1950 Gainesville Owls Roster
Big State League (BSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 82-63
Finished 2nd in the BSL
Manager: Jimmy Adair (82-63)
Location: Gainesville, Texas
Ballpark: Locke Field
Attendance: 56,890, Avg. 785
1950 Gainesville Owls StatisticsTeam Record: 82-63
Finished 2nd in the BSL
Manager: Jimmy Adair (82-63)
Location: Gainesville, Texas
Ballpark: Locke Field
Attendance: 56,890, Avg. 785
The Gainesville Owls of the Big State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 82 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the BSL.
The Owls scored 785 runs and yielded 746 runs.
Players from the 1950 Gainesville Owls who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Hooks Iott, George Washington, Earl Reid, Lon Goldstein and Ed Cole.
Jimmy Adair served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Burns | R | September 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| James Cain | R | 6'0" | 172 | |||
| Ed Cole | R | R | March 22, 1909 | 5'11" | 170 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
| George Corona | R | February 6, 1925 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Leland Crissman | R | R | April 22, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Windy Donaldson | R | November 22, 1921 | 5'8" | 150 | Decatur, TX US | |
| John Fetzer | R | R | February 7, 1926 | 5'11" | 178 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Jim Gleason | R | R | June 22, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | San Diego County, CA US |
| Lon Goldstein | L | L | May 13, 1918 | 6'2" | 190 | Austin, TX US |
| Ken Gorgal | February 13, 1929 | 192 | ||||
| Jack Gutierrez | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Bill Hair | R | R | 5'11" | 145 | ||
| Paul Halter | R | June 30, 1922 | 5'10" | 180 | Cottonwood, ID US | |
| Ralph Hisey | S | L | 191 | |||
| Al Hunt | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Bob Hyatt | R | October 3, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | Little Rock, AR US | |
| Hooks Iott | S | L | December 3, 1919 | 6'2" | 200 | Mountain Grove, MO US |
| Roger Isringhaus | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Hugh King | R | R | 6'2" | 176 | ||
| Raymond King | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Edward Leary | R | L | 5'8" | 145 | ||
| Manuel Mantaras | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Jim Melton | S | R | September 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Kemah, TX US |
| Max Molberg | R | R | December 21, 1919 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Art Punyko | R | January 26, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | New Brunswick, NJ US | |
| Earl Reid | L | R | June 8, 1913 | 6'3" | 190 | Bangor, AL US |
| Rafael Rivas | L | L | May 24, 1922 | 5'10" | 155 | Puerto Padre, CU |
| Hank Robinson | R | R | March 27, 1923 | 6'1" | 205 | Covington, TN US |
| George Salcher | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| William Sanders | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Tex Sanner | L | L | August 22, 1920 | 6'3" | 210 | Geuda Springs, KS US |
| Harry Scherting | L | L | 6'2" | 207 | ||
| Charles Schmidt | R | June 11, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Galveston, TX US | |
| Vic Stryska | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Pete Treece | L | R | March 17, 1922 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Jack Venable | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| George Washington | L | R | June 4, 1907 | 5'11" | 190 | Linden, TX US |
| Oscar Williams | L | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| George Yanen | R | R | February 21, 1927 | 6'0" | 165 |
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.
