1950 Palatka Azaleas Statistics

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 41-98
Finished 8th in the FSL
Manager: Bitsy Mott (0-0), Robert Rucker (0-0)
Location: Palatka, Florida
Ballpark: Azalea Bowl
Attendance: 22,481, Avg. 323

1950 Palatka Azaleas Roster

The Palatka Azaleas of the Florida State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 41 wins and 98 losses, finishing eighth in the FSL.

The Azaleas plated 638 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 1038 runs, most in the league. Robert Rucker led batters with significant playing time by hitting .290. George Rivero topped Palatka with 12 wins and a team-best 5.44 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Bitsy Mott played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Palatka Azaleas to do so.

Bitsy Mott and Robert Rucker 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
George Rivero	12	18	.400	5.44	45						202.0	283	168	122		130
Edmund Sisco	4	5	.444	7.46	20						76.0	107	74	63		55
John Barski	4	8	.333	6.13	15						91.0	113	81	62		57
Leroy Kovensky	3	7	.300	4.42	11						59.0	47	41	29		51
George Cook	3	7	.300	5.46	12						89.0	99	63	54		47
Mason Kelly	3	7	.300	6.69	18						74.0	93	69	55		59
Gil Wick	3	9	.250	4.54	17						101.0	119	80	51		55
Carl Mosher	2	6	.250	6.96	32						97.0	94	103	75		105
Leslie Kash	1	10	.091	7.83	17						69.0	106	88	60		47
John Jenkins	0	5	.000	5.95	14						62.0	72	62	41		41
Totals	35	82	.299	5.99	201	0	0	0	0	0	920.0	1133	829	612	0	647	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
Robert Rucker	136	520	520		151	33	5	8						.290	.290	.419	.710	218
Bitsy Mott	121	446	446		123	10	2	2						.276	.276	.321	.596	143
Raymond Garcia	86	352	352		73	6	3	3						.207	.207	.267	.474	94
Howard Miller	99	351	351		72	7	0	0						.205	.205	.225	.430	79
Harold Shuster	85	261	261		62	8	1	3						.238	.238	.310	.548	81
Thomas Tierney	73	259	259		60	8	2	4						.232	.232	.324	.556	84
Jack McGraw	65	215	215		46	3	2	0						.214	.214	.247	.460	53
Bernard Vogt	56	195	195		45	14	0	1						.231	.231	.318	.549	62
Ricardo Cobiella	62	235	235		42	4	2	0						.179	.179	.213	.391	50
Rogelio Gonzalez	35	125	125		26	6	0	0						.208	.208	.256	.464	32
Edmund Govan	33	93	93		20	4	0	0						.215	.215	.258	.473	24
Carl Mosher	63	141	141		20	2	0	0						.142	.142	.156	.298	22
Chester Brooks	18	70	70		19	4	1	0						.271	.271	.357	.629	25
George Rivero	45	98	98		18	0	0	0						.184	.184	.184	.367	18
Frank Santorsa	14	49	49		13	0	0	0						.265	.265	.265	.531	13
Frank Rapp	12	51	51		12	1	1	0						.235	.235	.294	.529	15
Raymond Pennett	16	58	58		12	2	0	0						.207	.207	.241	.448	14
George Cook	24	56	56		11	0	0	0						.196	.196	.196	.393	11
John Barski	18	39	39		10	0	0	1						.256	.256	.333	.590	13
George Cooper	12	36	36		9	2	0	0						.250	.250	.306	.556	11
Michael Genevrino	12	43	43		9	2	0	0						.209	.209	.256	.465	11
James Cox	16	46	46		8	2	0	0						.174	.174	.217	.391	10
Earl Herring	20	49	49		8	1	0	1						.163	.163	.245	.408	12
Mason Kelly	23	30	30		7	0	0	0						.233	.233	.233	.467	7
Gil Wick	24	50	50		7	1	0	0						.140	.140	.160	.300	8
John Jenkins	14	25	25		6	0	0	0						.240	.240	.240	.480	6
Leroy Kovensky	13	21	21		4	2	0	0						.190	.190	.286	.476	6
Frank Cardegno	10	24	24		4	0	0	0						.167	.167	.167	.333	4
Edmund Sisco	18	31	31		3	0	1	0						.097	.097	.161	.258	5
Leslie Kash	17	23	23		2	0	0	0						.087	.087	.087	.174	2
Totals	1240	3992	3992	0	902	122	20	23	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.226	.284	.510	1133	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
George Rivero	P	45					.000
Carl Mosher	P	32					.000
Edmund Sisco	P	20					.000
Mason Kelly	P	18					.000
Gil Wick	P	17					.000
Leslie Kash	P	17					.000
John Barski	P	15					.000
John Jenkins	P	14					.000
Leroy Kovensky	P	11					.000
Totals		189	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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