1950 Suffolk Goobers Roster
Virginia League (VL) - Class: D
Team Record: 50-79
Finished 6th in the VL
Manager: Buster Kinard (50-79)
Location: Suffolk, Virginia
Ballpark: Peanut Park
Attendance: 28,638, Avg. 444
1950 Suffolk Goobers StatisticsTeam Record: 50-79
Finished 6th in the VL
Manager: Buster Kinard (50-79)
Location: Suffolk, Virginia
Ballpark: Peanut Park
Attendance: 28,638, Avg. 444
The Suffolk Goobers of the Virginia League ended the 1950 season with a record of 50 wins and 79 losses, finishing sixth in the VL.
The Goobers tallied 639 runs and allowed 751 runs, most in the league. Gordon Giebel led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .325. Raymond Zbiciak topped Suffolk with 17 wins and a team-best 3.62 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Eddie Kasko played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Suffolk Goobers to do so.
Buster Kinard served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blair | R | R | July 12, 1922 | 6'2" | 180 | Midland, MD US |
| Joseph Breidt | June 26, 1930 | Elizabeth, NJ US | ||||
| Clyde Briggs | L | R | July 9, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Gates County, NC US |
| William Carey | ||||||
| Irving Carn | ||||||
| Gordon Giebel | R | January 11, 1928 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Bill Herman | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Joe Hricinak | R | March 27, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Eddie Kasko | R | R | June 27, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | Elizabeth, NJ US |
| Buster Kinard | R | July 30, 1913 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Bill Knapek | R | R | November 2, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Natrona, PA US |
| Linwood Lewis | ||||||
| Solomon Mohn | R | 5'11" | 168 | |||
| Fred Prior | R | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Clyde Reinert | R | April 23, 1929 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Jerry Stolte | R | R | May 17, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Grady Stott | R | September 19, 1921 | 6'1" | 200 | Wilson, NC US | |
| Vince Taliani | December 22, 1927 | |||||
| Ralph Williams | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Harmon Young | R | R | September 30, 1921 | 5'9" | 187 | Dunbar, WV US |
| Raymond Zbiciak | R | R | 6'1" | 172 | ||
| John Zontini | R | R | January 28, 1909 | 5'10" | 170 | , CO 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.
