1950 Ponca City Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 80-42
Finished 1st in the KOML
Manager: Boyd Bartley (80-42)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Conoco Park
Attendance: 63,313, Avg. 1,038
Playoffs - Ponca City Dodgers 3 games, Pittsburg Browns 2
Finals - Ponca City Dodgers 3 games, Bartlesville Pirates 1
The Ponca City Dodgers of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League ended the 1950 season with a record of 80 wins and 42 losses, finishing first in the KOML.
The Dodgers surrendered 543 runs, least in the league. Ponca City plated 728 runs. Stan Gwinn led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .320 clip. Connie Swensson topped the team with 16 wins, while Charles Lamberti registered a 2.29 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Joe Stanka played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Ponca City Dodgers to do so.
Boyd Bartley served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Alexander | R | June 20, 1931 | 5'9" | 175 | Venice, CA US | |
| Gary Anderson | ||||||
| Don Blackman | S | February 18, 1929 | 5'10" | 160 | San Diego, CA US | |
| Bob Bonebrake | R | October 4, 1929 | 5'9" | 160 | Portland, OR US | |
| Don Brate | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Calvin Bryant | ||||||
| Luther Burleson | January 27, 1929 | |||||
| Steve Cavlovic | R | R | November 27, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Harry Crandall | R | September 3, 1931 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| George David | ||||||
| Willie Davis | R | September 13, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Loren Doll | R | December 19, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Rafael Fernandez | R | R | 6'1" | 183 | ||
| John Franchi | January 4, 1932 | |||||
| Norman Furgal | R | R | April 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 160 | Hamtramck, MI US |
| Clyde Girrens | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Stan Gwinn | R | April 17, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | Yale, OK US | |
| Robert Henne | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Gene Hines | R | R | October 5, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Sarpy County, NE US |
| Billy Wayne Hollis | March 22, 1930 | Bearden, AR US | ||||
| Don Hunter | L | July 27, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Omaha, NE US | |
| Ernest Jordan | R | R | November 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 200 | San Mateo, CA US |
| Don Keeter | R | R | December 17, 1929 | 5'10" | 185 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Charles Key | L | L | August 4, 1931 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| Charles Lamberti | R | R | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Dwain Mintz | S | March 1, 1928 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Lloyd Moore | R | R | May 17, 1931 | 6'1" | 172 | Monroe, LA US |
| Ernest Nichols | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Roger Rossier | ||||||
| Jasper Spears | R | April 12, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | Cheraw, SC US | |
| Joe Stanek | R | R | October 12, 1931 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Joe Stanka | R | R | July 23, 1931 | 6'6" | 201 | Hammon, OK US |
| Connie Swensson | S | L | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Glenn Wallin | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Michael Werbach | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Mike Witwicki | R | R | February 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Toronto, ON CA |
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.
