1950 Oakland Oaks Statistics

The Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1950 season with a record of 118 wins and 82 losses, finishing first in the PCL.

The Oaks topped the league with 1156 runs, fueled by 172 home runs. Oakland surrendered 993 runs. George Metkovich and Earl Rapp paced the squad with 24 home runs apiece., while Roy Zimmerman, Ray Noble and Bobby Hofman each walloped 15 or more, too. Earl Rapp recorded 145 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .347 average. Al Gettel recorded 23 wins on the mound for the squad, plus Earl Harrist, Hank Behrman, George Bamberger and Clyde Shoun each added 15 or more wins, too Al Gettel earned a 3.62 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1950 Oakland Oaks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were George Bamberger, Earl Jones, Augie Galan, Lou Tost, Ray Hamrick, Artie Wilson, Roy Weatherly, Bobby Hofman, Cookie Lavagetto, Billy Herman, Earl Rapp, Earl Harrist, Loyd Christopher, Eddie Malone, Clyde Shoun, Bill Taylor, Ernest Groth, Al Gettel, Ray Noble, Charlie Gassaway, George Metkovich, Ed Samcoff, Don Padgett, Maurice Van Robays, Hank Behrman, Bud Sheely, Jim Marshall, Forrest Thompson, Dick Wakefield, Roy Zimmerman, Al Kozar, Mike McCormick and Bill Dietrich.

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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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