
1950 New Orleans Pelicans Statistics
Team Record: 71-79
Finished 5th in the SA
Manager: Hal Luby (0-0), Bill Burwell (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Ballpark: Pelican Stadium
Attendance: 203,445, Avg. 2,713
The New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association ended the 1950 season with a record of 71 wins and 79 losses, finishing fifth in the SA.
The Pelicans plated 728 runs and allowed 771 runs. Stan Wentzel led hitters with significant playing time with a .314 average. Bob Purkey topped New Orleans with 12 wins, while Bill Kennedy recorded a 3.13 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1950 New Orleans Pelicans who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Stan Wentzel, Paul Pettit, Dixie Upright, Dick Lajeskie, Jack Merson, Frank Barrett, Al Grunwald, Frank Thomas, Leo Wells, Bob Purkey, Bob Chesnes, Lloyd Gearhart, Hal Bevan, Nelson King, Vern Law, Bill Kennedy, Earl Turner, Harry Fisher, Len Yochim and Paul LaPalme.
Hal Luby and Bill Burwell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Purkey | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.78 | 32 | 196.0 | 218 | 116 | 104 | 114 | ||||||||||||
Frank Barrett | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.38 | 46 | 144.0 | 143 | 69 | 54 | 53 | ||||||||||||
Bill Kennedy | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.13 | 24 | 167.0 | 169 | 74 | 58 | 42 | ||||||||||||
Stan Milankovich | 9 | 14 | .391 | 4.90 | 35 | 167.0 | 197 | 115 | 91 | 81 | ||||||||||||
Vern Law | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.67 | 12 | 81.0 | 79 | 32 | 24 | 40 | ||||||||||||
James Mims | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.12 | 21 | 102.0 | 120 | 64 | 58 | 42 | ||||||||||||
Harry Fisher | 5 | 8 | .385 | 6.13 | 23 | 113.0 | 111 | 82 | 77 | 79 | ||||||||||||
Paul LaPalme | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.47 | 9 | 62.0 | 54 | 19 | 17 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Bob Chesnes | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.50 | 8 | 46.0 | 52 | 31 | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||||
Tommie Encinas | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.87 | 19 | 46.0 | 54 | 35 | 30 | 30 | ||||||||||||
Paul Pettit | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5.17 | 19 | 94.0 | 73 | 62 | 54 | 76 | ||||||||||||
Preston Elkins | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.00 | 6 | 23.0 | 27 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
Robert Masters | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.00 | 8 | 21.0 | 30 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
William LaThorpe | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0.00 | 11 | 29.0 | 35 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
James Lawler | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Len Yochim | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Nelson King | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 71 | 79 | .473 | 4.09 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1305.0 | 1376 | 704 | 593 | 0 | 638 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stan Wentzel | 151 | 538 | 538 | 169 | 34 | 6 | 14 | .314 | .314 | .478 | .792 | 257 | |||||||||||
Jack Merson | 153 | 573 | 573 | 166 | 33 | 4 | 8 | .290 | .290 | .403 | .693 | 231 | |||||||||||
Roy Bueschen | 135 | 430 | 430 | 127 | 17 | 7 | 7 | .295 | .295 | .416 | .712 | 179 | |||||||||||
Al Grunwald | 99 | 387 | 387 | 124 | 20 | 9 | 10 | .320 | .320 | .496 | .817 | 192 | |||||||||||
Dixie Upright | 106 | 381 | 381 | 115 | 23 | 7 | 8 | .302 | .302 | .462 | .764 | 176 | |||||||||||
Robert Kellogg | 85 | 305 | 305 | 88 | 9 | 6 | 4 | .289 | .289 | .397 | .685 | 121 | |||||||||||
Robert Ganss | 86 | 280 | 280 | 70 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .339 | .589 | 95 | |||||||||||
Harry Fisher | 79 | 156 | 156 | 66 | 10 | 1 | 7 | .423 | .423 | .635 | 1.058 | 99 | |||||||||||
Hal Bevan | 65 | 232 | 232 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .237 | .237 | .293 | .530 | 68 | |||||||||||
John Hrasch | 73 | 217 | 217 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .221 | .221 | .258 | .479 | 56 | |||||||||||
Charles Glock | 56 | 187 | 187 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .235 | .235 | .326 | .561 | 61 | |||||||||||
Walt Wherry | 58 | 158 | 158 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .259 | .259 | .367 | .627 | 58 | |||||||||||
Lloyd Gearhart | 49 | 146 | 146 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 2 | .274 | .274 | .425 | .699 | 62 | |||||||||||
Frank Thomas | 47 | 148 | 148 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .264 | .264 | .378 | .642 | 56 | |||||||||||
Leo Wells | 57 | 180 | 180 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .217 | .217 | .294 | .511 | 53 | |||||||||||
Rollie Leveille | 26 | 75 | 75 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .293 | .320 | .613 | 24 | |||||||||||
Dick Lajeskie | 28 | 93 | 93 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .226 | .226 | .344 | .570 | 32 | |||||||||||
Stan Milankovich | 35 | 56 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .268 | .375 | .643 | 21 | |||||||||||
Mel Brookey | 26 | 78 | 78 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .244 | .436 | 19 | |||||||||||
Earl Turner | 17 | 51 | 51 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .255 | .255 | .392 | .647 | 20 | |||||||||||
Bill Kennedy | 25 | 64 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .203 | .203 | .344 | .547 | 22 | |||||||||||
Bob Purkey | 33 | 66 | 66 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .258 | .439 | 17 | |||||||||||
Paul Pettit | 21 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .515 | .848 | 17 | |||||||||||
Lamar Dorton | 16 | 39 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .256 | .308 | .564 | 12 | |||||||||||
Vern Law | 14 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .229 | .257 | .486 | 9 | |||||||||||
Frank Barrett | 46 | 41 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .195 | .220 | .415 | 9 | |||||||||||
Troy Mitchell | 12 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .240 | .240 | .480 | 6 | |||||||||||
James Mims | 22 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .194 | .361 | 7 | |||||||||||
Bob Chesnes | 16 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .231 | .423 | 6 | |||||||||||
Tommie Encinas | 20 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 | 3 | |||||||||||
John Baas | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .750 | 1.000 | 3 | |||||||||||
Clyde McAllister | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
William LaThorpe | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
Totals | 1671 | 5059 | 5059 | 0 | 1399 | 225 | 65 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .277 | .394 | .670 | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Barrett | P | 46 | .000 | |||||
Stan Milankovich | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
Bob Purkey | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
Bill Kennedy | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
James Mims | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
Paul Pettit | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
Tommie Encinas | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
Vern Law | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
William LaThorpe | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
Totals | 219 | 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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