1950 Clinton Sampson Blues Roster
Tobacco State League (TSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 61-72
Finished 5th in the TSL
Manager: Alvin Kluttz (0-0), Nick Rhabe (0-0), Marvin Lorenz (0-0)
Location: Clinton, North Carolina
Ballpark: Clinton High School Park
Attendance: 29,060, Avg. 437
1950 Clinton Sampson Blues StatisticsTeam Record: 61-72
Finished 5th in the TSL
Manager: Alvin Kluttz (0-0), Nick Rhabe (0-0), Marvin Lorenz (0-0)
Location: Clinton, North Carolina
Ballpark: Clinton High School Park
Attendance: 29,060, Avg. 437
The Clinton Sampson Blues of the Tobacco State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 61 wins and 72 losses, finishing fifth in the TSL.
The Sampson Blues tallied 769 runs and conceded 858 runs. Nicholas Purchia paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .281 average. Joe Pipak topped Clinton with 9 wins and a team-best 3.59 ERA, leading regular hurlers. Alvin Kluttz, Nick Rhabe and Marvin Lorenz served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Barrett | L | R | April 21, 1926 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Bill Bidwell | L | R | November 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Kenneth Bonds | R | 5'9" | 147 | |||
| John Britt | ||||||
| Carl Burris | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Joseph Cardillo | October 25, 1930 | |||||
| Charles Corbett | R | R | 6'2" | 197 | ||
| Royal DeLapp | ||||||
| Raymond Dominic | ||||||
| Eugene Dziengielewski | ||||||
| Bernard Heitner | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| John Helms | R | 6'2" | 198 | |||
| McKinley Holland | L | 6'0" | 155 | |||
| Tom Jones | November 20, 1930 | 193 | ||||
| William Kay | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Alvin Kluttz | January 13, 1922 | 192 | ||||
| Stanley Lee | ||||||
| Marvin Lorenz | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Amerigo Mazzei | ||||||
| George McBane | R | R | September 5, 1930 | 193 | ||
| Joseph McIntosh | R | R | May 31, 1928 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Walter Novak | ||||||
| Lou Paz | L | L | February 11, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Queens, NY US |
| Joe Pipak | R | R | April 25, 1928 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Nicholas Purchia | ||||||
| Robert Reynolds | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Nick Rhabe | L | June 10, 1916 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit, MI US | |
| Eugene Russell | L | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Alfred Smith | ||||||
| Malcolm Stevens | L | R | January 9, 1922 | 5'9" | 180 | Galveston, TX US |
| Gene Summerlin | S | L | April 22, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Curtis Thomason | ||||||
| George Wright | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| William Yednak | R | R | 5'10" | 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.
