1950 Welch Miners Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 46-76
Finished 6th in the AL
Manager: Eddie Morgan (0-0), Woody Wheaton (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Welch, West Virginia
Ballpark: Blakely Field
Attendance: 34,000, Avg. 557
1950 Welch Miners Roster

The Welch Miners of the Appalachian League ended the 1950 season with a record of 46 wins and 76 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.

The Miners scored 810 runs and allowed 962 runs. Willard Johnson paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .318 average. Ralph McCray topped Welch with 12 wins and a team-best 5.56 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Eddie Morgan and Woody Wheaton both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Eddie Morgan and Woody Wheaton 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 McCray1213.4805.5638186.0192138115122
William Winter56.4555.791470.075554551
John Pickrell510.3336.0027120.014412580107
Woody Wheaton46.4006.351795.0133786722
Stan Surdy15.1676.911556.085664338
John Lucosky15.1677.201050.055514058
Donald Burke120.0
John Mumford100.0
Frank Bristow100.0
Jim Gifton02.0009.201246.074584732
Totals2847.3736.3116500000623.07585714370430000000

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
Willard Johnson12345945914635116.318.318.481.800221
Lou Dolci11244444413421620.302.302.511.813227
Fred Weidig12145445413423910.295.295.452.747205
Jack Cherry993713711021252.275.275.350.625130
Lewis Richardson883043049822219.322.322.595.918181
Eddie Morgan672182188716312.399.399.6651.064145
Bob Ganung108340340781754.229.229.344.574117
Bob Gruber6621821858640.266.266.330.59672
Kendall Umbach4416516538910.230.230.297.52749
Richard McNemer4314314336925.252.252.448.69964
Dale Hess4113813832100.232.232.239.47133
Woody Wheaton3610010026700.260.260.330.59033
Ralph McCray41888823501.261.261.352.61431
Henry Duncan21727213600.181.181.264.44419
John Pickrell3354549200.167.167.204.37011
Louis Morton1627277001.259.259.370.63010
Lloyd Swain1123236100.261.261.304.5657
Bob Bubeck1335356110.171.171.257.4299
Donald Kraft1757576110.105.105.158.2639
Bobby Bridges1113134200.308.308.462.7696
John Mumford1014144200.286.286.429.7146
Jim Gifton1219194000.211.211.211.4214
William Winter1728284101.143.143.286.4298
Stan Surdy1819193000.158.158.158.3163
Donald Burke1220203100.150.150.200.3504
John Lucosky1224241000.042.042.042.0831
Frank Bristow1011110000.000.000.000.0000
Totals12023858385801062200508100000.275.275.416.691160500000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ralph McCrayP38.000
John PickrellP27.000
Stan SurdyP15.000
William WinterP14.000
Jim GiftonP12.000
Donald BurkeP12.000
John MumfordP10.000
John LucoskyP10.000
Frank BristowP10.000
Totals1480000.000

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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