1950 West Palm Beach Indians Roster
Team Record: 67-85
Finished 6th in the FIL
Manager: Clyde Smoll (0-0), Rudy Laskowski (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Connie Mack Field
Attendance: 57,078, Avg. 751
The West Palm Beach Indians of the Florida International League ended the 1950 season with a record of 67 wins and 85 losses, finishing sixth in the FIL.
The Indians scored 514 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 626 runs. James Williams paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .237 average. Joe Murray topped West Palm Beach with 20 wins, while Rudy Paynich, too added 15 or more wins, too Arnie Portocarrero earned a 2.2 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1950 West Palm Beach Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joe Murray, Arnie Portocarrero and Woody Wheaton.
Clyde Smoll and Rudy Laskowski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Aliperto | R | R | July 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Philip Angelevski | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Wayne Blackburn | L | L | July 10, 1914 | 5'10" | 168 | Harmon, OH US |
| Ted Browning | R | R | March 17, 1926 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Donald Burson | R | January 13, 1927 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| George Cave | R | R | July 19, 1921 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Russ Clark | R | R | February 1, 1931 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Zigmond Emery | R | September 8, 1923 | 5'10" | 165 | Flemington, NJ US | |
| Rudy Halabuk | R | August 19, 1929 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Bryan Howell | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Chuck Huwer | L | April 1, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Richard Kelly | L | 6'0" | 178 | |||
| Rudy Laskowski | R | R | March 25, 1915 | 5'7" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Charles LeBrun | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Kenneth Manus | R | R | 6'1" | 193 | ||
| Chester McDowell | L | R | March 5, 1923 | 5'9" | 160 | Vanderbilt, MI US |
| Joe Murray | L | L | November 11, 1920 | 6'0" | 165 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
| Rudy Paynich | R | R | March 29, 1926 | 6'3" | 200 | Bisbee, AZ US |
| Domenic Petrosino | L | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Wilbur Phelps | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Arnie Portocarrero | R | R | July 5, 1931 | 6'3" | 196 | New York, NY US |
| Gerald Riffenburg | R | L | November 5, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Michael Ryan | L | January 11, 1927 | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Bob Samaras | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Thomas Smith | R | February 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Jim Solt | R | R | December 29, 1928 | 5'11" | 185 | Fort Eustis, VA US |
| Salvatore Stampiglio | 5'10" | 175 | ||||
| Russell Swingle | R | R | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Jim Vojcsik | R | July 16, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Jeff Warren | R | R | May 7, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Woody Wheaton | L | L | October 3, 1914 | 5'8" | 160 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| James Williams | L | L | August 9, 1928 | 6'1" | 168 |
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.
