1950 Kingsport Cherokees Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 42-75
Finished 7th in the AL
Manager: Hobe Brummette (42-75)
Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
Ballpark: J. Fred Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 38,023, Avg. 650

1950 Kingsport Cherokees Roster

The Kingsport Cherokees of the Appalachian League ended the 1950 season with a record of 42 wins and 75 losses, finishing seventh in the AL.

The Cherokees scored 582 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 731 runs. James Watkins led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .320 clip. Robert Schopp topped Kingsport with 10 wins, while Ned Jilton recorded a 3.6 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

George Diehl played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Kingsport Cherokees to do so.

Hobe Brummette 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 Schopp	10	13	.435	4.18	26						181.0	220	131	84		82
Burgess Wolfenbarger	8	11	.421	4.81	27						172.0	215	116	92		82
Ned Jilton	7	12	.368	3.60	23						150.0	149	102	60		101
William Johnson	4	6	.400	4.93	19						84.0	113	67	46		42
George Diehl	3	6	.333	5.01	10						79.0	94	57	44		33
Walter Wolfe	2	4	.333	3.40	9						53.0	46	30	20		34
Totals	34	52	.395	4.33	114	0	0	0	0	0	719.0	837	503	346	0	374	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
James Watkins	112	438	438		140	25	8	9						.320	.320	.475	.795	208
Arthur Billie	99	372	372		104	17	7	10						.280	.280	.444	.723	165
Don Williamson	103	367	367		89	7	1	3						.243	.243	.292	.534	107
Victor Hugo	91	333	333		81	14	1	0						.243	.243	.291	.535	97
Ned Jilton	85	232	232		73	17	1	6						.315	.315	.474	.789	110
Pearl Strong	62	217	217		62	15	1	0						.286	.286	.364	.650	79
Thomas Valdes	79	274	274		62	9	3	4						.226	.226	.325	.551	89
Robert Stefanich	99	300	300		58	8	0	0						.193	.193	.220	.413	66
Van Huppert	32	124	124		34	5	1	4						.274	.274	.427	.702	53
Powell King	19	65	65		19	3	1	0						.292	.292	.369	.662	24
Robert Schopp	33	75	75		16	1	0	0						.213	.213	.227	.440	17
Burgess Wolfenbarger	27	70	70		15	0	2	0						.214	.214	.271	.486	19
Jim Mays	24	76	76		13	1	0	1						.171	.171	.224	.395	17
George Diehl	19	40	40		10	2	0	0						.250	.250	.300	.550	12
Richard Norrell	15	41	41		8	2	0	0						.195	.195	.244	.439	10
Walter Wolfe	10	21	21		5	0	0	1						.238	.238	.381	.619	8
Daniel O'Malley	13	26	26		5	1	0	0						.192	.192	.231	.423	6
William Johnson	20	31	31		3	2	0	0						.097	.097	.161	.258	5
Rene Diez	12	12	12		1	0	0	0						.083	.083	.083	.167	1
Totals	954	3114	3114	0	798	129	26	38	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.256	.351	.607	1093	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Burgess Wolfenbarger	P	27					.000
Robert Schopp	P	26					.000
William Johnson	P	19					.000
George Diehl	P	10					.000
Walter Wolfe	P	9					.000
Totals		91	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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