1950 | Western Canada Baseball Stats


	1950 Season Stats

	ManDak LEAGUE : Lomax "Butch" Davis of the Winnipeg Buffaloes ran away with the batting championship in the inaugural season of the ManDak League with a final average of .456. The Buffaloes outfielder finished well ahead of Brandon's Rafe Cabrera, who finished second at .374. Cabrera won the home run title, with six long ones while teammate Ian Lowe, the playing-manager of the Greys, knocked in the most runs, 39. Davis was second in RBI, with 38, second in homers, with four, while his 18 stolen bases topped the circuit. Gentry Jessup of Carman, with a 10-4 won-lost record had the most wins, while Brandon's Art Hunt won nine straight without a loss. Average : Butch Davis WB - .456 Hits : Davis WB - 78 Doubles : Sonny Andrews CA - 19 Triples : Lyman Bostock - 6 Home Runs : Rafe Cabrera BR - 6 Runs : Chuck Wilson BR - 42 RBI : Ian Lowe BR - 39 Stolen Bases : Davis WB - 18 ManDak FINAL G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT Carter, Spoon WB 6 8 1 5 0 0 2 .625 Davis, Butch WB 42 171 40 78 14 4 18 38 .456 Cabrera, Rafe BR 37 131 35 49 6 11 33 .374 Phillips, Andy EL 15 47 12 16 0 1 8 .340 Andrews, Sonny CA 45 180 34 60 19 4 2 7 25 .333 Wiley, Joe EL 36 118 24 39 1 8 21 .331 Britton, John WB 47 198 37 65 1 3 26 .328 Day, Leon WB 31 108 18 35 0 2 14 .324 Schaefer, Jack CA 38 152 29 49 1 2 15 .322 Lowe, lan BR 46 188 23 60 1 3 39 .319 Hyde, Cowan EL 33 143 22 45 0 16 5 .315 Wilson, Chuck BR 48 193 42 59 1 4 21 .306 Bostock, Lyman WB 47 180 35 55 6 1 6 31 .306 Bruton, Jack MI 15 46 8 14 0 1 5 .304 WellsSr, Willie WB 37 112 22 34 0 4 22 .304 Drake, Solly EL 47 210 29 63 2 13 21 .300 Teasley, Ron CA 48 214 23 64 3 2 19 .299 Robinson, Frazier WB 21 79 13 22 0 0 9 .278 Jessop, Gentry CA 23 54 6 15 1 1 8 .278 Redd, Hickey CA 30 81 15 22 0 1 7 .272 Johnson, Bob CA 47 186 24 50 1 1 26 .269 McLean, Zoonie MI 45 187 27 50 0 3 26 .267 McKerlie, Almer CA 37 120 15 32 0 1 11 .267 Rodriques, Ramon BR 45 167 32 43 1 9 31 .257 Felde, Norm MI 45 187 26 48 2 3 30 .257 Kennedy, John WB 46 176 35 45 0 10 22 .256 Patterson, Pat EL 22 79 11 20 1 2 6 .253 Snead, Cy EL 47 162 31 41 1 6 15 .253 Cowan, John EL 45 197 10 49 0 1 18 .249 Lapides, Harvey MI 27 109 17 27 2 4 12 .248 Thomas, Walt CA 46 192 30 47 1 1 22 .245 Vasquez, Armando BR 47 193 36 47 1 1 27 .244 Lefebrve, Lefty MI 18 58 7 14 0 1 7 .241 Cobb, Lillord CA 40 143 28 34 2 6 14 .238 Boney, Marshall EL 44 152 25 36 1 1 28 .237 Taylor, Joe WB 34 114 22 27 3 3 15 .237 Strong, Ted MI 23 72 12 17 0 1 7 .236 Longley, Red EL 27 100 14 23 0 2 10 .230 Smith, Henry MI 20 70 7 16 0 1 6 .229 Smith, Taylor WB 15 49 3 11 0 0 5 .224 (1) Shepard, Fred MI 13 54 6 12 0 1 4 .222 Watkins, Murray BR 42 176 24 39 0 10 13 .222 Peete, Charles BR 33 127 17 28 2 1 14 .220 Triplett, Del MI 44 162 22 35 0 9 13 .216 Warwick, Jack EL 30 116 19 25 1 4 18 .216 WellsJr, Willie WB 35 112 9 24 1 2 15 .214 Elliot, Gord CA 32 117 9 25 0 1 13 .214 Gibbons, Dirk BR 17 57 4 12 0 0 5 .211 Anderson, Andy MI 19 43 7 9 0 0 3 .209 Hill, Sam WB 43 163 22 34 0 7 15 .209 Godinez, Manual BR 28 77 13 16 0 0 16 .208 Cathay, Willie MI 12 35 4 7 0 1 9 .200 Watkins, Frank BR 13 25 2 5 0 0 2 .200 Danielson, Bob MI 10 20 3 4 0 0 1 .200 McWhorter, Ray CA 8 10 1 2 0 0 0 .200 Leier, Eddie EL 19 61 10 12 0 1 8 .197 Howard, Percy WB 31 98 10 19 0 0 8 .194 Porter, Andy WB 11 31 3 6 0 0 3 .194 Kempf, Cliff MI 38 127 15 23 0 0 14 .181 MacKay, Gerry BR 48 186 27 33 0 4 11 .177 Adams, Joe CA 21 17 1 3 0 0 0 .176 Wingo, John CA 25 82 9 14 1 0 6 .171 Hunt, Art BR 14 41 1 7 0 0 1 .171 Chojnowski, Luke CA 17 53 7 9 0 0 2 .170 Wasseth, Paul MI 32 113 18 19 1 5 10 .168 Cunningham, Bob EL 19 36 3 6 1 0 4 .167 Jones, Paul EL 27 52 3 8 0 0 7 .154 Johnson, Tom BR 7 13 1 2 0 0 2 .154 Finch, Ray EL 25 56 4 8 0 0 5 .143 Watson, Amos EL 4 7 2 1 0 0 3 .143 Newberry, Jim WB 19 45 6 6 0 0 5 .133 Naranjo, Pedro BR 11 20 1 2 0 1 2 .100 Tolson, Brad MI 11 25 1 2 0 0 1 .080 (Stats to June 24) Strong, Marley MI 14 47 14 .298 (2) Peete, Jimmy MI 8 19 4 .211 (2) Faunce, Ev MI 20 82 17 .207 (2) Groves, Myrall CA 11 35 7 .200 (2) Fowler, Ted MI 8 26 5 .192 (2) Torner, CA 11 37 7 .189 (2) Wylie, Steve MI 6 12 1 .083 (2) (Stats to July 11) Witherspoon, Lester MI 15 45 10 16 0 1 12 .356 (4) Williams, Len MI 18 71 18 25 1 15 10 .352(3-4) Preston, Al EL 3 10 2 3 0 0 1 .300 (4) Rodriguez, Ramon BR 19 71 19 19 0 2 14 .268 (4) Crue, Marty EL 12 30 1 8 0 1 8 .267 (4) Millon, Harold CA 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 (4) BR = Brandon Greys, WB = Winnipeg Buffaloes, MI = Minot Mallards, CA = Carman Cardinals, EL = Elmwood Giants * Statistics are from the Winnipeg Tribune, September 4, 1950 and Winnipeg Free Press of the same date. The Tribune offered the batters' statistics (with the exception of home runs). The home run column and the pitching statistics are from the Free Press. (1) The papers showed Smith with a .208 average, but showed 11 hits in 49 at bats -- which would be a .224 average) (2) Stats to June 24, 1950. Winnipeg Free Press, June 29, 1950 (3) Len Williams shown with a .281 PCT for 25/71, which should have been .352 (4) Stats to July 11, 1950. Winnipeg Free Press, July 14, 1950 W L PCT Art Hunt BR 9 0 1.000 Willie Cathey MI 8 2 .800 Pedro Naranjo BR 3 1 .750 (2) Gentry Jessup CA 10 4 .714 Dirk Gibbons BR 8 4 .667 Leon Day WG 4 2 .667 Manuel Godinez BR 4 2 .667 Taylor Smith WG 8 6 .571 Lillard Cobb CA 5 4 .556 Andy Porter WG 5 4 .556 Bob Danielson MI 5 4 .556 John Wingo CA 5 4 .556 Jim Newberry WG 7 7 .500 Al Preston EL 2 2 .500 Paul Jones EL 9 10 .474 Bob Cunningham EL 4 5 .444 Andy Anderson MI 3 4 .429 Spoon Carter WG 3 4 .429 Frank Watkins BR 3 6 .333 Joe Adams CA 2 4 .333 Ray Finch EL 2 6 .250 Brad Tolson MI 1 6 .143 (2) Naranjo was shown with a 3-2 mark, but a game-by-game analysis shows a 3-1 record. G AB H PCT Peete Jimmy MI 8 19 4 .211 Faunce Ev MI 20 82 17 .207 Graves Myrall CA 11 35 7 .200 Fowler Ted MI 8 26 5 .192 Torner CA 11 37 7 .189 Wylie Steve MI 6 12 1 .083 Strong Marley MI 14 47 14 .298 * Winnipeg Free Press, June 29, 1950 (Stats through June 24, 1950) Other pitching marks for Brandon: Don Peerman 2-0 Winslow Means 1-0 Dick Vinson 1-0 Armando Vasquez 1-0 Tom Johnson 0-3
	SASKATOON & DISTRICT LEAGUE : (From the Saskatoon 55s Program, 1951) SASKATOON & DISTRICT LEAGUE G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT Butler, Dick DL .365 Hrynkiw, Paul CO .365 Rouse, Cy Cubs .361 Griggs, Benny DL .352 Coben, Murray DL .344 Bailey, AQ NB .341 Arnold, Lefty SL .341 Dean, Roy NB .337 McCullough, Chuck SL .333 Prediger, Pete NB .325 DL = Delisle Gems, NB = North Battleford Beavers, SKCS = Saskatoon Cubs, SL = Saskatoon Legion, CO - Colonsay Monarchs, RT = Rosetown Phillies (To qualify for the batting championship, players had to have participated in at least two-thirds of the league games.)
	SOUTHERN (SASKATCHEWAN) LEAGUE : First baseman Claude "Shuffles" Williams of the Regina Caps won the 1950 batting crown in the Southern Leaguer with a .413 average. Williams, who came to the Caps from the touring Ligon Colored All-Stars, had 45 hits in 109 at bats. Stan "Stubby" Martin was the runner-up, at .394. Average : Claude Williams RG - .413 Hits : Williams RG - 45 RBI : Williams RG 29 Runs : Barry Wolstencroft MJ - 28 Home Runs : Wolstencroft MJ & Lincoln Boyd RG - 3 Triples : Boyd RG - 5 Stolen Bases : Norm Brown ND - 18 SOUTHERN LEAGUE FINAL G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT Emerson, Bill MJC .444 (1) Boyd, Lincoln RGC 5 3 .436 (1) Williams, Koney ES .429 (1) Williams, Claude RGC 109 45 29 .413 Martin, Stan "Stubby" MJC .394 Metz, Nick WX .382 Roache, Pat WY .351 Clow, Al RRS .341 Beattie, Ralph ND .325 Smith, Don LU .284 Wolstencroft, Barry, MJC 28 3 Brown, Norm ND 18 RGC = Regina Caps, WX = Wilcox Cardinals, MJC = Moose Jaw Canucks, ES = Estevan Maple Leafs, ND = Notre Dame Hounds, WY = Weyburn Beavers, RGR = Regina Red Sox, LD -= Lumsden (1) Not enough at bats to qualify Pitching 1950 recipient of the Dave Dryburgh trophy - Mike Mellis, Moose Jaw Purity Canucks - presented annually to the top hurler in the Southern Baseball League Most Wins - Mellis (7) Most Losses - 3 way tie between Joe Searcy, Regina Red Sox, Hugo Dombowsky, Notre Dame Hounds and Ralph McCleneghan, Lumsden Royals (5) Most Game Appearances - Ron Larter, Lumsden Royals (17) Most Innings Pitched - Larter (91) Complete Games - Mellis (8) Strikeouts - Mel Torgenrud, Estevan Maple Leafs (67) Most Walks Issued - Pete McMurtry, Lumsden Royals (33)