1950 Petersburg Generals Statistics

Virginia League (VL) - Class: D
Team Record: 69-61
Finished 2nd in the VL
Manager: Paul Varner (69-61)
Location: Petersburg, Virginia
Ballpark: McKenzie Street Park
Attendance: 43,508, Avg. 669

1950 Petersburg Generals Roster

Playoffs - Petersburg Generals 4 games, Elizabeth City Albemarles 2
Finals - Emporia Nationals 4 games, Petersburg Generals 2

The Petersburg Generals of the Virginia League ended the 1950 season with a record of 69 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the VL.

The Generals scored 664 runs and surrendered 644 runs. Paul Varner led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .335 clip. Malcolm Mallory topped Petersburg with 17 wins, while Edmond McCloskey registered a 2.65 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers. Paul Varner 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
Malcolm Mallory	17	7	.708	3.22	46						221.0	203	102	79		104
Edmond McCloskey	13	4	.765	2.65	26						163.0	147	54	48		31
Charlie Hiden	12	8	.600	2.96	21						134.0	106	59	44		81
James Cornett	9	10	.474	3.90	25						150.0	146	82	65		52
Paul Willis	7	8	.467	5.07	20						103.0	115	75	58		42
Bill Wigle	2	3	.400	3.72	7						46.0	40	22	19		18
Herman Bittinger	0	2	.000	4.40	13						45.0	39	37	22		50
Joseph Carruthers	0	4	.000	5.00	11						45.0	50	33	25		28
Totals	60	46	.566	3.57	169	0	0	0	0	0	907.0	846	464	360	0	406	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
Paul Varner	130	448	448		150	30	4	15						.335	.335	.520	.855	233
Ken Hatcher	127	429	429		138	24	3	32						.322	.322	.615	.937	264
Walter Wholey	112	417	417		125	29	4	12						.300	.300	.475	.775	198
Peter Messina	121	444	444		109	20	0	0						.245	.245	.291	.536	129
William Mullineaux	124	420	420		108	21	1	1						.257	.257	.319	.576	134
Duncan Donald	121	439	439		83	11	2	0						.189	.189	.223	.412	98
Charles Bates	50	135	135		25	3	0	0						.185	.185	.207	.393	28
Frank Sangalli	27	104	104		24	3	0	0						.231	.231	.260	.490	27
Jim McLaughlin	33	112	112		23	4	0	0						.205	.205	.241	.446	27
Roy Ward	35	74	74		18	4	1	0						.243	.243	.324	.568	24
Charlie Hiden	44	79	79		18	1	0	0						.228	.228	.241	.468	19
Malcolm Mallory	49	89	89		18	3	0	0						.202	.202	.236	.438	21
William Laffoon	25	54	54		15	3	0	0						.278	.278	.333	.611	18
Edmond McCloskey	27	66	66		15	3	0	0						.227	.227	.273	.500	18
Ted Pinner	19	56	56		13	4	0	1						.232	.232	.357	.589	20
Haywood Kelly	11	36	36		8	2	0	0						.222	.222	.278	.500	10
Paul Willis	23	47	47		6	1	0	0						.128	.128	.149	.277	7
Herman Bittinger	17	23	23		5	0	0	0						.217	.217	.217	.435	5
Joseph Carruthers	11	16	16		4	1	0	0						.250	.250	.312	.562	5
James Cornett	25	49	49		4	0	0	0						.082	.082	.082	.163	4
Totals	1131	3537	3537	0	909	167	15	61	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.257	.364	.621	1289	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Malcolm Mallory	P	46					.000
Edmond McCloskey	P	26					.000
James Cornett	P	25					.000
Paul Willis	P	20					.000
Herman Bittinger	P	13					.000
Joseph Carruthers	P	11					.000
Totals		141	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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