1950 St. Jean Braves Roster
Team Record: 58-49
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Steve Mizerak (58-49)
Location: St. Jean sur Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
Ballpark: Centre Sportif
Attendance: 86,268, Avg. 1,612
Playoffs - St. Jean Braves 4 games, Farnham Pirates 1
Finals - St. Jean Braves 4 games, Sherbrooke Athletics 3
The St. Jean Braves of the Provincial League ended the 1950 season with a record of 58 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the PL.
The Braves plated 679 runs, tops in the circuit. St. Jean conceded 677 runs, most in the league. Charles Quimby paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .283. Ernest Burke topped the team with 15 wins, while Rubén Gómez recorded a 3.9 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Ernest Burke, Earl Ashby, Walter Hardy, Alex Newkirk, Rubén Gómez, Carlos Bernier and Jim Devlin were all players from the 1950 St. Jean Braves who played in the Majors during their careers.
Steve Mizerak served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Ashby | R | R | May 16, 1921 | 5'11" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Quincy Barbee | R | March 16, 1914 | 6'3" | 202 | ||
| Carlos Bernier | R | R | January 28, 1927 | 5'9" | 180 | Juana Diaz, PR |
| Ernest Burke | L | R | June 26, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | Havre de Grace, MD US |
| Roland Chalifoux | L | L | April 12, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | Lewiston, ME US |
| Cliff Couillard | ||||||
| Jim Devlin | L | R | August 25, 1922 | 5'11" | 165 | Plains, PA US |
| Joseph DiLorenzo | R | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Richard Flynn | R | |||||
| Art Frantz | R | R | March 1, 1921 | 6'0" | ||
| Rubén Gómez | R | R | July 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Arroyo, PR |
| Frank Gravino | R | R | January 29, 1923 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Walter Hardy | R | R | December 1, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Tampa, FL US |
| Roger LaFrance | R | February 18, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Taftville, CT US | |
| Steve Mizerak | R | June 27, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Alex Newkirk | L | R | December 12, 1916 | 5'10" | 175 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Joseph O'Connell | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Aaron Osofsky | R | R | 5'7" | 175 | ||
| Charles Quimby | R | R | January 31, 1917 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| John Recco | L | February 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Lawrence Rowe | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Gary Rutkay | R | November 13, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Roger Ste. Marie | L | 5'6" | 165 | |||
| Wilson Thoele | S | 5'10" | 166 | |||
| Paul Wargo | L | L | June 10, 1920 | 6'0" | 190 | Mayfield, PA US |
| John Yager | ||||||
| Roland Zwick | R | R | January 13, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 |
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.
