1950 Austin Pioneers Roster
Big State League (BSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 52-94
Finished 8th in the BSL
Manager: Prince Oana (0-0), Lefty Sarver (0-0)
Location: Austin, Texas
Ballpark: Disch-Falk Field
Attendance: 116,941, Avg. 1,602
1950 Austin Pioneers StatisticsTeam Record: 52-94
Finished 8th in the BSL
Manager: Prince Oana (0-0), Lefty Sarver (0-0)
Location: Austin, Texas
Ballpark: Disch-Falk Field
Attendance: 116,941, Avg. 1,602
The Austin Pioneers of the Big State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 52 wins and 94 losses, finishing eighth in the BSL.
The Pioneers scored 612 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 794 runs.
Prince Oana played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Austin Pioneers to do so.
Prince Oana and Lefty Sarver served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Alotta | R | R | May 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Billy Ashley | L | May 17, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Albert Bower | L | R | 5'8" | 172 | ||
| Richard Brown | L | September 5, 1927 | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Fred Campbell | R | 6'0" | 178 | |||
| Rocco Cardinale | R | R | June 16, 1927 | 5'11" | 200 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Roland Cyr | March 2, 1923 | 192 | Biddeford, ME US | |||
| Elton Davis | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Oran Davis | L | R | April 22, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | Alice, TX US |
| Jim Finks | August 31, 1927 | 192 | St. Louis, MO US | |||
| Jim Godfrey | L | L | August 2, 1923 | 5'11" | 154 | |
| Ed Graham | R | R | December 8, 1923 | 6'2" | 200 | Hayden, AZ US |
| Art Kuehl | L | L | November 20, 1920 | 6'0" | 185 | Riesel, TX US |
| Al Lawrence | R | July 5, 1921 | 6'0" | 185 | San Leandro, CA US | |
| Raymond Martinez | R | R | February 18, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | South Colton, CA US |
| Roger May | L | L | July 23, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Bill Monahan | R | R | December 3, 1925 | 6'1" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Elwood Moore | R | R | July 23, 1917 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Bob Murphy | S | August 6, 1924 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Joe Nicholas | R | R | April 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | Hayward, CA US |
| Edward Norton | R | R | February 25, 1925 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Burke O'Rourke | R | R | September 29, 1927 | 5'10" | 153 | Wharton, TX US |
| Prince Oana | R | R | January 22, 1910 | 6'2" | 193 | Waipahu, HI US |
| William Perkins | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Robert Pugatch | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Edward Rzendzian | R | 5'11" | 182 | |||
| Manny Salvatierra | R | R | March 2, 1917 | 5'10" | 175 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
| Ray Sanders | R | September 26, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| William Sanders | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Edward Santulli | R | R | April 21, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Bronx, NY US |
| Lefty Sarver | L | July 1, 1920 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Louis Stoops | R | December 11, 1931 | 6'1" | 165 | Cape Girardeau, MO US | |
| Ed Sudol | R | R | September 13, 1920 | 6'3" | 193 | Passaic, NJ US |
| Robert Swanson | R | R | February 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Jack Wadsworth | R | September 21, 1925 | 6'2" | 175 | Fort Worth, TX US | |
| William Walker | R | March 25, 1922 | ||||
| Tom White | L | R | 5'11" | 170 |
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.
