1950 Springfield Cubs Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 74-61
Finished 3rd in the WA
Manager: Robert Peterson (74-61)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Ballpark: Memorial Park
Attendance: 34,860, Avg. 516

1950 Springfield Cubs Roster

Playoffs - Springfield Cubs 3 games, Joplin Miners 1
Finals - Hutchinson Elks 4 games, Springfield Cubs 0

The Springfield Cubs of the Western Association ended the 1950 season with a record of 74 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the WA.

The Cubs tallied 769 runs and allowed 631 runs. Pete Gasper led batters with significant playing time by hitting .284. Don Elston topped Springfield with 14 wins, while Dick Kluck recorded a 2.56 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1950 Springfield Cubs who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jim Fanning, Don Elston, Don Robertson, Bob Speake and Harry Chiti.

Robert Peterson 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
Don Elston	14	12	.538	3.30	34						218.0	177	104	80	11	92
Donald Vike	13	10	.565	3.25	31						205.0	169	107	74	8	143
Joseph Benes	12	13	.480	3.98	31						224.0	238	133	99	14	82
John Graney	10	9	.526	3.12	24						170.0	164	71	59	7	73
Dick Kluck	9	4	.692	2.56	25						109.0	92	45	31	5	46
Eugene Tarabilda	8	4	.667	2.36	17						103.0	91	48	27	3	45
Robert Peterson	4	3	.571	3.24	14						50.0	43	21	18	1	18
Rudy Wojnarowski	3	3	.500	4.67	10						52.0	45	33	27	2	38
Totals	73	58	.557	3.30	186	0	0	0	0	0	1131.0	1019	562	415	51	537	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
Pete Gasper	137	535	535		152	27	3	8						.284	.284	.391	.675	209
Bob Speake	137	562	562		145	22	11	12						.258	.258	.400	.658	225
Don Robertson	134	500	500		140	31	10	14						.280	.280	.466	.746	233
James Grimes	127	544	544		139	31	8	7						.256	.256	.381	.636	207
Paul Rutledge	119	424	424		99	17	3	11						.233	.233	.366	.599	155
John Freund	110	376	376		95	20	6	2						.253	.253	.354	.606	133
Peter Koblosh	101	363	363		91	15	4	4						.251	.251	.347	.598	126
Bob Dant	60	202	202		73	9	2	2						.361	.361	.455	.817	92
Harry Chiti	50	161	161		51	5	4	4						.317	.317	.472	.789	76
Barney Elser	54	187	187		51	10	3	1						.273	.273	.374	.647	70
James Batchelor	76	206	206		49	6	0	1						.238	.238	.282	.519	58
Don Elston	34	80	80		23	1	1	0						.288	.288	.325	.612	26
Donald Vike	31	78	78		14	2	0	0						.179	.179	.205	.385	16
Dick Kluck	27	45	45		12	2	1	1						.267	.267	.422	.689	19
Joseph Benes	31	85	85		12	1	0	1						.141	.141	.188	.329	16
Stanley Willard	13	52	52		11	1	0	1						.212	.212	.288	.500	15
John Graney	24	61	61		11	1	1	0						.180	.180	.230	.410	14
Robert Peterson	19	27	27		6	1	0	0						.222	.222	.259	.481	7
Eugene Tarabilda	17	42	42		4	1	0	0						.095	.095	.119	.214	5
Rudy Wojnarowski	10	19	19		2	0	0	0						.105	.105	.105	.211	2
Totals	1311	4549	4549	0	1180	203	57	69	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.259	.375	.634	1704	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Don Elston	P	34					.000
Donald Vike	P	31					.000
Joseph Benes	P	31					.000
Dick Kluck	P	25					.000
John Graney	P	24					.000
Eugene Tarabilda	P	17					.000
Robert Peterson	P	14					.000
Rudy Wojnarowski	P	10					.000
Totals		186	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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