1950 Hopewell Blue Sox Statistics

Virginia League (VL) - Class: D
Team Record: 65-65
Finished 4th in the VL
Manager: Herb Moore (65-65)
Location: Hopewell, Virginia
Ballpark: Elm Street Ball Park
Attendance: 29,320, Avg. 451

1950 Hopewell Blue Sox Roster

Playoffs - Hopewell Blue Sox 1 game, Franklin Kildees 0 - Forfeit
Playoffs - Emporia Nationals 4 games, Hopewell Blue Sox 1

The Hopewell Blue Sox of the Virginia League ended the 1950 season with a record of 65 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the VL.

The Blue Sox scored 593 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 663 runs. Bill Howerton led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .279 clip. Robert Gibbons topped Hopewell with 17 wins and a team-best 3 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Herb Moore 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
Robert Gibbons	17	7	.708	3.00	38						207.0	157	94	69		153
Vernon White	14	9	.609	3.56	31						205.0	195	115	81		94
Herb Moore	8	6	.571	3.22	26						120.0	98	48	43		74
Louis Holt	7	14	.333	3.86	38						189.0	191	101	81		84
William Moody	6	10	.375	5.28	30						121.0	135	95	71		99
Robert Williams	1	4	.200	6.60	14						60.0	60	50	44		40
Totals	53	50	.515	3.88	177	0	0	0	0	0	902.0	836	503	389	0	544	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
Bill Howerton	125	445	445		124	19	3	1						.279	.279	.342	.620	152
Ray Urban	128	445	445		121	24	1	1						.272	.272	.337	.609	150
Henry Johnson	129	483	483		120	24	5	3						.248	.248	.337	.586	163
Chester Brooks	116	434	434		113	16	9	1						.260	.260	.346	.606	150
Tex Warfield	96	346	346		103	18	3	14						.298	.298	.488	.786	169
Jack Hull	107	318	318		82	12	2	0						.258	.258	.308	.566	98
Domenick Commisso	69	239	239		64	13	1	0						.268	.268	.331	.598	79
Herb Moore	89	224	224		62	14	2	3						.277	.277	.397	.674	89
Fred Pacitto	35	120	120		29	5	1	0						.242	.242	.300	.542	36
Ellsworth Wrenn	42	143	143		27	6	1	1						.189	.189	.266	.455	38
Vernon White	33	81	81		18	2	0	1						.222	.222	.284	.506	23
Charles Heinbaugh	27	93	93		18	2	0	1						.194	.194	.247	.441	23
Tom Ferree	13	38	38		11	2	0	0						.289	.289	.342	.632	13
William Hoffman	19	61	61		11	1	0	1						.180	.180	.246	.426	15
David Gennoe	13	45	45		10	3	0	0						.222	.222	.289	.511	13
William Moody	31	46	46		10	3	1	1						.217	.217	.391	.609	18
George Spindler	18	51	51		10	3	1	0						.196	.196	.294	.490	15
Ted Lopat	13	40	40		9	0	0	1						.225	.225	.300	.525	12
Arthur Pollock	13	43	43		8	3	1	0						.186	.186	.302	.488	13
Louis Holt	40	63	63		8	2	0	0						.127	.127	.159	.286	10
Robert Gibbons	42	78	78		8	0	0	2						.103	.103	.179	.282	14
Nibaldo Ugarte	11	22	22		5	2	0	0						.227	.227	.318	.545	7
Paul Weeks	12	15	15		3	1	0	0						.200	.200	.267	.467	4
Robert Williams	14	22	22		2	0	0	0						.091	.091	.091	.182	2
Totals	1235	3895	3895	0	976	175	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.251	.335	.586	1306	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Louis Holt	P	38					.000
Robert Gibbons	P	38					.000
Vernon White	P	31					.000
William Moody	P	30					.000
Robert Williams	P	14					.000
Totals		151	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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