1950 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

The 1950 Philadelphia Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1950 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1950 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1950 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1950 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1950 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1950 Philadelphia Athletics



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Roster
Schedule
19 Lou Brissie 6-04 215 Left Left 1924-06-05
26 Moe Burtschy 6-03 208 Right Right 1922-04-18
36, 39 Harry Byrd 6-01 188 Right Right 1925-02-03
20 Joe Coleman 6-02½ 200 Right Right 1922-07-30
25 Dick Fowler 6-04½ 215 Right Right 1921-03-30
23 Bob Hooper 5-11 195 Right Right 1922-05-30
22, 34 Alex Kellner 6-00 200 Left Right 1924-08-26
28 Ed Klieman 6-01 190 Right Right 1918-03-21
17 Johnny Kucab 6-02 185 Right Right 1919-12-17
31 Les McCrabb 5-11 175 Right Right 1914-11-04
21 Joe Murray 6-00 165 Left Left 1920-11-11
24 Carl Scheib 6-01 192 Right Right 1927-01-01
30 Bobby Shantz 5-06 142 Left Right 1925-09-26
36 Hank Wyse 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1918-03-01
9 Joe Astroth 5-09 187 Right Right 1922-09-01
37 Mike Guerra 5-09 162 Right Right 1912-10-11
38 Bob Rinker 6-00 190 Right Right 1921-04-21
15 Joe Tipton 5-11 185 Right Right 1922-02-18
6 Bob Dillinger 5-11½ 170 Right Right 1918-09-17
8 Ferris Fain 5-11 186 Left Left 1921-03-29
11, 41 Billy Hitchcock 6-01½ 185 Right Right 1916-07-31
1 Eddie Joost 6-00 175 Right Right 1916-06-05
14 Gene Markland 5-10 160 Right Right 1919-12-26
12 Pete Suder 6-00 175 Right Right 1916-04-16
18, 26 Kermit Wahl 5-11 170 Right Right 1922-11-18
4 Sam Chapman 6-01 190 Right Right 1916-04-11
3, 55 Ben Guintini 6-01½ 190 Right Right 1920-01-13
5 Paul Lehner 5-09 165 Left Left 1920-07-01
7 Barney McCosky 6-01 184 Right Left 1917-04-11
2 Wally Moses 5-10 160 Left Left 1910-10-08
28 Roberto Ortiz 6-04 200 Right Right 1915-06-30
10 Elmer Valo 5-11 190 Right Left 1921-03-05
3, 38 Bob Wellman 6-04 210 Right Right 1925-07-15
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The 1950 Philadelphia Athletics played 154 games during the regular season, won 52 games, lost 102 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Shibe Park (Park Factors: 98/99) where 309,805 fans witnessed their 1950 Athletics finish the season with a .338 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1950 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1950 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1950 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1950 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:

1950 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1950 Philadelphia Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Mike Guerra (78)
1B Ferris Fain (151)
2B Billy Hitchcock (107)
3B Bob Dillinger (84)
SS Eddie Joost (131)
LF Paul Lehner (80)
CF Sam Chapman (140)
RF Elmer Valo (85)
  
SP Bob Hooper
SP Alex Kellner
SP Bobby Shantz
SP Hank Wyse
  
RP Carl Scheib
CL Lou Brissie


1950 Philadelphia Athletics
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1950 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Eddie Joost
#2 Wally Moses
#3 Ben Guintini
#3 Bob Wellman
#4 Sam Chapman
#5 Paul Lehner
#6 Bob Dillinger
#7 Barney McCosky
#8 Ferris Fain
#9 Joe Astroth
#10 Elmer Valo
#11 Billy Hitchcock
#12 Pete Suder
#14 Gene Markland
#15 Joe Tipton
#17 Johnny Kucab
#18 Kermit Wahl
#19 Lou Brissie
#20 Joe Coleman
#21 Joe Murray
#22 Alex Kellner
#23 Bob Hooper
#24 Carl Scheib
#25 Dick Fowler
#26 Moe Burtschy
#26 Kermit Wahl
#28 Ed Klieman
#28 Roberto Ortiz
#30 Bobby Shantz
#31 Les McCrabb
#34 Alex Kellner
#36 Harry Byrd
#36 Hank Wyse
#37 Mike Guerra
#38 Bob Rinker
#38 Bob Wellman
#39 Harry Byrd
#41 Billy Hitchcock
#55 Ben Guintini

Did you know that a 1950 Philadelphia Athletics Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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