1950 Columbia Reds Statistics

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 83-70
Finished 3rd in the SAL
Manager: Gee Walker (83-70)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Ballpark: Capital City Stadium
Attendance: 103,278, Avg. 1,350
1950 Columbia Reds Roster

Playoffs - Columbia Reds 3 games, Savannah Indians 2
Finals - Macon Peaches 4 games, Columbia Reds 0

The Columbia Reds of the South Atlantic League ended the 1950 season with a record of 83 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the SAL.

The Reds scored 723 runs and yielded 755 runs. Johnny Temple led all regular hitters with a .322 average. Ralph Erwin topped Columbia with 17 wins, while Moe Savransky, Bill Carroll and Clarence Zieser each added 15 or more victories also Moe Savransky recorded a 2.25 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Bob Hazle, Bill McGhee, Bob Nieman, Jim Pruett, Charlie Ripple, Moe Savransky and Johnny Temple were all players from the 1950 Columbia Reds who played in the Majors during their careers.

Gee Walker served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Ralph Erwin179.6543.3548161.013372606106
Clarence Zieser167.6962.9934217.0201102726109
Moe Savransky157.6822.2534216.01677154494
Bill Carroll159.6253.6533217.0212108887103
Norman Bell56.4553.421792.0894935163
Gerald Blackburn410.2867.2133131.01331271053184
Charlie Ripple32.6005.661135.0372522216
Leon Snuggs35.3752.721776.0733223131
Ralph Vazquez21.6675.25724.0281514310
Jerry Pless26.2505.521862.0755838153
John Scully12.33318.0033.0107607
Hamilton Graham13.2502.301747.0512712228
Rodger Schmidt000.0024.0
Ivan Johannes000.0027.0
Carlton Nebel000.0013.0
Harold Ensley000.0032.0
Bob Hazle000.0010.7
Robert Howe01.0007.80715.0191513110
George Greene01.00016.7137.017171333
Edward Kruer01.00018.0033.076604
Grover Frisbee02.0007.331227.0222422124
Totals8472.5383.89306000001349.7127475558341845000000

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
Bob Hazle1535815811823373.313.313.410.723238
Johnny Temple1305195191671781.322.322.391.713203
Harold Stamey1495555551443376.259.259.377.636209
Bill Ford1364844841392282.287.287.378.665183
Bob Nieman87291291851096.292.292.450.742131
Muscle Shoals89318318832137.261.261.412.673131
David Poole95282282711001.252.252.298.55084
Ivan Johannes5221021057710.271.271.314.58666
Bill McGhee3714714750901.340.340.422.76262
Louis Ruehl5314714733760.224.224.354.57852
Carlton Nebel6414214229200.204.204.218.42331
Hyman Prosk29949425502.266.266.383.64936
Moe Savransky36747424200.324.324.351.67626
Jim Pruett24787819101.244.244.295.53823
Carl Kolosna21777718114.234.234.429.66233
Bill Carroll40696916100.232.232.246.47817
Herb Harlow23747414411.189.189.311.50023
Clarence Zieser36919112200.132.132.154.28614
Joseph Muzzo18404011401.275.275.450.72518
Gerald Blackburn3348486000.125.125.125.2506
Ralph Erwin4861614000.066.066.066.1314
Jerry Pless1818183200.167.167.278.4445
Charlie Ripple1112122200.167.167.333.5004
Norman Bell1729292000.069.069.069.1382
Grover Frisbee12771000.143.143.143.2861
Leon Snuggs1723230000.000.000.000.0000
Hamilton Graham1711110000.000.000.000.0000
Totals14454482448201197195513600000.267.267.357.624160200000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ralph ErwinP48.000
Clarence ZieserP34.000
Moe SavranskyP34.000
Bill CarrollP33.000
Gerald BlackburnP33.000
Jerry PlessP18.000
Leon SnuggsP17.000
Hamilton GrahamP17.000
Norman BellP17.000
Grover FrisbeeP12.000
Charlie RippleP11.000
Totals2740000.000

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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