1950 Lenoir Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 67-40
Finished 2nd in the WCL
Manager: Claude Jonnard (67-40)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Lenoir, North Carolina
Ballpark: High School Field
Attendance: 42,996, Avg. 804
Playoffs - Lenoir Red Sox 4 games, Marion Marauders 3
Finals - Lenoir Red Sox 4 games, Newton-Conover Twins 3
The Lenoir Red Sox of the Western Carolina League ended the 1950 season with a record of 67 wins and 40 losses, finishing second in the WCL.
The Red Sox led the league with 910 runs, sparked by 116 home runs. Lenoir surrendered 653 runs. Thomas Marino paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .360. Rudolph Yandoli topped the team with 15 wins, while Walter Lentz recorded a 4.75 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Gail Harris played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Lenoir Red Sox to do so.
Claude Jonnard served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Bandy | L | March 25, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Joseph Briglio | ||||||
| Robert Brown | L | R | March 17, 1932 | 5'8" | 190 | |
| John Bruno | ||||||
| Al DiGregorio | December 13, 1929 | |||||
| Robert Featherstone | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Wesley Finjer | ||||||
| Okey Flowers | R | R | June 29, 1919 | 5'10" | 160 | Weirton, WV US |
| Robert Hallman | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Gail Harris | L | L | October 15, 1931 | 6'0" | 195 | Abingdon, VA US |
| Ray Heim | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Bennett Jaynes | R | R | April 20, 1922 | 5'8" | 175 | |
| Walter Lentz | L | R | September 30, 1917 | 5'11" | 160 | Alexander County, NC US |
| Thomas Marino | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Ernie Mechelke | March 14, 1928 | |||||
| Paul Mesich | R | R | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Milton Narron | L | 6'2" | 205 | |||
| Arthur Sauer | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Marvin Webster | R | July 12, 1928 | 5'10" | 160 | Rose Hill, KS US | |
| Lloyd Wiedemann | R | R | February 7, 1927 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Rudolph Yandoli | R | R | 5'11" | 175 |
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.
