1950 Hartford Chiefs Statistics

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 80-59
Finished 3rd in the EL
Manager: Ripper Collins (80-59)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
Ballpark: Bulkeley Stadium
Attendance: 84,159, Avg. 1,211

1950 Hartford Chiefs Roster

Playoffs - Wilkes-Barre Indians 4 games, Hartford Chiefs 2

The Hartford Chiefs of the Eastern League ended the 1950 season with a record of 80 wins and 59 losses, finishing third in the EL.

The Chiefs scored 791 runs, best in the league. Hartford conceded 618 runs. George Crowe led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .353. Bert Thiel topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.65 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Ernie Johnson, Stanley Glenn, George Crowe, Bert Thiel, Harry Hanebrink, Charlie Bicknell, Jack Daniels, Don Grate and Phil Paine were all players from the 1950 Hartford Chiefs who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Ripper Collins served as manager.

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Pitching:

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
Bert Thiel	15	7	.682	3.65	30						222.0	246	98	90		49
Pete Fox	14	9	.609	4.10	30						169.0	176	88	77		81
Don Grate	11	9	.550	3.92	27						170.0	187	88	74		40
Adam Twarkins	9	8	.529	4.25	24						144.0	159	76	68		39
Phil Paine	8	3	.727	3.12	30						104.0	105	43	36		45
Larry Lassalle	7	3	.700	4.43	12						65.0	63	35	32		34
Ernie Johnson	5	1	.833	2.53	7						57.0	53	19	16		17
Kenneth Deal	4	5	.444	3.45	15						73.0	66	39	28		57
Charlie Bicknell	3	1	.750	0.00	6			3			36.0	31	16			13		13
William Norwood					15						0.0
Lawrence Hartley					11						0.0
Totals	76	46	.623	3.64	207	0	0	3	0	0	1040.0	1086	502	421	0	375	0	13	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
George Crowe	139	524	524		185	43	7	24						.353	.353	.599	.952	314
Harry Hanebrink	139	544	544		158	16	2	5						.290	.290	.355	.645	193
Robert Verrier	121	471	471		143	31	3	14						.304	.304	.471	.775	222
Harold Shiles	121	427	427		119	37	1	15						.279	.279	.475	.754	203
Cliff Collins	126	425	425		117	29	6	10						.275	.275	.442	.718	188
Ford Jordan	124	439	439		112	24	7	6						.255	.255	.383	.638	168
Harry Sullivan	91	321	321		105	23	7	6						.327	.327	.498	.826	160
Jack Daniels	116	345	345		86	19	8	9						.249	.249	.429	.678	148
Herman Rhodes	64	190	190		52	5	1	4						.274	.274	.374	.647	71
Frosty Kennedy	37	104	104		30	7	0	2						.288	.288	.413	.702	43
Raymond Fletcher	38	122	122		28	4	0	0						.230	.230	.262	.492	32
Don Grate	33	73	73		23	6	0	1						.315	.315	.438	.753	32
Lester Severin	25	76	76		21	3	0	0						.276	.276	.316	.592	24
Bert Thiel	30	85	85		20	1	0	1						.235	.235	.282	.518	24
Stanley Glenn	20	58	58		15	5	0	1						.259	.259	.397	.655	23
Larry DePalma	20	60	60		14	3	0	0						.233	.233	.283	.517	17
Adam Twarkins	24	48	48		11	0	1	0						.229	.229	.271	.500	13
Ralph Davis	13	41	41		10	1	0	1						.244	.244	.341	.585	14
Pete Fox	30	65	65		8	0	0	1						.123	.123	.169	.292	11
Phil Paine	30	33	33		5	1	0	0						.152	.152	.182	.333	6
Kenneth Deal	15	26	26		4	0	0	0						.154	.154	.154	.308	4
Lawrence Hartley	11	11	11		2	0	0	0						.182	.182	.182	.364	2
Larry Lassalle	12	21	21		2	0	0	0						.095	.095	.095	.190	2
William Norwood	15	7	7		1	0	0	0						.143	.143	.143	.286	1
Totals	1394	4516	4516	0	1271	258	43	100	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.281	.424	.705	1915	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Bert Thiel	P	30					.000
Phil Paine	P	30					.000
Pete Fox	P	30					.000
Don Grate	P	27					.000
Adam Twarkins	P	24					.000
William Norwood	P	15					.000
Kenneth Deal	P	15					.000
Larry Lassalle	P	12					.000
Lawrence Hartley	P	11					.000
Charlie Bicknell	P	6					.000
Totals		200	0	0	0	0	.000

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.

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