466 | .880 | 2216 | 0 | 64 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Johnston | 1B | 20 | 191 | 11 | 6 | 23 | .971 | 1.100 | ||||
| Gerald Jensen | 1B | 15 | 113 | 6 | 9 | 18 | .930 | 7.933 | ||||
| John Davis | 2B | 80 | 289 | 229 | 22 | 84 | .959 | 6.475 | ||||
| Clarke Maurer | 2B | 31 | 73 | 78 | 20 | 24 | .883 | 4.871 | ||||
| Morris Jones | 2B | 25 | 60 | 44 | 3 | 17 | .972 | 4.160 | ||||
| Kenneth Peacock | 3B | 91 | 95 | 85 | 39 | 19 | .822 | 1.978 | ||||
| John Davis | 3B | 32 | 54 | 89 | 7 | 15 | .953 | 4.469 | ||||
| Bobby Boyd | 3B | 24 | 24 | 50 | 12 | 9 | .860 | 3.083 | ||||
| James Hansen | C | 137 | 692 | 72 | 16 | 14 | .979 | 5.577 | 9 | |||
| Lloyd Pearson | OF | 127 | 300 | 18 | 13 | 6 | .961 | 2.504 | ||||
| Tony DiPrimio | OF | 123 | 201 | 12 | 16 | 5 | .930 | 1.732 | ||||
| Gerald Jensen | OF | 74 | 183 | 13 | 5 | 1 | .975 | 2.649 | ||||
| Morris Jones | OF | 62 | 110 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .949 | 1.806 | ||||
| Kenneth Peacock | OF | 47 | 75 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .940 | 1.660 | ||||
| Raymond Sims | P | 42 | 13 | 54 | 4 | 2 | .944 | 1.595 | ||||
| Herbert Cadenhead | P | 40 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 2 | .848 | .700 | ||||
| Bobby Covington | P | 35 | 12 | 69 | 3 | 7 | .964 | 2.314 | ||||
| Mel Tappe | P | 33 | 13 | 38 | 2 | 4 | .962 | 1.545 | ||||
| Bob Martin | P | 29 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 3 | .938 | 1.034 | ||||
| George Davis | P | 23 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 1.130 | ||||
| James Byrd | P | 20 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 2 | .808 | 1.050 | ||||
| Francisco Perez | P | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .500 | ||||
| Lou Colella | P | 10 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 5 | .889 | 2.400 | ||||
| Ross Paton | P | 9 | .000 | |||||||||
| Lloyd Pearson | P | 6 | .000 | |||||||||
| Herb Christensen | P | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| Bernard Pardue | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Gerald Jensen | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Joe Koppe | SS | 138 | 248 | 450 | 85 | 104 | .891 | 5.058 | ||||
| Totals | 1292 | 2772 | 1433 | 290 | 365 | .935 | 3.255 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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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