1950 Lynchburg Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 76-61
Finished 3rd in the PL
Manager: Whitey Kurowski (76-61)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 91,839, Avg. 1,341
Playoffs - Roanoke Red Sox 4 games, Lynchburg Cardinals 1
The Lynchburg Cardinals of the Piedmont League ended the 1950 season with a record of 76 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the PL.
The Cardinals topped the circuit with just 479 runs allowed. Lynchburg scored 562 runs. Frank Kellert led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .303 clip. Floyd Melliere paced the team with 14 wins, while Fred Hahn earned a 1.65 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Whitey Kurowski, Frank Kellert, Hal Smith, Fred Hahn, Ray Jablonski, Ralph Beard and Ed Mickelson were all players from the 1950 Lynchburg Cardinals who played in the Majors during their careers.
Whitey Kurowski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Beard | R | R | February 11, 1929 | 6'5" | 200 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Ted Beck | R | R | June 16, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Al Bodnar | L | June 24, 1928 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Ronald Curnan | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Mason Deibler | R | R | 6'6" | 180 | ||
| Rick Ferrell | R | R | June 9, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Fred Hahn | R | L | February 16, 1929 | 6'3" | 174 | Nyack, NY US |
| Ray Jablonski | R | R | December 17, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Peter Karpuk | R | R | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Frank Kellert | R | R | July 6, 1924 | 6'2" | 185 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Whitey Kurowski | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 193 | Reading, PA US |
| Wally Lammers | R | R | October 31, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Buckley, IL US |
| Ted Lewandowski | R | R | November 1, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Donald Maxa | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Charles McLean | S | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Floyd Melliere | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ed Mickelson | R | R | September 9, 1926 | 6'3" | 205 | Ottawa, IL US |
| Ed Polak | R | R | November 30, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | Warren, RI US |
| Norman Shope | R | R | June 14, 1915 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Donald Smith | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Hal Smith | R | R | June 1, 1931 | 5'10" | 186 | Barling, AR US |
| Edwin Zaharczyk | R | 6'3" | 194 | |||
| Augusto Zande | R | R | 6'2" | 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.
