1950 Baseball - Year In Review |
Coaching Staff Charlie Armstrong, Head Coach Aldo Sebben, Graduate Assistant Click here to see individual mug shots |
Ed Lockard, 6-1, 194, P, Jacksonville
Lynn McKelvy, OF, Jacksonville
Les Mullen, OF-SS, Chicago, Ill.
Augie Pompelia, OF-SS, Sagamore, Pa.
Jim Ralston, C, Riverview
Ed Sessions, P, Tallahassee
Rudy Susege, C, Uniontown, Pa.
Billy Teel, 2B, Crestview
Roasty Truluck, OF, Clearwater
Lettermen -- Lee Bailey, Lamar C. Brown, Glen Gresham, Godfrey Knight, T.J. Lanier, Ed Lockard, Lynn McKelvy, Ronald Melton, Les Mullen, Ronald Nettles, Augie Pompelia, Ed Sessions, Bill Teel, Captain
Bob Trowbridge, Harry Truluck, John Witt
1950 Roster - By Name
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T PY
R Name Pos B-T Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* Lee Bailey 2B Cedar Rapids, Iowa
George Boyd OF 5-8 165 * Webster
* Lamar Brown OF 6-1 187 Sr ** Pensacola
* Sam Fann 3B R-R 5-11 Sr * Quitman, Ga. (Brooks County)
* Glenn Gresham OF-1B 5-11 160 Jr * Pensacola
* Godfrey Knight P 5-11 148 Sr * Panama City
* T.J. Lanier P So Sneads
* Ed Lockard P 6-1 194 Fr Jacksonville (Landon)
* Lynn McKelvy OF Jacksonville
* Ronald Melton 1B 6-0 165 So * Tallahassee (Leon)
* Les Mullen OF-SS So Chicago, Ill. (College of Pacific)
* Ronald Nettles C 5-11 160 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon)
Billy Parker 3B 5-10 170 Sr ** Montgomery, Ala.
* Augie Pompelia OF-SS Sagamore, Pa.
Jim Ralston C So Riverview
* Ed Sessions P Fr Tallahassee (Leon)
Rudy Susege C Uniontown, Pa.
* Billy Teel 2B Crestview
* Bob Trowbridge 3B So * Miami (Edison)
* Roasty Truluck OF Fr Clearwater
Whitey Urquhart P 6-1 185 Sr Bonifay (Bonifay/Alabama)
* John Witt P R 6-0 172 Jr ** West Palm Beach
N = Freshman Numeral
From the 1950 FSU Football Media Guide, page 40.
1950 Schedule and Results
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SCORE |
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Florida Southern Col | ||||||
Florida Southern Col | ||||||
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Stetson | ||||||
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Mercer Dixie Conference Champion |
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EOY StatsRef CWS = College World Series Conference games in bold Overall Home Away Neutral -------------------------------------------------- FSU record is 13- 7 10- 4 3- 3 0- 0 vs Dixie Conf 6- 2 5- 1 1- 1 0- 0
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DATE/OPPONENT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
03/27/1950 Mississippi College |
Lee Bailey | Augie Pompelia | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham | Les Mullen | Ronald Nettles | Godfrey Knight |
03/28/1950 Mississippi College |
Lee Bailey | Augie Pompelia | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham | Les Mullen | Ronald Nettles | Ed Sessions |
03/31/1950 Rollins College |
Lee Bailey | Augie Pompelia | Glenn Gresham | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Roasty Truluck | Les Mullen | George Boyd | Ed Sessions |
04/01/1950 Rollins College |
Lee Bailey | Glenn Gresham | Roasty Truluck | Augie Pompelia | Lamar Brown | George Boyd | Ronald Melton | Sam Fann | John Witt |
04/07/1950 Florida Southern Col |
Lee Bailey | Glenn Gresham | Roasty Truluck | Augie Pompelia | Lamar Brown | Ronald Melton | Ronald Nettles | Sam Fann | Godfrey Knight |
04/08/1950 Florida Southern Col |
Lee Bailey | Roasty Truluck | Glenn Gresham | Augie Pompelia | Lamar Brown | Ronald Melton | Les Mullen | Ronald Nettles | John Witt |
04/10/1950 Bradley |
Lee Bailey | Roasty Truluck | Glenn Gresham | Augie Pompelia | Lamar Brown | Ronald Melton | Les Mullen | Ronald Nettles | T.J. Lanier |
04/11/1950 Bradley |
Lee Bailey | Roasty Truluck | Glenn Gresham | Augie Pompelia | Lamar Brown | Ronald Melton | Les Mullen | Ronald Nettles | Ed Lockard |
04/14/1950 Stetson |
Lee Bailey | Glenn Gresham | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Roasty Truluck | Augie Pompelia | Ronald Nettles | John Witt |
04/15/1950 Stetson |
Lee Bailey | Glenn Gresham | Bob Trowbridge | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | George Boyd | Les Mullen | Ronald Nettles | Godfrey Knight |
04/21/1950 Tampa |
Lee Bailey | Glenn Gresham | Lynn McKelvy | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Ronald Nettles | Ed Sessions |
04/22/1950 Tampa |
Lee Bailey | Roasty Truluck | Lynn McKelvy | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Ronald Nettles | Ed Lockard |
04/28/1950 Mercer |
Lee Bailey | Glenn Gresham | Lynn McKelvy | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Ronald Nettles | John Witt |
04/29/1950 Mercer |
Lee Bailey | Glenn Gresham | Lynn McKelvy | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Ronald Nettles | T.J. Lanier |
05/05/1950 Tampa |
Billy Teel | Glenn Gresham | Lynn McKelvy | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Ronald Nettles | John Witt |
05/06/1950 Tampa |
Billy Teel | Glenn Gresham | Lynn McKelvy | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Ronald Nettles | Godfrey Knight |
05/12/1950 Mercer |
Billy Teel | Glenn Gresham | Lynn McKelvy | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Ronald Nettles | John Witt |
05/13/1950 Mercer |
Bob Trowbridge | Glenn Gresham | Lynn McKelvy | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Augie Pompelia | Billy Teel | Ronald Nettles | Ed Lockard |
05/19/1950 Stetson |
Bob Trowbridge | Glenn Gresham | Lynn McKelvy | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Augie Pompelia | Billy Teel | Ronald Nettles | Godfrey Knight |
05/20/1950 Stetson |
Bob Trowbridge | Glenn Gresham | Augie Pompelia | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Roasty Truluck | Billy Teel | Ronald Nettles | John Witt |
STARTING DEFENSE | |||||||||
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DATE/OPPONENT | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF |
03/27/1950 Mississippi College |
Godfrey Knight | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Lee Bailey | Bob Trowbridge | Les Mullen | Augie Pompelia | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
03/28/1950 Mississippi College |
Ed Sessions | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Lee Bailey | Bob Trowbridge | Les Mullen | Augie Pompelia | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
03/31/1950 Rollins College |
Ed Sessions | Ronald Melton | Glenn Gresham | Lee Bailey | Les Mullen | Augie Pompelia | Roasty Truluck | Lamar Brown | George Boyd |
04/01/1950 Rollins College |
John Witt | Ronald Melton | Glenn Gresham | Lee Bailey | Sam Fann | Augie Pompelia | Roasty Truluck | Lamar Brown | George Boyd |
04/07/1950 Florida Southern Col |
Godfrey Knight | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Lee Bailey | Sam Fann | Augie Pompelia | Roasty Truluck | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
04/08/1950 Florida Southern Col |
John Witt | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Lee Bailey | Les Mullen | Augie Pompelia | Roasty Truluck | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
04/10/1950 Bradley |
T.J. Lanier | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Lee Bailey | Les Mullen | Augie Pompelia | Roasty Truluck | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
04/11/1950 Bradley |
Ed Lockard | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Lee Bailey | Les Mullen | Augie Pompelia | Roasty Truluck | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
04/14/1950 Stetson |
John Witt | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Lee Bailey | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Roasty Truluck | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
04/15/1950 Stetson |
Godfrey Knight | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Lee Bailey | Bob Trowbridge | Les Mullen | George Boyd | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
04/21/1950 Tampa |
Ed Sessions | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Lee Bailey | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Lynn McKelvy | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
04/22/1950 Tampa |
Ed Lockard | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Lee Bailey | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Lynn McKelvy | Lamar Brown | Roasty Truluck |
04/28/1950 Mercer |
John Witt | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Lee Bailey | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Lynn McKelvy | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
04/29/1950 Mercer |
T.J. Lanier | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Lee Bailey | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Lynn McKelvy | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
05/05/1950 Tampa |
John Witt | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Billy Teel | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Lynn McKelvy | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
05/06/1950 Tampa |
Godfrey Knight | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Billy Teel | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Lynn McKelvy | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
05/12/1950 Mercer |
John Witt | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Billy Teel | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Lynn McKelvy | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
05/13/1950 Mercer |
Ed Lockard | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Billy Teel | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Glenn Gresham | Lamar Brown | Lynn McKelvy |
05/19/1950 Stetson |
Godfrey Knight | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Billy Teel | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Lynn McKelvy | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
05/20/1950 Stetson |
John Witt | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Billy Teel | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Roasty Truluck | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
1950 Batting Statistics
Name AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT =========================================================================================================== Ronald Melton .341 20 20 88 15 30 2 0 1 13 35 .398 1 .348 2 John Witt .333 9 7 27 2 9 0 1 0 8 11 .407 .333 Glenn Gresham .325 20 19 77 17 25 1 2 0 15 30 .390 .325 3 Lamar Brown .312 20 20 77 15 24 0 2 1 10 31 .403 1 .321 10 Lee Bailey .308 14 14 52 14 16 2 1 2 5 26 .500 5 .368 5 Bob Trowbridge .300 14 14 50 19 15 1 1 1 13 21 .420 17 .478 7 Roasty Truluck .270 12 9 37 6 10 0 0 0 5 10 .270 .270 Lynn McKelvy .257 11 9 35 11 9 0 0 0 5 9 .257 .257 Augie Pompelia .247 19 19 77 21 19 2 1 3 9 32 .416 .247 1 Ronald Nettles .236 18 18 55 12 13 2 0 0 7 15 .273 16 10 .408 2 T.J. Lanier .200 7 2 15 1 3 1 0 0 4 4 .267 .200 Billy Teel .192 10 6 26 2 5 0 0 0 2 5 .192 .192 Ed Lockard .125 7 3 16 4 2 0 0 0 3 2 .125 .125 George Boyd .083 4 3 12 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 .083 .083 Les Mullen .074 12 7 27 3 2 0 0 0 3 2 .074 .074 1 Godfrey Knight .000 6 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Sam Fann .000 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Jim Ralston .000 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Billy Parker .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Rudy Susege .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 ====================================================================================== FSU .266 20 20 688 143 183 11 8 8 104 234 .340 33 7 10 0 .306 0 0 31 0 Opp .247 20 20 722 117 178 20 6 6 94 228 .316 .247 6 91950 Pitching Statistics
Name ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA ======================================================================================================================== Ed Lockard 3 0 7 3 2 0 0 0 40.1 35 27 25 33 John Witt 3 3 8 7 5 0 0 0 60.0 61 39 11 28 T.J. Lanier 3 1 7 2 1 0 0 0 35.0 38 15 8 11 Godfrey Knight 1 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 17.1 19 22 20 14 Ed Sessions 3 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 23.0 26 15 14 14 ==================================================================================================== FSU 0.00 13 7 32 20 9 0 0 0 175.2 179 118 0 78 100 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 01950 Fielding Statistics
Name PO AST E FLD% DP ============================================= ======================== FSU 0 0 0 .000
Florida State 11, Mississippi College 6
03/27/1950, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 3 4 1 1 Augie Pompelia LF 5 1 1 3 Bob Trowbridge 3B 2 3 2 2 Ronald Melton 1B 5 1 0 0 Lamar Brown CF 4 1 1 0 Glenn Gresham RF 4 0 2 2 Les Mullen SS 4 0 0 0 Ronald Nettles C 3 1 0 0 Godfrey Knight P 2 0 0 0 T.J. Lanier P 2 0 0 0 ======================== FSU 34 11 7 8 0 0 0 0 Opp 36 6 6 4 HR - FSU-Lee Bailey (1), Augie Pompelia (1), Bob Trowbridge (1) HBP - FSU-Ronald Melton (1) SB - Opp-2, FSU-Lee Bailey (1), Bob Trowbridge 2 (2), Glenn Gresham (1) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Godfrey Knight W (1-0) 5.0 4 5 5 8 T.J. Lanier 4.0 2 1 3 2 =================== FSU 9.0 6 6 0 8 10 Opp L 8.0 7 11 7 8
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