1950 Springfield Giants Roster
Team Record: 72-64
Finished 5th in the OOL
Manager: Andy Gilbert (72-64)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Springfield, Ohio
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 37,619, Avg. 553
Playoffs - Marion Red Sox 3 games, Springfield Giants 1
The Springfield Giants of the Ohio-Indiana League ended the 1950 season with a record of 72 wins and 64 losses, finishing fifth in the OOL.
The Giants scored 861 runs and surrendered 783 runs. Ben Haddix led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .307 clip. Theodore Birkeland earned 24 wins on the mound for Springfield, while Robert Quirk, too added 15 or more wins, too Theodore Birkeland earned a 3.08 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Eddie Bressoud and Andy Gilbert both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Andy Gilbert served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Birkeland | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Eddie Bressoud | R | R | May 2, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| John Buehler | R | 5'7" | 152 | |||
| Vince Capece | R | R | January 7, 1932 | 5'9" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Johnny Fulmer | L | L | February 26, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Andy Gilbert | R | R | July 18, 1914 | 6'0" | 203 | Bradenville, PA US |
| Albert Graziosa | ||||||
| Ben Haddix | L | April 23, 1923 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| James Hopkins | L | 6'1" | 200 | |||
| Malcolm Landry | R | L | November 30, 1929 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| Arthur Perina | R | R | 6'3" | 178 | ||
| Fred Petty | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Bob Purcell | R | R | May 13, 1931 | 6'3" | 215 | |
| Robert Quirk | April 17, 1928 | Manchester, NH US | ||||
| Andrew Rellick | R | 6'2" | 210 | |||
| William Reynard | ||||||
| Wesley Rinker | S | L | 6'6" | 215 | ||
| Edward Sikorski | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| William Slade | L | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Wayne Yoder | R | December 13, 1928 | 5'8" | 165 |
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.
