1950 Petersburg Generals Roster
Team Record: 69-61
Finished 2nd in the VL
Manager: Paul Varner (69-61)
Location: Petersburg, Virginia
Ballpark: McKenzie Street Park
Attendance: 43,508, Avg. 669
Playoffs - Petersburg Generals 4 games, Elizabeth City Albemarles 2
Finals - Emporia Nationals 4 games, Petersburg Generals 2
The Petersburg Generals of the Virginia League ended the 1950 season with a record of 69 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the VL.
The Generals scored 664 runs and surrendered 644 runs. Paul Varner led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .335 clip. Malcolm Mallory topped Petersburg with 17 wins, while Edmond McCloskey registered a 2.65 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers. Paul Varner served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Archer | R | R | August 9, 1914 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Charles Bates | ||||||
| Herman Bittinger | ||||||
| George Blair | R | R | July 12, 1922 | 6'2" | 180 | Midland, MD US |
| Joseph Carruthers | ||||||
| James Cornett | ||||||
| Duncan Donald | ||||||
| Winfield Garthwaite | ||||||
| Ken Hatcher | L | R | July 3, 1926 | 6'4" | 215 | North Hollywood, CA US |
| Charlie Hiden | R | R | February 23, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | Washington, DC US |
| Haywood Kelly | September 6, 1926 | 192 | Clayton, NC US | |||
| William Laffoon | ||||||
| Linwood Lewis | ||||||
| Harwood Lowe | ||||||
| Donald Lowensten | ||||||
| Malcolm Mallory | June 11, 1927 | 192 | Roanoke, VA US | |||
| Harry Martin | R | December 30, 1919 | 5'11" | 175 | Miamitown, OH US | |
| Edmond McCloskey | ||||||
| Jim McLaughlin | ||||||
| Peter Messina | R | March 13, 1922 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| William Mullineaux | L | 6'2" | 170 | |||
| Ted Pinner | R | 6'1" | 200 | |||
| Fred Prior | R | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| George Ring | ||||||
| Frank Sangalli | R | November 25, 1924 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Paul Varner | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Roy Ward | ||||||
| Walter Wholey | January 16, 1920 | 192 | ||||
| Bill Wigle | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Paul Willis | L | R | September 24, 1924 | 6'3" | 182 | Caswell County, NC 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.
