1950 Sioux City Soos Roster
Team Record: 89-65
Finished 2nd in the WL
Manager: Hugh Poland (89-65)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark: Soos Park
Attendance: 143,237, Avg. 1,860
Playoffs - Sioux City Soos 3 games, Des Moines Bruins 2
Finals - Sioux City Soos 3 games, Wichita Indians 1
The Sioux City Soos of the Western League ended the 1950 season with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the WL.
The Soos scored 935 runs and gave up 779 runs. Ed Samcoff led all regular batters by hitting .307. Charlie Bishop topped Sioux City with 16 wins, while Walter Cox, too added 15 or more wins, too Walter Cox recorded a 3.35 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1950 Sioux City Soos who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Rance Pless, Bill Miller, Ray Katt, Charlie Bishop, Billy Gardner, Gail Henley, Ed Samcoff, Daryl Spencer, Bill Taylor and Bob Brady.
Hugh Poland served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Adair | R | R | October 14, 1929 | 6'5" | 215 | |
| Dick Anderson | L | September 26, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | Duluth, MN US | |
| Jack Bell | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Charlie Bishop | R | R | January 1, 1924 | 6'2" | 195 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Bob Brady | L | R | November 8, 1922 | 6'1" | 175 | Lewiston, PA US |
| Walter Cox | L | R | July 8, 1925 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Roy Drews | R | June 18, 1924 | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Billy Gardner | R | R | July 19, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Waterford, CT US |
| Gail Henley | L | R | October 15, 1928 | 5'9" | 180 | Wichita, KS US |
| Ray Katt | R | R | May 9, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | New Braunfels, TX US |
| Leslie Klesitz | L | L | July 24, 1930 | 6'1" | ||
| Robert Knudson | L | L | September 29, 1925 | 6'0" | 150 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Bob Ludwig | R | July 22, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US | |
| Allan Maul | L | L | November 27, 1923 | 6'3" | 200 | Seattle, WA US |
| Frank McArthur | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Bill Miller | L | L | July 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Minersville, PA US |
| James Mitchell | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| John Olsen | L | 6'2" | 170 | |||
| Chester Owen | R | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Bill Pavlick | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Rance Pless | R | R | December 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 195 | Greeneville, TN US |
| Nicholas Romeo | L | 5'11" | 172 | |||
| Ed Samcoff | R | R | September 1, 1924 | 5'10" | 165 | Sacramento, CA US |
| David Sayers | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Daryl Spencer | R | R | July 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 185 | Wichita, KS US |
| Bill Taylor | L | L | December 30, 1929 | 6'3" | 212 | Alhambra, CA US |
| Pat Tomkinson | R | January 20, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| John Uber | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| John Walsh | L | L | April 26, 1929 | 6'1" | 170 | St. Louis, MO 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.
