Marion Red Sox
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- Location: Marion, OH
- League: Ohio-Indiana League 1949-1951
- Affiliation: Boston Red Sox 1949-1951
- Ballpark: Lincoln Park; still being use for Legion ball.
After a fourth place finish in the 1949 season with a 73-64
record, 7 games back and winning the league
playoffs, the Marion Red Sox won the Ohio-Indiana League championship in 1950.
The league started out as a five team affair in 1951 but dropped to a four-team league for the second half of the season. Marion lost the first half of the year but wound up winning the league's second half and had the season's best overall season record to be crowned the league's 1951 champion.
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[edit] 1949 Team & Individual Stats
| FIN | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 73 | 64 | .533 | 7 | 57,113 | Wally Millies |
Team Batting 3rd
| G | AB | R | OR | H | TB | 2B | 3B | HR | SH | SB | BB | HB | SO | RBI | LOB | AVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 4610 | 746 | 699 | 1234 | 1657 | 176 | 80 | 29 | 99 | 118 | 552 | 53 | 719 | 601 | 1035 | .268 |
Team Fielding 5th
| G | DP | PB | PO | A | E | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 120 | 15 | 3557 | 1453 | 325 | .939 |
Top 3 Batters
| Name | G | AB | R | H | TB | 2B | 3B | HR | SH | SB | BB | HB | RBI | SO | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Contratto | 106 | 429 | 81 | 145 | 200 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 4 | 46 | 48 | .338 |
| Don Richards | 72 | 242 | 51 | 78 | 113 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 5 | 48 | 38 | .322 |
| Bob Brigham | 136 | 541 | 84 | 159 | 199 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 4 | 79 | 61 | .294 |
Top 3 Pitchers
| Name | G | CG | W | L | PCT | IP | AB | H | R | ER | SH | BB | SO | HB | WP | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neilan Smith | 28 | 18 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 182 | 719 | 180 | 85 | 56 | 6 | 35 | 131 | 5 | 5 | 2.77 |
| John Hartzell | 34 | 5 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 148 | 573 | 141 | 76 | 50 | 11 | 71 | 118 | 8 | 10 | 3.04 |
| Robert Penny | 23 | 9 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 154 | 590 | 143 | 93 | 56 | 10 | 112 | 164 | 5 | 12 | 3.27 |
[edit] 1950 Team & Individual Stats
| FIN | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 91 | 49 | .650 | 0 | 41,002 | George Susce (34-27), interim (4-1), Elmer Yoter (53-21). |
Team Batting
| G | AB | R | OR | H | TB | 2B | 3B | HR | SH | SB | BB | HB | SO | RBI | LOB | AVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | 4681 | 985 | 652 | 1299 | 1982 | 222 | 91 | 93 | 99 | 116 | 832 | 40 | 883 | 860 | 1148 | .278 |
Team Fielding
| G | DP | PB | PO | A | E | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | 117 | 10 | 3572 | 1404 | 314 | .941 |
Top 3 Batters
| Name | G | AB | R | H | TB | 2B | 3B | HR | SH | SB | BB | HB | RBI | SO | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Umphlett | 94 | 367 | 80 | 117 | 177 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 66 | 47 | .319 |
| Max Ross | 122 | 410 | 103 | 130 | 203 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 82 | 10 | 102 | 54 | .317 |
| Matt Daskalakis | 140 | 548 | 118 | 172 | 256 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 71 | 2 | 103 | 63 | .314 |
Top 3 Pitchers
| Name | G | CG | W | L | PCT | IP | AB | H | R | ER | SH | BB | SO | HB | WP | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George A. Crawford | 26 | 15 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 177 | 686 | 160 | 81 | 56 | 2 | 63 | 126 | 3 | 5 | 2.85 |
| John Wall | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 89 | 342 | 80 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 50 | 85 | 4 | 2 | 2.93 |
| Charles Gersten | 29 | 11 | 16 | 5 | .762 | 162 | 623 | 151 | 79 | 55 | 6 | 65 | 105 | 1 | 6 | 3.06 |
Playoffs
Playoffs: Marion 3 games, Springfield 1.
Newark 3 games, Richmond 2. Marion 4 games, Newark 0
[edit] 1951 Team & Individual Stats
| FIN | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 91 | 37 | .711 | 7 | 21,710 | Elmer Yoter |
Team Batting 1st
| G | AB | R | OR | H | TB | 2B | 3B | HR | SH | SB | BB | HB | SO | RBI | LOB | AVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 4484 | 970 | 688 | 1294 | 1967 | 253 | 66 | 96 | 55 | 132 | 776 | 49 | 760 | 809 | 1084 | .289 |
Team Fielding 2nd
| G | DP | PB | PO | A | E | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 92 | 7 | 3380 | 1189 | 275 | .943 |
Top 3 Batters
| Name | G | AB | R | H | TB | 2B | 3B | HR | SH | SB | BB | HB | RBI | SO | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxlee Ross | 94 | 334 | 86 | 125 | 222 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 3 | 105 | 41 | .374 |
| Marvin Stendel | 130 | 502 | 158 | 185 | 298 | 38 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 29 | 99 | 11 | 125 | 48 | .369 |
| Joe LaMonica | 95 | 390 | 91 | 127 | 182 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 61 | 4 | 66 | 28 | .326 |
Top 3 Pitchers
| Name | G | CG | W | L | PCT | IP | AB | H | HR | R | ER | SH | BB | SO | HB | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wall | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 110 | 409 | 84 | 2 | 43 | 30 | 2 | 74 | 129 | 3 | 2.45 |
| Dick Brodowski | 28 | 19 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 204 | 789 | 183 | 4 | 76 | 59 | 3 | 72 | 212 | 6 | 2.60 |
| Richard Tarys | 36 | 15 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 196 | 777 | 185 | 10 | 108 | 76 | 4 | 89 | 135 | 5 | 3.49 |
Playoffs: Marion defeated Springfield 4 games to 0.
[edit] Source:
Baseball Guide and Record Book
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