1950 Klamath Falls Gems Statistics

Far West League (FWL) - Class: D
Team Record: 87-52
Finished 1st in the FWL
Manager: Hub Kittle (87-52)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon
Ballpark: Gem Stadium
Attendance: 62,078, Avg. 893

1950 Klamath Falls Gems Roster

Playoffs - Klamath Falls Gems 3 games, Reno Silver Sox 2
Finals - Redding Browns 3 games, Klamath Falls Gems 1

The Klamath Falls Gems of the Far West League ended the 1950 season with a record of 87 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the FWL.

The Gems scored 1114 runs and conceded 867 runs. Chet Ashman led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .365 clip. Andy Sierra topped Klamath Falls with 22 wins, while Clyde DeWitt added 15 or more wins, too Andy Sierra recorded a 3.46 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Bob Bowman played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Klamath Falls Gems to do so.

Hub Kittle 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
Andy Sierra	22	9	.710	3.46	34						239.0	239	117	92		105
Clyde DeWitt	17	7	.708	3.80	36						225.0	222	128	95		105
Gabriel Padilla	11	12	.478	5.35	34						195.0	230	137	116		100
Hub Kittle	10	0	1.000	3.93	24	0					55.0	48	26	24		23
Charles Grimsley	6	5	.545	5.90	23						122.0	149	101	80		59
Richard Descalso	6	6	.500	5.31	15						78.0	85	64	46		59
Russell Foster	5	0	1.000	6.44	18						81.0	109	70	58		53
Rudolph Gonzales	3	1	.750	5.81	10						48.0	59	42	31		34
Gene Shortlidge	3	4	.429	6.45	15						74.0	94	63	53		35
Paul Spurlock	2	3	.400	6.46	12						46.0	49	41	33		53
Totals	85	47	.644	4.86	221	0	0	0	0	0	1163.0	1284	789	628	0	626	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
George Triandos	134	527	527		183	32	10	8						.347	.347	.491	.839	259
Alfred Sahlberg	138	528	528		172	27	7	5						.326	.326	.432	.758	228
Gerald Merritt	137	540	540		170	33	4	8						.315	.315	.435	.750	235
Chet Ashman	102	447	447		163	31	8	20						.365	.365	.604	.969	270
Bob Rittenberg	138	519	519		152	19	9	6						.293	.293	.399	.692	207
Benjamin Jeffey	138	524	524		141	25	5	12						.269	.269	.405	.674	212
Wayne Peterson	57	233	233		86	11	5	1						.369	.369	.472	.841	110
Gordy Brunswick	59	208	208		71	11	9	11						.341	.341	.639	.981	133
Charles Kitsman	65	237	237		55	7	3	4						.232	.232	.338	.570	80
Bob Bowman	67	196	196		44	9	5	6						.224	.224	.413	.638	81
Elwin Elton	37	125	125		38	6	2	3						.304	.304	.456	.760	57
Andy Sierra	56	114	114		35	7	0	3						.307	.307	.447	.754	51
Clyde DeWitt	42	91	91		26	1	1	0						.286	.286	.319	.604	29
Gabriel Padilla	34	81	81		16	2	0	0						.198	.198	.222	.420	18
Gene Shortlidge	15	34	34		9	0	1	1						.265	.265	.412	.676	14
Richard Descalso	21	40	40		8	1	0	0						.200	.200	.225	.425	9
Daniel Linton	30	50	50		8	2	0	0						.160	.160	.200	.360	10
Russell Foster	18	26	26		5	1	0	0						.192	.192	.231	.423	6
Charles Grimsley	23	48	48		4	1	0	0						.083	.083	.104	.188	5
Hub Kittle	24	19	19		3	0	1	0						.158	.158	.263	.421	5
Rudolph Gonzales	10	16	16		2	2	0	0						.125	.125	.250	.375	4
Paul Spurlock	12	20	20		2	0	0	0						.100	.100	.100	.200	2
Totals	1357	4623	4623	0	1393	228	70	88	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.301	.438	.739	2025	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Clyde DeWitt	P	36					.000
Andy Sierra	P	34					.000
Gabriel Padilla	P	34					.000
Hub Kittle	P	24					.000
Charles Grimsley	P	23					.000
Russell Foster	P	18					.000
Gene Shortlidge	P	15					.000
Richard Descalso	P	15					.000
Paul Spurlock	P	12					.000
Rudolph Gonzales	P	10					.000
Totals		221	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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