1950 Johnson City Cardinals Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 73-48
Finished 3rd in the AL
Manager: Ben Catchings (73-48)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Johnson City, Tennessee
Ballpark: Keystone Field
Attendance: 51,258, Avg. 847

1950 Johnson City Cardinals Roster

The Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League ended the 1950 season with a record of 73 wins and 48 losses, finishing third in the AL.

The Cardinals scored 785 runs and allowed 652 runs. Sidney Hathaway paced hitters with significant playing time with a .344 average. Buster Brown topped Johnson City with 17 wins and a team-best 3.78 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Gary Blaylock played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Johnson City Cardinals to do so.

Ben Catchings 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
Buster Brown	17	9	.654	3.78	33						212.0	183	120	89		95
Gordie Ariss	14	9	.609	4.21	30						173.0	178	101	81		64
Gene Swinger	14	9	.609	4.73	31						211.0	183	130	111		144
Gary Blaylock	6	4	.600	6.00	22	14					93.0	96	82	62		89
Fred Applegate	6	7	.462	4.55	19						91.0	102	67	46		38
Jack Hepler	5	2	.714	3.24	12						75.0	59	46	27		60
Jerry Tollar	4	1	.800	4.24	25						87.0	77	46	41		58
Dale Leckrone	3	2	.600	3.31	7						49.0	57	20	18		17
Totals	69	43	.616	4.31	179	14	0	0	0	0	991.0	935	612	475	0	565	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
Sidney Hathaway	109	436	436		150	27	13	4						.344	.344	.493	.837	215
Clyde Whitener	109	423	423		145	25	8	15						.343	.343	.546	.889	231
Sherwin Dixon	122	483	483		131	22	3	9						.271	.271	.385	.656	186
Chet Kanavage	93	389	389		130	19	10	9						.334	.334	.504	.838	196
Danny Pavone	115	438	438		124	21	11	10						.283	.283	.450	.733	197
Preston Shepherd	95	303	303		90	12	6	4						.297	.297	.416	.713	126
George Kremer	84	306	306		88	13	1	5						.288	.288	.386	.673	118
Denver Rikard	76	288	288		83	15	6	8						.288	.288	.465	.753	134
John Clark	80	242	242		73	13	3	5						.302	.302	.442	.744	107
Billy Joe Flanagan	28	101	101		26	3	1	1						.257	.257	.337	.594	34
Joseph Docker	29	107	107		26	1	3	4						.243	.243	.421	.664	45
Gordie Ariss	33	68	68		19	2	1	0						.279	.279	.338	.618	23
Buster Brown	34	83	83		18	2	0	0						.217	.217	.241	.458	20
Gene Swinger	34	88	88		16	5	0	0						.182	.182	.239	.420	21
Jack Hepler	25	49	49		15	6	0	1						.306	.306	.490	.796	24
Jerry Tollar	25	37	37		13	3	2	0						.351	.351	.541	.892	20
James McMinn	11	38	38		10	2	0	2						.263	.263	.474	.737	18
Bobby Wood	12	45	45		10	2	1	0						.222	.222	.311	.533	14
Gary Blaylock	28	52	52		6	2	0	0						.115	.115	.154	.269	8
Fred Applegate	22	45	45		4	2	0	0						.089	.089	.133	.222	6
Totals	1164	4021	4021	0	1177	197	69	77	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.293	.433	.726	1743	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Buster Brown	P	33					.000
Gene Swinger	P	31					.000
Gordie Ariss	P	30					.000
Jerry Tollar	P	25					.000
Gary Blaylock	P	22					.000
Fred Applegate	P	19					.000
Totals		160	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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