1950 Independence Yankees Statistics

Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League (KOML) - Class: D
Team Record: 60-66
Finished 6th in the KOML
Manager: Malcolm Mick (0-0), Malone Sanders (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Independence, Kansas
Ballpark: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 38,274, Avg. 608

1950 Independence Yankees Roster

The Independence Yankees of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League ended the 1950 season with a record of 60 wins and 66 losses, finishing sixth in the KOML.

The Yankees plated 638 runs and yielded 635 runs. Michael Armstrong topped hitters with significant playing time with a .291 average. Wes Curtis led Independence with 15 wins, while Lou Michels recorded a 2.68 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1950 Independence Yankees who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Don Taussig, Bill Virdon and John Gabler.

Malcolm Mick and Malone Sanders 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
Wes Curtis	15	9	.625	2.80	31						206.0	167	105	64	4	94
Lou Michels	14	12	.538	2.68	35						215.0	191	87	64	6	57
Herbert Davis	10	9	.526	3.00	21						162.0	148	89	54	0	68
Ken Beardslee	6	7	.462	2.72	18						96.0	79	56	29	4	60
John Gabler	6	9	.400	4.12	30						153.0	150	96	70	0	76
Keith Speck	3	3	.500	3.44	9						55.0	44	28	21	1	52
Herb Heiserer	2	7	.222	7.29	14						58.0	54	63	47	0	61
Totals	56	56	.500	3.32	158	0	0	0	0	0	945.0	833	524	349	15	468	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
Bill Virdon	119	501	501		134	29	10	6						.267	.267	.401	.669	201
Michael Armstrong	97	358	358		104	20	2	3						.291	.291	.383	.673	137
Malcolm Mick	85	297	297		95	11	6	0						.320	.320	.397	.717	118
Jim Qualls	92	344	344		82	18	3	0						.238	.238	.308	.547	106
Glenn Evans	78	295	295		70	9	0	1						.237	.237	.278	.515	82
Bob Knoke	57	198	198		69	11	2	0						.348	.348	.424	.773	84
Carl Lemons	81	273	273		61	14	2	3						.223	.223	.322	.546	88
Neil Holloway	54	187	187		47	6	1	4						.251	.251	.358	.610	67
Don Taussig	54	215	215		42	8	4	3						.195	.195	.312	.507	67
John Walz	47	173	173		38	1	1	0						.220	.220	.237	.457	41
Bobby Ramsey	30	105	105		26	3	0	2						.248	.248	.333	.581	35
Paul Keeling	29	98	98		25	5	2	0						.255	.255	.347	.602	34
Raymond Burtner	46	152	152		25	6	0	0						.164	.164	.204	.368	31
Charles Popovich	26	75	75		18	2	1	1						.240	.240	.333	.573	25
Lloyd Price	30	94	94		16	4	1	0						.170	.170	.234	.404	22
George Foell	23	81	81		14	2	0	0						.173	.173	.198	.370	16
Richard Russell	22	74	74		13	4	0	0						.176	.176	.230	.405	17
Abner Deatherage	23	70	70		12	2	1	0						.171	.171	.229	.400	16
John Gabler	35	66	66		11	7	0	0						.167	.167	.273	.439	18
Lou Michels	35	76	76		11	0	1	0						.145	.145	.171	.316	13
Wes Curtis	31	76	76		11	2	0	1						.145	.145	.211	.355	16
Ken Beardslee	26	46	46		10	1	0	1						.217	.217	.304	.522	14
Herbert Davis	21	60	60		10	1	0	0						.167	.167	.183	.350	11
Vern Campbell	13	41	41		8	1	0	0						.195	.195	.220	.415	9
William Moser	11	21	21		7	2	0	0						.333	.333	.429	.762	9
Malone Sanders	11	17	17		5	2	0	0						.294	.294	.412	.706	7
Herb Heiserer	14	22	22		4	0	0	1						.182	.182	.318	.500	7
Thomas Self	11	21	21		3	0	0	0						.143	.143	.143	.286	3
Totals	1201	4036	4036	0	971	171	37	26	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.321	.561	1294	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Lou Michels	P	35					.000
Wes Curtis	P	31					.000
John Gabler	P	30					.000
Herbert Davis	P	21					.000
Ken Beardslee	P	18					.000
Herb Heiserer	P	14					.000
Totals		149	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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