1950 Rock Hill Chiefs Statistics

Tri-State League (TSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 73-69
Finished 4th in the TSL
Manager: Dick Bouknight (73-69)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 66,589, Avg. 938

1950 Rock Hill Chiefs Roster

Playoffs - Rock Hill Chiefs 3 games, Knoxville Smokies 0
Finals - Rock Hill Chiefs 4 games, Asheville Tourists 3

The Rock Hill Chiefs of the Tri-State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 73 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the TSL.

The Chiefs scored 645 runs and gave up 599 runs. Ralph Rowe led all regular batters by hitting .285. Dave Hillman and Robert Giddens topped Rock Hill with 14 wins each, while Dave Hillman recorded a 2.86 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1950 Rock Hill Chiefs who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ed Winceniak, Dave Hillman, Dusty Rhodes and Jim Fanning.

Dick Bouknight 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 Giddens	14	9	.609	3.56	36						243.0	238	111	96	7	83
Dave Hillman	14	11	.560	2.86	32						211.0	185	85	67	10	63
Clarence Lawrence	13	11	.542	3.87	40						193.0	185	110	83	9	90
Joe Kuncl	8	5	.615	2.87	22						113.0	101	40	36	3	32
Robert Henry	8	12	.400	4.22	27						177.0	163	93	83	14	90
Eugene Tarabilda	4	6	.400	3.97	17						68.0	69	35	30	0	23
Thomas Kerr	3	8	.273	2.87	13						94.0	84	30	30	1	20
Totals	64	62	.508	3.48	187	0	0	0	0	0	1099.0	1025	504	425	44	401	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
Ralph Rowe	139	491	491		140	21	6	10						.285	.285	.413	.699	203
Ed Winceniak	143	577	577		127	16	8	4						.220	.220	.296	.516	171
Bernard Graybill	109	415	415		102	16	1	1						.246	.246	.296	.542	123
Bernard Jenis	114	423	423		97	8	6	0						.229	.229	.277	.506	117
Dusty Rhodes	78	297	297		90	13	9	14						.303	.303	.549	.852	163
Bill Kallas	114	371	371		81	17	1	1						.218	.218	.278	.496	103
John Smith	79	267	267		72	15	0	1						.270	.270	.337	.607	90
Dick Bouknight	87	267	267		72	11	1	1						.270	.270	.330	.599	88
Edwin Plank	64	194	194		52	10	2	3						.268	.268	.387	.655	75
Richard Honacki	54	172	172		39	15	1	1						.227	.227	.343	.570	59
Stanley King	43	138	138		36	10	2	1						.261	.261	.384	.645	53
Burdette Thurlby	42	132	132		35	7	2	3						.265	.265	.417	.682	55
Jim Fanning	44	135	135		32	2	1	3						.237	.237	.333	.570	45
Dean Padgett	26	86	86		22	6	1	3						.256	.256	.453	.709	39
Robert Giddens	40	83	83		17	1	0	1						.205	.205	.253	.458	21
Basil Butler	13	45	45		15	0	0	0						.333	.333	.333	.667	15
Clarence Lawrence	40	68	68		11	0	0	0						.162	.162	.162	.324	11
Hank Davis	17	48	48		10	0	0	1						.208	.208	.271	.479	13
Robert Henry	27	62	62		10	0	0	0						.161	.161	.161	.323	10
Dave Hillman	34	68	68		9	1	0	0						.132	.132	.147	.279	10
Thomas Kerr	13	33	33		6	1	0	0						.182	.182	.212	.394	7
Joe Kuncl	22	35	35		5	0	0	0						.143	.143	.143	.286	5
Eugene Tarabilda	17	21	21		2	0	0	0						.095	.095	.095	.190	2
Totals	1359	4428	4428	0	1082	170	41	48	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.244	.334	.578	1478	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Clarence Lawrence	P	40					.000
Robert Giddens	P	36					.000
Dave Hillman	P	32					.000
Robert Henry	P	27					.000
Joe Kuncl	P	22					.000
Eugene Tarabilda	P	17					.000
Thomas Kerr	P	13					.000
Totals		187	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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