1950 Marion Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 91-49
Finished 1st in the OOL
Manager: George Susce (0-0), Elmer Yoter (0-0)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Marion, Ohio
Ballpark: Lincoln Park
Attendance: 41,002, Avg. 586
Playoffs - Marion Red Sox 3 games, Springfield Giants 1
Finals - Marion Red Sox 4 games, Newark Yankees 0
The Marion Red Sox of the Ohio-Indiana League ended the 1950 season with a record of 91 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the OOL.
The Red Sox paced the league with 985 runs, fueled by 92 home runs. Marion allowed 652 runs. Max Ross topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .317. Charles Gersten led the team with 16 wins, while George Crawford registered a 2.85 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Tom Umphlett played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Marion Red Sox to do so.
George Susce and Elmer Yoter served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Borger | L | March 4, 1930 | 5'11" | 195 | Freeburg, IL US | |
| Don Boseo | February 3, 1929 | |||||
| Edwin Bryan | L | December 25, 1929 | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Raymond Budway | R | R | November 16, 1930 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Pete Choukalas | March 2, 1931 | |||||
| George Crawford | R | R | June 28, 1929 | 6'2" | 182 | |
| John Crowley | ||||||
| Matthew Daskalakis | S | L | March 18, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Herman Duman | ||||||
| Charles Gersten | ||||||
| Arthur Getgen | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Robert Guttilla | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Fred Haddix | R | L | November 21, 1930 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Ed Keon | R | December 7, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| John Lacey | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Joseph LaMonica | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Harry Moneypenny | ||||||
| James Ollis | R | January 24, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Robert Penny | R | R | September 4, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Donald Richards | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Ronald Root | L | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Max Ross | R | June 14, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Al Salerno | March 19, 1931 | 6'3" | 215 | Utica, NY US | ||
| Tom Umphlett | R | R | May 12, 1931 | 6'2" | 180 | Scotland Neck, NC US |
| John Wall | R | R | March 10, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 |
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.
