The gratifying part of winning a Championship Pennant is it brings all players to center stage. The 1950 Yakima Bears under the guidance of manager Joe Orengo were a conspicuous example of team play and their fans and owners delighted in the winning outcome. The Yakima Bears played home games in Parker Field in Yakima, Washington USA and compiled a 92 wins and 52 loss record in 1950 Note: Manager Joe Orgeno was a master at rotating his young players, giving all playing time. 1950 Players with age, position and batting average plus stats Outfielders Dale McCawley, 26 yrs old, .345 with 27 Ds, 14Ts, 7Hrs in 400 at bats William Andring, 22 yrs old, .343 with 15 Ds, 9 Ts, 3 Hrs in 315 at bats Jerry Zuvela, 21 years old, .314 with 25 Ds, 9Ts, 4Hrs in 331 at bats Lou Novikoff, 34 yrs old, .326 with 21 Ds, 1Ts, 12 Hrs in 322 at bats Frank Mascaro, 20 yrs Of/3B .348 with 14Ds, 7Ts 3 Hrs in 224 at bats Jack Bocciocco 30 yrs old .250 with 2 doubles in 108 at bats Richard Steinhauer 24 yrs, .224 with 5 Ds 2 Hrs in 107 at bats Ernie Gammino, 20 yrs old, .225 with 9 Ds, 3Ts, 5 Hrs in 169 at bats Infielders Jim Westlake, 19 yrs old 1B, .291 with 31 Ds, 7Ts 5 Hrs in 563 at bats Oliver Cheso, 20 yrs, 2B/3B .313 with 41 Ds, 6Ts, 4Ds in 521 at bats Al Jacinto, 26 yrs old 2B, .288 with 13 Ds, 5 Ts in 510 at bats Gabby Williams 27 yrs old 2B, .354 with 10 doubles in 65 at bats Pete Coscarart, 37 yrs old, SS, .293 with 13 Ds, 2Ts, 1Hr in 270 at bats Mike Baxes, 19 years old, SS, .281 with 5 Ds, 1 T in 139 at bats Dave Melton, 21 yrs old SS, .343 with 3 Ds, 2Ts, 1 Hr in 108 at bats Catchers Will Tiesiera, 22 yrs old, C, .259 with 16 D, 4 Ts 2 Hrs in 382 at bats Anthony Tornay, 22 yrs old, C, .336 with 28 Ds, 3Ts, 1Hr in 292 at bats Pitchers with Win/Loss record and Earned Run Average per 9 innings Bill Bradford, 28 years old 14-9 with a 4.07 ERA, 221 IP in 34 Games Lloyd Dickey, 20 yrs old, 18-10 with a 3.28 ERA in 236 IP in 33 Games Ernie Domenichelli, 21 yrs, 13-6 with 3.67 ERA in 169 IP in 30 Games Dick Larner, 26 yrs old, 17-11 with 4.03 ERA in 261 IP in 34 Games Larry Powell, 35 yrs old, 13-9 with 4.63 ERA in 179 IP in 32 Games Ted Savarese, 25 yrs old, 10-9 with 3.77 ERA in 148 IP in 23 Games Dewey Soriano, 30 yrs old, 6-2 with 4.11 ERA in 57 IP in 20 Games The INTERNET first Baseball Historian Archives Page 321 |