1950 Baton Rouge Red Sticks Roster
Team Record: 82-58
Finished 2nd in the EL
Manager: Paul Bruno (82-58)
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Ballpark: City Park
Attendance: 106,345, Avg. 1,519
Playoffs - Baton Rouge Red Sticks 4 games, Thibodaux Giants 2
Finals - Baton Rouge Red Sticks 4 games, Hammond Berries 0
The Baton Rouge Red Sticks of the Evangeline League ended the 1950 season with a record of 82 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the EL.
The Red Sticks scored 895 runs, most in the league. Baton Rouge gave up 779 runs. Zane Skinner led batters with significant playing time with a .360 average. Red Murff topped the team with 17 wins, while Jack Haines added 15 or more wins, too Red Murff earned a 2.97 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Leon Culberson and Red Murff both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Paul Bruno served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ahrend | L | R | July 9, 1927 | 6'0" | 174 | |
| Rudy Belakovy | L | L | July 13, 1926 | 6'0" | 179 | |
| Paul Bourgeois | R | R | April 6, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Paul Bruno | L | L | June 14, 1914 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Marvin Cargill | R | 5'8" | 170 | |||
| Jose Colon | ||||||
| Charles Cooper | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Alvin Cowan | ||||||
| John Crocker | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Leon Culberson | R | R | August 6, 1918 | 5'11" | 180 | Hall's Station, GA US |
| Spencer Davis | L | L | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Anthony DiBartolo | R | July 1, 1922 | 6'0" | 192 | ||
| Gipson Gayle | R | September 3, 1923 | 5'10" | 170 | Centreville, MS US | |
| Bill Godwin | R | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| James Gremillion | R | 6'3" | 193 | |||
| Jack Haines | R | R | October 6, 1927 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Antoine John | R | R | ||||
| James Jones | R | R | October 7, 1929 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| Red Murff | R | R | April 1, 1921 | 6'3" | 195 | Burlington, TX US |
| Hoover Nance | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Richard Nelson | R | 5'8" | 140 | |||
| Roger Powell | R | R | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| John Radulovich | L | R | June 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 205 | Detroit, MI US |
| Ray Roberts | ||||||
| Charles Russo | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Michael Simmons | R | 5'10" | 164 | |||
| Zane Skinner | November 14, 1925 | 192 | Ruston, LA US | |||
| Robert Swanson | R | R | August 22, 1928 | 5'10" | 165 | Erie, PA US |
| Pete Thomassie | L | 5'7" | 145 | |||
| Doug Walker | R | 6'0" | 200 |
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.
