1950 Rock Hill Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 73-69
Finished 4th in the TSL
Manager: Dick Bouknight (73-69)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 66,589, Avg. 938
Playoffs - Rock Hill Chiefs 3 games, Knoxville Smokies 0
Finals - Rock Hill Chiefs 4 games, Asheville Tourists 3
The Rock Hill Chiefs of the Tri-State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 73 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the TSL.
The Chiefs scored 645 runs and gave up 599 runs. Ralph Rowe led all regular batters by hitting .285. Robert Giddens and Dave Hillman topped Rock Hill with 14 wins each, while Dave Hillman recorded a 2.86 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1950 Rock Hill Chiefs who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ed Winceniak, Dusty Rhodes, Dave Hillman and Jim Fanning.
Dick Bouknight served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bouknight | L | June 20, 1919 | 6'2" | 205 | Newberry, SC US | |
| Basil Butler | L | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Hank Davis | L | February 20, 1924 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Ralph Dixon | L | November 13, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Jim Fanning | R | R | September 14, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Robert Giddens | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Bernard Graybill | R | March 17, 1922 | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Robert Henry | L | L | 6'3" | 178 | ||
| Dave Hillman | R | R | September 14, 1927 | 5'11" | 168 | Dungannon, VA US |
| Richard Honacki | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Bernard Jenis | L | 5'11" | 167 | |||
| Bill Kallas | R | R | April 6, 1929 | 5'9" | 165 | Washington, DC US |
| Thomas Kerr | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Stanley King | R | R | May 12, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Joe Kuncl | R | R | June 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | Prague, NE US |
| Clarence Lawrence | R | R | July 7, 1928 | 5'11" | 176 | Waukesha, WI US |
| Dean Padgett | L | 6'2" | 183 | |||
| Edwin Plank | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Dusty Rhodes | L | R | May 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 178 | Mathews, AL US |
| Ralph Rowe | L | R | July 14, 1924 | 5'6" | 160 | Newberry, SC US |
| John Smith | L | 5'8" | 154 | |||
| Eugene Tarabilda | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Burdette Thurlby | L | September 22, 1928 | 6'2" | 190 | Kirkland, IL US | |
| Ed Winceniak | R | R | April 16, 1929 | 5'9" | 165 | Chicago, IL 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.
