1950 Joplin Miners Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 90-46
Finished 1st in the WA
Manager: Harry Craft (90-46)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Joplin, Missouri
Ballpark: Miners Park II
Attendance: 58,644, Avg. 862

1950 Joplin Miners Roster

Playoffs - Springfield Cubs 3 games, Joplin Miners 1

The Joplin Miners of the Western Association ended the 1950 season with a record of 90 wins and 46 losses, finishing first in the WA.

The Miners paced the league with 902 runs, sparked by 107 home runs. Joplin allowed 630 runs, least in the league. Mickey Mantle led hitters with significant playing time with a .383 average. Frank Simanovsky topped the squad with 21 wins, while Steve Kraly and Bob Wiesler added 15 or more victories also Bob Wiesler recorded a 2.35 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1950 Joplin Miners who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Cal Neeman, Bob Wiesler, Lou Skizas, Mickey Mantle and Steve Kraly.

Harry Craft 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
Frank Simanovsky	21	3	.875	3.13	31						210.0	215	92	73	12	79
Steve Kraly	18	6	.750	2.79	31						213.0	198	97	66	3	82
Bob Wiesler	15	7	.682	2.35	25						188.0	117	66	49	2	168
Jerry Buchanan	12	11	.522	4.87	27						196.0	167	120	106	8	199
Red Crowder	6	5	.545	4.12	41						96.0	87	54	44	7	45
Dick Fiedler	5	2	.714	4.12	8						48.0	50	27	22	2	14
Dave Benedict	3	4	.429	4.73	14						59.0	65	41	31	0	50
Daniel Ferber	2	2	.500	4.00	8						45.0	42	24	20	3	23
Totals	82	40	.672	3.51	185	0	0	0	0	0	1055.0	941	521	411	37	660	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
Mickey Mantle	137	519	519		199	30	12	26						.383	.383	.638	1.021	331
Tom Gott	132	501	501		150	24	9	8						.299	.299	.431	.731	216
Len Wiesner	120	469	469		146	28	6	14						.311	.311	.486	.797	228
Cromer Smotherman	132	490	490		134	32	7	19						.273	.273	.484	.757	237
Albert Billingsly	109	439	439		119	21	2	0						.271	.271	.328	.599	144
Lou Skizas	124	411	411		112	21	1	21						.273	.273	.482	.754	198
Dave Waters	120	445	445		111	18	5	4						.249	.249	.339	.589	151
Cal Neeman	95	329	329		96	15	6	1						.292	.292	.383	.675	126
Carl Lombardi	100	382	382		90	22	5	8						.236	.236	.382	.618	146
Lyle Westrum	73	237	237		79	9	1	5						.333	.333	.443	.776	105
Steve Kraly	34	92	92		23	1	1	1						.250	.250	.315	.565	29
Bob Wiesler	26	68	68		20	6	0	0						.294	.294	.382	.676	26
Jerry Buchanan	27	72	72		12	0	0	0						.167	.167	.167	.333	12
Frank Simanovsky	31	79	79		7	0	0	0						.089	.089	.089	.177	7
Red Crowder	41	33	33		5	1	0	0						.152	.152	.182	.333	6
Dave Benedict	14	18	18		3	0	0	0						.167	.167	.167	.333	3
Totals	1315	4584	4584	0	1306	228	55	107	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.285	.429	.714	1965	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Red Crowder	P	41					.000
Frank Simanovsky	P	31					.000
Steve Kraly	P	31					.000
Jerry Buchanan	P	27					.000
Bob Wiesler	P	25					.000
Dave Benedict	P	14					.000
Totals		169	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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