1950 Columbus Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 78-73
Finished 5th in the SAL
Manager: Hal Anderson (78-73)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Ballpark: Golden Park I & II
Attendance: 88,101, Avg. 1,167
The Columbus Cardinals of the South Atlantic League ended the 1950 season with a record of 78 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the SAL.
The Cardinals scored 765 runs and yielded 686 runs. Dick Morgan led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .285 clip. Pete Bryant and Hal Coffman topped Columbus with 17 wins each, while George Dries recorded a 3 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1950 Columbus Cardinals who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ross Grimsley, Rip Repulski, Dan Lewandowski and Ray Jablonski.
Hal Anderson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Ballard | R | R | April 9, 1926 | 6'6" | 180 | Oakland, CA US |
| Dom Barczewski | R | October 17, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Ted Beck | R | R | June 16, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Pete Bryant | R | R | June 28, 1922 | 6'1" | 197 | Lasker, NC US |
| Joseph Castel | R | October 1, 1930 | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Hal Coffman | R | R | May 8, 1929 | 6'1" | 173 | Topeka, KS US |
| Richard Czaplewski | L | April 3, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | Winona, MN US | |
| Frank Dean | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Wilfred DesJardin | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| James Dickey | L | L | April 21, 1927 | 6'0" | 184 | Bolton, GA US |
| Paul Donovan | R | February 4, 1929 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| George Dries | L | L | June 9, 1925 | 6'3" | 195 | Reading, PA US |
| Ross Grimsley | L | L | June 4, 1922 | 6'0" | 175 | Americus, KS US |
| Harry Helmer | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Ray Jablonski | R | R | December 17, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| John Knight | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Sid Langston | L | R | April 3, 1928 | 6'3" | 195 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Dan Lewandowski | R | R | January 6, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Conrad Mackel | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Willis McDonald | R | R | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Vincent Moreci | L | L | October 11, 1929 | 5'10" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Dick Morgan | R | R | February 19, 1928 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Alex Patterson | R | R | June 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Joseph Penczak | R | 5'9" | 176 | |||
| John Reale | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Dennis Reeder | L | L | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Rip Repulski | R | R | October 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 195 | Sauk Rapids, MN US |
| Denver Rikard | L | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| Walter Smith | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Frank Smrekar | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Robert Thomson | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Clarence Weed | R | R | 6'0" | 195 |
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.
