1950 Gastonia Browns Roster
Team Record: 40-70
Finished 8th in the WCL
Manager: Noel Casbier (0-0), Tuck McWilliams (0-0), Noel Casbier (0-0)
Location: Gastonia, North Carolina
Ballpark: Sims Legion Park
Attendance: 39,846, Avg. 724
The Gastonia Browns of the Western Carolina League ended the 1950 season with a record of 40 wins and 70 losses, finishing eighth in the WCL.
The Browns scored 614 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 772 runs. Fred Parnell led all regular batters by hitting .331. Robert Thomas topped Gastonia with 6 wins, while Rube Melton recorded a 4.16 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Rube Melton played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Gastonia Browns to do so.
Noel Casbier, Tuck McWilliams and Noel Casbier served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Alhouse | R | June 10, 1925 | 5'8" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY US | |
| Fred Biangardi | R | September 7, 1925 | 6'0" | 210 | ||
| John Brock | ||||||
| Henry Broome | R | August 12, 1918 | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Wade Brown | L | L | 5'5" | 135 | Wilmington, NC US | |
| Jack Burdette | ||||||
| Noel Casbier | R | November 9, 1916 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| James Craig | S | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Bob Crow | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Charles Glover | ||||||
| William Good | ||||||
| Charles Grandy | ||||||
| Eugene Grogan | R | R | 6'3" | 191 | ||
| Calvin Harkey | February 4, 1928 | 192 | ||||
| Neal Ivester | R | September 24, 1928 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Don Johnson | R | R | May 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Marion, OH US |
| J. V. McGinnis | R | November 21, 1919 | 5'11" | 160 | Gastonia, NC US | |
| Joseph McIntosh | R | R | May 31, 1928 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Rube Melton | R | R | February 27, 1917 | 6'5" | 205 | Cramerton, NC US |
| Ross Morrow | ||||||
| Fred Parnell | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Joe Plick | August 24, 1923 | 192 | Bound Brook, NJ US | |||
| Billy Purkey | ||||||
| Arnold Reece | ||||||
| Nick Rico | R | August 20, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Ralph Shirley | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Malcolm Stevens | L | R | January 9, 1922 | 5'9" | 180 | Galveston, TX US |
| Ralph Tabilio | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Robert Thomas | ||||||
| Finley Wood |
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.
