1950 Headland Dixie Runners Statistics

Alabama State League (ASL) - Class: D
Team Record: 68-56
Finished 3rd in the ASL
Manager: John McPherson (68-56)
Location: Headland, Alabama
Ballpark: Peanut Stadium
Attendance: 27,121, Avg. 437

1950 Headland Dixie Runners Roster

Playoffs - Headland Dixie Runners 4 games, Enterprise Boll Weevils 3
Finals - Dothan Browns 4 games, Headland Dixie Runners 1

The Headland Dixie Runners of the Alabama State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 68 wins and 56 losses, finishing third in the ASL.

The Dixie Runners scored 781 runs and surrendered 723 runs. John McPherson paced hitters with significant playing time with a .405 average. Thomas Stone topped Headland with 19 wins, while Melvin Mays and William Williams, too added 15 or more wins, too Thomas Stone recorded a 3.09 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers. John McPherson 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
Thomas Stone	19	13	.594	3.09	40						233.0	184	131	80	2	177
William Williams	17	11	.607	3.11	33						226.0	196	125	78	1	138
Melvin Mays	16	7	.696	3.55	33						218.0	216	123	86	8	95
James Nichols	2	1	.667	1.77	10						56.0	46	20	11	0	30
John McPherson					18						0.0
Totals	54	32	.628	3.13	134	0	0	0	0	0	733.0	642	399	255	11	440	0	0	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
John McPherson	125	486	486		197	40	9	11						.405	.405	.593	.998	288
Al Rivenbark	110	464	464		163	16	10	4						.351	.351	.455	.806	211
Omer Glover	125	507	507		142	15	2	1						.280	.280	.323	.604	164
Newell Pangburn	117	445	445		141	18	9	7						.317	.317	.445	.762	198
Joe Harper	125	516	516		141	16	16	1						.273	.273	.372	.645	192
Joseph Kennedy	103	348	348		84	21	1	1						.241	.241	.316	.557	110
George Johnson	64	264	264		72	9	5	2						.273	.273	.367	.640	97
William Byrd	53	225	225		53	8	8	0						.236	.236	.342	.578	77
William Williams	47	113	113		33	3	1	1						.292	.292	.363	.655	41
Robert DeFeo	37	131	131		32	4	2	0						.244	.244	.305	.550	40
Thomas Stone	52	127	127		24	4	2	0						.189	.189	.252	.441	32
Melvin Mays	39	92	92		22	3	1	0						.239	.239	.293	.533	27
Bill Creel	31	106	106		22	2	1	1						.208	.208	.274	.481	29
Harley Biggs	10	31	31		6	0	0	0						.194	.194	.194	.387	6
James Nichols	10	26	26		5	3	0	0						.192	.192	.308	.500	8
Totals	1048	3881	3881	0	1137	162	67	29	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.293	.392	.685	1520	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Thomas Stone	P	40					.000
William Williams	P	33					.000
Melvin Mays	P	33					.000
James Nichols	P	10					.000
Totals		116	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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