1950 Hutchinson Elks Roster
Team Record: 77-60
Finished 2nd in the WA
Manager: Wes Griffin (77-60)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Hutchinson, Kansas
Ballpark: Carey Municipal Park
Attendance: 91,500, Avg. 1,336
Playoffs - Hutchinson Elks 3 games, Enid Giants 1
Finals - Hutchinson Elks 4 games, Springfield Cubs 0
The Hutchinson Elks of the Western Association ended the 1950 season with a record of 77 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the WA.
The Elks scored 831 runs and conceded 698 runs. Ted Adkins drove in 34 runs. Pete Maropis led all regular batters by hitting .333. Chuck Churn topped the team with 16 wins, while Max DeCamp added 15 or more wins, too Robert Swanson registered a 3.3 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1950 Hutchinson Elks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Milt Graff, Chuck Churn and Bill Hall.
Wes Griffin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Adkins | L | L | February 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | Greenville, MS US |
| Chuck Churn | R | R | February 1, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Bridgetown, VA US |
| Bobby Clark | L | R | March 4, 1929 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Max DeCamp | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | Camden, OH US | |
| Richard Elkind | R | R | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Don Erickson | R | R | September 15, 1929 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Calvin Frazer | R | 6'2" | 179 | |||
| Milt Graff | L | R | December 30, 1930 | 5'7" | 158 | Jefferson Center, PA US |
| Edmund Greicius | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Carl Gretlein | R | R | 5'10" | 177 | ||
| Bill Hall | L | R | July 30, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | Moultrie, GA US |
| Donald Hinchberger | R | R | April 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Long Beach, CA US |
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| Mel Knopp | R | R | April 16, 1929 | 5'10" | 167 | Lincoln, NE US |
| Pete Maropis | R | September 27, 1925 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Charles McCormick | R | July 5, 1924 | 5'10" | 170 | Chelyan, WV US | |
| Stanley Miller | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Benjamin Samsel | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Tony Smeraglia | L | 5'11" | 155 | |||
| Donald Spencer | R | R | September 9, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Dick Sutter | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Robert Swanson | R | R | September 11, 1930 | 6'6" | 215 | Providence, RI US |
| Charles Taylor | L | L | September 9, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Louis Tond | R | R | 5'10" | 174 | ||
| Harold White | L | May 22, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | Kansas City, KS US | |
| Bob Williams | R | November 21, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Cumberland, MD US |
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.
