1950 Concord Nationals Roster
Team Record: 44-68
Finished 7th in the NCSL
Manager: George Lacy (0-0), Tom Hockenbury (0-0), Ginger Watts (0-0)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Concord, North Carolina
Ballpark: Webb Field
Attendance: 22,558, Avg. 403
The Concord Nationals of the North Carolina State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 44 wins and 68 losses, finishing seventh in the NCSL.
The Nationals plated 566 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 794 runs. Leonard Cross led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .303 clip. Levi Fleshman topped Concord with 10 wins, while Ray Nesbit recorded a 4.69 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Dick Hyde played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Concord Nationals to do so.
George Lacy, Tom Hockenbury and Ginger Watts served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Baldigowski | ||||||
| Donald Beene | ||||||
| Dean Cheesebrough | April 18, 1928 | |||||
| Steve Colley | R | R | May 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| James Cox | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Martin Cribbins | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Leonard Cross | R | 6'0" | 215 | |||
| Bart DiMaggio | R | R | December 25, 1927 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Don Edwards | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Levi Fleshman | R | R | October 20, 1930 | 6'4" | 208 | Hyattsville, MD US |
| Robert Gajoli | June 24, 1929 | |||||
| Bob Gruber | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Tom Hockenbury | R | R | June 20, 1927 | 5'10" | 170 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Dick Hyde | R | R | August 3, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | Hindsboro, IL US |
| Paul Jones | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| John Keenan | ||||||
| James Kelly | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Leroy Lawson | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Reed Maier | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Billy Mann | ||||||
| Harry Middleton | ||||||
| Richard Motsinger | L | R | Forsythe County, NC US | |||
| Ray Nesbit | L | R | August 20, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | Cabarrus County, NC US |
| Paul Petrea | R | R | 6'3" | 220 | ||
| William Roberts | ||||||
| Douglas Samford | ||||||
| Gene Shollenberger | R | 6'1" | 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.
