1950 San Antonio Missions Roster
Team Record: 79-75
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Don Heffner (79-75)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Ballpark: Mission Stadium
Attendance: 180,580, Avg. 2,345
Playoffs - San Antonio Missions 4 games, Beaumont Roughnecks 0
Finals - San Antonio Missions 4 games, Tulsa Oilers 2
The San Antonio Missions of the Texas League ended the 1950 season with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the TL.
The Missions scored 754 runs and allowed 782 runs, most in the circuit. Frank Saucier led batters with significant playing time with a .343 average. Homer Gibson and Lou Sleater topped San Antonio with 12 wins each, while Lou Sleater recorded a 2.82 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Lou Sleater, Jim Dyck, Joe Frazier, Pete Taylor, Walter Brown, Bobby Herrera, Bob Turley, Andy Anderson, Garvin Hamner, Frank Mancuso, Joe Lutz, Frank Biscan, Bryan Stephens, Bobby Estalella, Mel Held, Frank Saucier, Hal Hudson, John Sullivan and Ed Albrecht were all players from the 1950 San Antonio Missions who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Don Heffner served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Albrecht | R | R | February 28, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Andy Anderson | R | R | November 13, 1922 | 5'11" | 172 | Bremerton, WA US |
| Danny Baich | R | R | December 25, 1924 | 5'10" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Frank Biscan | L | L | March 13, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | Mount Olive, IL US |
| Walter Brown | R | R | April 23, 1915 | 5'11" | 175 | Jamestown, NY US |
| John Crocco | R | R | January 23, 1926 | 6'1" | 184 | Modesto, CA US |
| Jim Dyck | R | R | February 3, 1922 | 6'2" | 200 | Omaha, NE US |
| Bobby Estalella | R | R | April 25, 1911 | 5'8" | 180 | Cardenas, Matanzas CU |
| Joe Frazier | L | R | October 6, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | Liberty, NC US |
| Homer Gibson | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Charley Grant | R | R | March 22, 1921 | 6'1" | 188 | Graceville, FL US |
| Garvin Hamner | R | R | March 18, 1924 | 5'11" | 172 | Richmond, VA US |
| Clyde Haskell | R | June 28, 1928 | 6'1" | 171 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| Mel Held | R | R | April 12, 1929 | 6'1" | 178 | Edon, OH US |
| Bobby Herrera | R | R | July 26, 1926 | 6'0" | 184 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX |
| Hal Hudson | L | L | May 4, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | Grosse Pointe, MI US |
| Rocco Ippolito | R | October 17, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Joe Lutz | L | L | February 18, 1925 | 6'0" | 195 | Keokuk, IA US |
| Frank Mancuso | R | R | May 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Houston, TX US |
| William Martin | R | R | September 22, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Angelo Nardella | R | R | September 24, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | Bath, PA US |
| John Pavlick | R | R | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Bill Pilgram | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Emidio Riga | R | September 24, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Manny Salvatierra | R | R | March 2, 1917 | 5'10" | 175 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
| Frank Saucier | L | R | May 28, 1926 | 6'1" | 180 | Leslie, MO US |
| Lou Sleater | L | L | September 8, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Bryan Stephens | R | R | July 14, 1920 | 6'4" | 175 | Fayetteville, AR US |
| John Sullivan | R | R | November 2, 1920 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Pete Taylor | R | R | November 26, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | Severn, MD US |
| Bob Turley | R | R | September 19, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Troy, IL US |
| James Upchurch | R | L | July 24, 1928 | 5'11" | 185 |
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.
