1950 Saginaw Bears Roster
Team Record: 56-81
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Hank Camelli (56-81)
Location: Saginaw, Michigan
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 39,895, Avg. 582
The Saginaw Bears of the Central League ended the 1950 season with a record of 56 wins and 81 losses, finishing sixth in the CL.
The Bears plated 617 runs and surrendered 743 runs, most in the league. Joe Massaro led all regular hitters with a .298 average. James Wallace topped Saginaw with 11 wins and a team-best 2.05 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1950 Saginaw Bears who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Bob Finley, Luke Hamlin, Ed Albosta and Hank Camelli.
Hank Camelli served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Albosta | R | R | October 27, 1918 | 6'1" | 175 | Saginaw, MI US |
| Philip Angelevski | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Edward Bachmann | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| John Berdella | R | April 4, 1924 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Cal Burlingame | R | March 16, 1926 | 5'11" | 174 | ||
| Hank Camelli | R | R | December 9, 1914 | 5'11" | 190 | Gloucester, MA US |
| Chuck Carroll | L | November 4, 1925 | 5'10" | 170 | Berwyn, IL US | |
| Joe Consoli | R | July 7, 1918 | 6'0" | 180 | Reading, PA US | |
| Clinton Dahlberg | L | March 3, 1920 | 6'3" | 202 | ||
| Bob Finley | R | R | November 25, 1915 | 6'1" | 200 | Ennis, TX US |
| Ettore Giammarco | L | L | April 28, 1922 | 5'11" | 200 | Newburgh, NY US |
| Duane Gottschall | L | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Norbert Habel | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Luke Hamlin | L | R | July 3, 1904 | 6'2" | 168 | Ferris Center, MI US |
| Raymond Hartker | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ralph Holmes | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Oscar Khederian | R | R | October 31, 1920 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| John Kruckman | L | August 22, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Godfrey Labda | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Warren Martin | S | R | April 30, 1922 | 6'1" | 170 | Saginaw, MI US |
| Joe Massaro | R | R | March 21, 1924 | 5'11" | 208 | |
| James Pokel | L | L | March 30, 1928 | 5'11" | 210 | Plymouth, WI US |
| Charles Rickard | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Harry Schmiel | R | R | February 22, 1914 | 6'1" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
| Tony Shimkus | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ernie Sirrine | May 20, 1931 | Midland, MI US | ||||
| Rex Throop | L | November 24, 1921 | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| James Wallace | S | R | August 25, 1929 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Walter Wenclewicz | R | R | January 14, 1928 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Bob Wenning | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Charley Wolf | R | May 7, 1926 | 6'2" | 205 |
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.
