1950 Porterville Packers Roster
Team Record: 52-95
Finished 8th in the SL
Manager: Tom Lloyd (0-0), Bill Harris (0-0), Joe Gonzales (0-0)
Location: Porterville, California
Ballpark: Municipal Park
Attendance: 50,213, Avg. 683
The Porterville Packers of the Sunset League ended the 1950 season with a record of 52 wins and 95 losses, finishing eighth in the SL.
The Packers scored 835 runs and allowed 1162 runs, most in the circuit. Earl Hochstatter paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .337 clip. Louis Shinn topped Porterville with 11 wins, while Joe Gonzales recorded a 4.19 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Joe Gonzales played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Porterville Packers to do so.
Tom Lloyd, Bill Harris and Joe Gonzales served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alwin Aguilar | R | L | May 11, 1925 | 5'10" | 150 | San Diego, CA US |
| Raymond Alderete | R | 5'5" | 140 | |||
| Ernie Anast | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Tony Banaszak | R | R | July 31, 1930 | 6'1" | 205 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Tony Barnett | R | R | May 18, 1930 | 5'9" | 150 | Reading, KS US |
| Hugh Black | R | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Jim Cupp | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Vernon Eastman | R | |||||
| Michael Gazella | R | August 16, 1927 | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Louis Gill | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Joe Gonzales | R | R | March 19, 1915 | 5'9" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Rudolph Gonzales | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Stan Gray | L | R | November 13, 1918 | 5'11" | 170 | Pasadena, CA US |
| William Harris | L | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Chuck Herman | R | R | December 6, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
| Earl Hochstatter | L | 6'2" | 215 | |||
| Gerald Juzek | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Richard Kinslow | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Kenneth Kleasner | R | R | March 23, 1930 | 6'2" | 205 | New Franklin, MO US |
| Joseph Lamer | L | L | May 4, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Tom Lloyd | L | June 12, 1920 | 6'1" | 185 | Fresno, CA US | |
| Douglas MacKenzie | ||||||
| Robert Martin | ||||||
| William McCoy | R | R | ||||
| Billy Moody | R | July 25, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Kansas City, MO US | |
| Richard Nicholas | ||||||
| Vincent Pascale | L | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Duane Reed | June 5, 1931 | |||||
| Chris Remo | R | 5'6" | 153 | |||
| Wayne Richards | ||||||
| Jack Ross | R | R | April 5, 1925 | 192 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| Robert Sachs | ||||||
| Louis Shinn | ||||||
| Sam Stassi | August 24, 1922 | 192 | ||||
| Clemens Tomerlin | R | R | November 16, 1920 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Carl Waddle | ||||||
| James Watts | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Raymond Woods | R | R | September 19, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | Fort Scott, KS 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.
