1950 Muskegon Clippers Statistics

Central League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 75-64
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Bob Finley (75-64)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Muskegon, Michigan
Ballpark: Marsh Field
Attendance: 51,054, Avg. 735

1950 Muskegon Clippers Roster

Playoffs - Muskegon Clippers 3 games, Dayton Indians 2
Finals - Flint Arrows 4 games, Muskegon Clippers 1

The Muskegon Clippers of the Central League ended the 1950 season with a record of 75 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the CL.

The Clippers scored 764 runs, most in the league. Muskegon conceded 658 runs. Loren Babe led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .335 clip. Frank Logue topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.23 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

John Mackinson, Bill Burgo, Loren Babe, Al Pilarcik, Frank Barnes, Jim Greengrass and Elston Howard were all players from the 1950 Muskegon Clippers who played in the Majors during their careers.

Bob Finley 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 Logue	20	12	.625	3.23	34						256.0	270	118	92		70
John Mackinson	12	9	.571	3.39	24						186.0	147	80	70		102
Lawrence King	12	11	.522	4.26	28						207.0	219	110	98		72
Bill Houtz	11	3	.786	4.24	21						123.0	124	66	58		84
Frank Barnes	8	4	.667	2.23	15						105.0	73	36	26		54
Jim Greengrass	5	5	.500	4.89	19						81.0	87	50	44		42
Lee Dodson	3	2	.600	7.06	12			2			51.0	60	50	40		57		39
Gifford Rich	2	7	.222	5.43	21						68.0	85	53	41		49
Richard Murphy					10						0.0
Totals	73	53	.579	3.92	184	0	0	2	0	0	1077.0	1065	563	469	0	530	0	39	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
Ron Bowen	141	569	569		169	28	0	24						.297	.297	.473	.770	269
Lou Urcho	141	516	516		158	31	6	11						.306	.306	.453	.760	234
Loren Babe	117	448	448		150	27	4	10						.335	.335	.480	.815	215
Edward Krage	125	418	418		137	25	4	19						.328	.328	.543	.871	227
Bob O'Neal	133	448	448		135	29	4	20						.301	.301	.518	.819	232
Ken Braun	139	495	495		121	17	4	0						.244	.244	.295	.539	146
Marty Carlson	101	400	400		117	26	4	6						.292	.292	.422	.715	169
Olney Patterson	72	265	265		57	6	3	10						.215	.215	.374	.589	99
Elston Howard	54	184	184		52	6	2	9						.283	.283	.484	.766	89
Jim Greengrass	62	137	137		46	13	0	3						.336	.336	.496	.832	68
Clarence Wojtowicz	38	134	134		44	10	1	5						.328	.328	.530	.858	71
Lawrence King	28	89	89		21	3	0	2						.236	.236	.337	.573	30
Bill Burgo	13	52	52		18	1	1	0						.346	.346	.404	.750	21
John Mackinson	24	65	65		12	2	0	0						.185	.185	.215	.400	14
John Kall	24	74	74		12	2	0	0						.162	.162	.189	.351	14
Dick Morgan	10	38	38		9	1	0	0						.237	.237	.263	.500	10
Al Pilarcik	10	34	34		8	0	1	0						.235	.235	.294	.529	10
Frank Barnes	15	36	36		7	2	0	0						.194	.194	.250	.444	9
Frank Logue	34	85	85		7	0	0	0						.082	.082	.082	.165	7
Gifford Rich	21	24	24		4	0	0	0						.167	.167	.167	.333	4
Bill Houtz	21	44	44		4	1	0	0						.091	.091	.114	.205	5
Richard Murphy	10	14	14		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Lee Dodson	12	17	17		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1345	4586	4586	0	1288	230	34	119	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.281	.424	.705	1943	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Frank Logue	P	34					.000
Lawrence King	P	28					.000
John Mackinson	P	24					.000
Gifford Rich	P	21					.000
Bill Houtz	P	21					.000
Frank Barnes	P	15					.000
Lee Dodson	P	12					.000
Richard Murphy	P	10					.000
Totals		165	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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