1950 Gastonia Browns Statistics

Western Carolina League (WCL) - Class: D
Team Record: 40-70
Finished 8th in the WCL
Manager: Noel Casbier (0-0), Tuck McWilliams (0-0), Noel Casbier (0-0)
Location: Gastonia, North Carolina
Ballpark: Sims Legion Park
Attendance: 39,846, Avg. 724

1950 Gastonia Browns Roster

The Gastonia Browns of the Western Carolina League ended the 1950 season with a record of 40 wins and 70 losses, finishing eighth in the WCL.

The Browns scored 614 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 772 runs. Fred Parnell led all regular batters by hitting .331. Robert Thomas topped Gastonia with 6 wins, while Rube Melton recorded a 4.16 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Rube Melton played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Gastonia Browns to do so.

Noel Casbier, Tuck McWilliams and Noel Casbier 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
Robert Thomas	6	6	.500	6.64	24						80.0	90	70	59		62
Rube Melton	5	6	.455	4.16	17						93.0	109	59	43		44
Don Johnson	4	4	.500	6.26	15						46.0	47	36	32		44
Ralph Shirley	4	5	.444	5.34	16						86.0	102	64	51		44
Eugene Grogan	4	6	.400	4.81	13						73.0	76	44	39		32
Joseph McIntosh	2	4	.333	8.00	16						45.0	62	52	40		33
Bob Crow	2	5	.286	7.31	13						48.0	64	46	39		29
Charles Grandy					12						0.0
Jack Burdette					12						0.0
Nick Rico	0	1	.000	7.43	13						46.0	64	42	38		18
Totals	27	37	.422	5.94	151	0	0	0	0	0	517.0	614	413	341	0	306	0	0	0	0	0	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
Charles Glover	106	448	448		132	12	7	3						.295	.295	.373	.667	167
Fred Parnell	87	341	341		113	29	0	12						.331	.331	.522	.853	178
Arnold Reece	106	377	377		96	18	3	12						.255	.255	.414	.668	156
Fred Biangardi	67	233	233		79	22	2	8						.339	.339	.554	.893	129
J. V. McGinnis	73	273	273		77	15	1	2						.282	.282	.366	.648	100
Noel Casbier	66	229	229		69	11	2	5						.301	.301	.432	.734	99
Jack Burdette	87	244	244		66	12	7	5						.270	.270	.439	.709	107
Ross Morrow	40	167	167		56	7	1	8						.335	.335	.533	.868	89
Billy Purkey	49	174	174		46	8	3	1						.264	.264	.362	.626	63
Neal Ivester	44	149	149		45	5	1	2						.302	.302	.389	.691	58
Calvin Harkey	36	118	118		26	8	1	1						.220	.220	.331	.551	39
Bill Alhouse	30	89	89		21	5	0	0						.236	.236	.292	.528	26
Ralph Tabilio	30	89	89		21	5	0	0						.236	.236	.292	.528	26
Henry Broome	27	86	86		15	2	0	1						.174	.174	.233	.407	20
John Brock	13	46	46		11	0	1	0						.239	.239	.283	.522	13
Nick Rico	23	35	35		10	3	0	1						.286	.286	.457	.743	16
Malcolm Stevens	13	44	44		9	0	1	2						.205	.205	.386	.591	17
Charles Grandy	14	17	17		8	1	0	0						.471	.471	.529	1.000	9
Rube Melton	17	31	31		6	0	0	1						.194	.194	.290	.484	9
Don Johnson	15	16	16		2	0	0	0						.125	.125	.125	.250	2
Ralph Shirley	16	28	28		2	1	0	0						.071	.071	.107	.179	3
Joseph McIntosh	16	16	16		1	1	0	0						.062	.062	.125	.188	2
Eugene Grogan	13	26	26		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Bob Crow	14	14	14		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Robert Thomas	24	25	25		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1026	3315	3315	0	911	165	30	64	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.275	.401	.675	1328	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Robert Thomas	P	24					.000
Rube Melton	P	17					.000
Ralph Shirley	P	16					.000
Joseph McIntosh	P	16					.000
Don Johnson	P	15					.000
Nick Rico	P	13					.000
Eugene Grogan	P	13					.000
Bob Crow	P	13					.000
Charles Grandy	P	12					.000
Totals		139	0	0	0	0	.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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