1950 Superior Blues Roster
Team Record: 68-57
Finished 4th in the NL
Manager: Ben Huffman (0-0), Red Kress (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Superior, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Superior Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 67,702, Avg. 1,083
Playoffs - Superior Blues 3 games, Eau Claire Bears 1
Finals - Sioux Falls Canaries 4 games, Superior Blues 1
The Superior Blues of the Northern League ended the 1950 season with a record of 68 wins and 57 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The Blues scored 653 runs and allowed 601 runs. Ken Landenberger paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .307. Jack Virkstis topped Superior with 18 wins and a team-best 3.04 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1950 Superior Blues who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Red Kress, Ben Huffman and Ken Landenberger.
Ben Huffman and Red Kress served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Anderson | L | September 26, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | Duluth, MN US | |
| Pel Austin | R | July 28, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Peach Orchard, AR US | |
| Kenneth Battles | L | June 21, 1927 | 192 | |||
| Bob Black | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Fred Boseo | R | R | March 27, 1927 | 5'8" | 145 | |
| William Cannon | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Jacob Charter | R | R | October 18, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Poughkeepsie, NY US |
| Peter Coorlas | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Joe DeGrazia | R | 5'11" | 178 | |||
| Al Fahringer | R | February 11, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Raymond Gebhardt | ||||||
| John Gugala | R | November 1, 1927 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Frank Gura | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Ben Huffman | L | R | July 18, 1914 | 5'11" | 175 | Rileyville, VA US |
| Alvin Johnson | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Marty Kaelin | R | September 19, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Red Kress | R | R | January 2, 1905 | 5'11" | 165 | Columbia, CA US |
| Ken Landenberger | L | L | July 29, 1928 | 6'3" | 200 | Lyndhurst, OH US |
| James McDonald | R | 5'8" | 154 | |||
| Arthur Morgan | R | 5'8" | 168 | |||
| Robert Mueller | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| James Pavlica | L | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Ron Ploetz | R | L | March 6, 1930 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Joseph Sturdivant | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Steve Tarczy | ||||||
| Terry Thomas | S | 5'10" | 168 | |||
| James Thompson | R | 6'4" | 205 | |||
| Art Thrasher | R | February 8, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Bellflower, CA US | |
| Jack Virkstis | R | R | July 31, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Grand Rapids, MI 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.
