1950 Wichita Indians Statistics

Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 77-77
Finished 4th in the WL
Manager: Joe Schultz (77-77)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Ballpark: Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
Attendance: 126,729, Avg. 1,646

1950 Wichita Indians Roster

Playoffs - Wichita Indians 3 games, Omaha Cardinals 0
Finals - Sioux City Soos 3 games, Wichita Indians 1

The Wichita Indians of the Western League ended the 1950 season with a record of 77 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the WL.

The Indians plated 796 runs and allowed 851 runs. Bobby Balcena led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .290. John O'Donnell topped Wichita with 16 wins, while Mike Blyzka recorded a 3.43 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Bobby Balcena, George Elder, Mike Blyzka, Bob Turley, Perry Currin, Don Larsen, Carl Powis and Mel Held were all players from the 1950 Wichita Indians who played in the Majors during their careers.

Joe Schultz 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
John O'Donnell	16	9	.640	4.06	39						186.0	198	100	84	13	70
Mike Blyzka	13	6	.684	3.43	36						152.0	151	72	58	8	70
Bob Turley	11	14	.440	4.28	40						208.0	213	120	99	12	118
William Bordt	8	13	.381	4.53	41						179.0	175	116	90	17	104
Bill Pilgram	7	11	.389	4.38	33						152.0	143	103	74	12	102
Don Larsen	6	4	.600	3.14	21						106.0	103	53	37	3	38
John Crocco	5	10	.333	5.93	32						123.0	146	95	81	15	62
Virgil Giovannoni	3	3	.500	6.51	17						65.0	83	56	47	10	21
Mel Held	2	3	.400	6.71	20						63.0	87	56	47	6	30
Totals	71	73	.493	4.50	279	0	0	0	0	0	1234.0	1299	771	617	96	615	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
Bobby Balcena	154	586	586		170	32	12	11						.290	.290	.442	.732	259
George Elder	144	531	531		151	28	10	2						.284	.284	.386	.670	205
Robert Caffery	154	544	544		148	22	7	4						.272	.272	.360	.632	196
Ed Fowler	108	361	361		88	16	3	12						.244	.244	.404	.648	146
Jimmy Morgan	76	306	306		83	11	2	2						.271	.271	.340	.611	104
Perry Currin	126	372	372		78	13	0	9						.210	.210	.317	.527	118
John Novosel	105	339	339		77	14	1	17						.227	.227	.425	.652	144
Charlie Hopkins	91	296	296		74	14	4	3						.250	.250	.355	.605	105
Carl Powis	72	265	265		71	12	2	11						.268	.268	.453	.721	120
Robert Mainzer	96	304	304		67	6	0	1						.220	.220	.250	.470	76
Steve Kovach	85	280	280		60	4	2	1						.214	.214	.254	.468	71
John O'Donnell	68	98	98		31	2	1	0						.316	.316	.357	.673	35
Don Larsen	36	50	50		16	4	0	2						.320	.320	.520	.840	26
William Bordt	41	65	65		16	5	2	1						.246	.246	.431	.677	28
Silvio DiMenna	21	58	58		12	3	1	2						.207	.207	.397	.603	23
Paul Salata	16	50	50		11	3	0	1						.220	.220	.340	.560	17
Bob Turley	40	71	71		10	0	0	0						.141	.141	.141	.282	10
Bill Pilgram	34	52	52		7	1	0	0						.135	.135	.154	.288	8
Angelo Nardella	10	16	16		6	2	0	2						.375	.375	.875	1.250	14
John Crocco	32	38	38		6	0	0	0						.158	.158	.158	.316	6
Mike Blyzka	37	48	48		6	3	0	0						.125	.125	.188	.312	9
Virgil Giovannoni	17	19	19		3	1	0	1						.158	.158	.368	.526	7
Mel Held	20	20	20		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1583	4769	4769	0	1191	196	47	82	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.362	.612	1727	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
William Bordt	P	41					.000
Bob Turley	P	40					.000
John O'Donnell	P	39					.000
Mike Blyzka	P	36					.000
Bill Pilgram	P	33					.000
John Crocco	P	32					.000
Don Larsen	P	21					.000
Mel Held	P	20					.000
Virgil Giovannoni	P	17					.000
Totals		279	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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