1950 Florida State Negro League

– Not Certain if final standings – position in standings are final

Season closed when final games were wiped out by Hurricane

TeamsWonLostPct.
Orlando All-Stars198.704
Daytona Beach Red Wings209.688
Tampa Athletics178.680
St. Petersburg Pelicans1214.462
Bradenton Nine Devils815.347
Belle Glade Red Wings324.111

Both were at league members organizational meeting originally making an 8 team league but backing out before the scheduled is made in April

Jacksonville Tigers   Owner Bubber Ford

Palatka Blue Caps Owner E. Hill

Orlando All-Stars defeat Daytona Beach Red Wings in playoff fo league championship

Owners:

 Orlando – F. E. Crosby

 Daytona Beach – Jim Taylor

Tampa – Arthur Smith

St. Pete – George Grogan/ Charles Williams/ Jim Oliver

 Bradenton – Bish Christopher

 Belle Glade – H. Garner, Horace Lawrence (ump?)

O. A. Skipper Holbert – President, Deputy Sherrif of Volusia County, Fl.

F. E. Crosby, Orlando – Vice President, Teacher

Henry Lee, Daytona – Recording Secretary, auto mechanics & real estate

E. H. McLin – Umpire-in-Chief/statistician/Executive Secretary/”Trouble Shooter” St, Petersburg, Fl. Negro Recreation Director

G. D. Rogers – Treasurer – President of Central Life Insurance Company, Tampa

Claude J. Keyes – President Emeritus

1st Night game in league played at Daytona

Associate Members:                                     Playing Independently:

St. Pete Grays                                               Jacksonville Giants

Palmetto-Sarasota Giants                            Sanford

Tampa Giants                                                Palatka

Titusville

Umpires:

Tom Daughtry, Bradenton

Archie Colbert, Tampa

William W. Washington, Daytona Beach

David Gomez St. Petersburg

Joe Small

Joe Meyer

Dan Daniels, Daytona Beach – dismissed by league for conduct detrimental

Charlie Merritt, Lakeland scratched by league for gross innefficiency

All-Star game, league members vs. league leader Orlando All-Stars

City Park spring training home of the Braves, Bradenton, Fl 7/23/50

Orlando 5 All-Stars 2, League All-Stars selected by fans

Mgr/SS Jim Oliver St. PCoach Jim Maxie BradCoach Bish Tyson DB
3B Daniels Belle GladeC Collier Belle GladeSS Riley Belle Glade
P Leonard Belle GladeC Eddie Nixon St. PeteOF Billy Leggett St. P
1B Red Anderson St, POF James “Son” Copeland BradUtil Quack Brown Brad
C Davis BradP Red Hughes Brad1B Willie Hendrix Tpa
P Dirk Gibbons TpaOF McQueen TpaOF J. B. Broom Tpa
Util Marshall DBP Lefty Casmisky DBC Popeye Taylor DB
2B Gibson DBP Workman DB

Orlando All-Stars

Mgr/C Charlie PelhamSS “Chick” EichicoLF Charles (?) Gum
P Leander “Schoolboy” Tugerson2B Jimmie ThompsonCF David Black
P Ted “Lefty” Richardson3B Willie WilliamsRF Napolean “Nap” Ford
P/IF Buddy Hicks1B Bill Thompson1B “Milk”
  • Leander Tugerson had a 21 -7 record and was picked up by the Clowns at the end of the season. The Clowns signed Hicks in ’51.

Umpires E. H. McLin, David Gomez, William Washington, Archie Colbert

All-Star Game – 8/29/50 – Plant Field, Tampa

Game scheduled after seeing fan enthusiasm at 1st All-Star game

Fan selected teams again/ the Goldie Thompson (former umpire, league VP and Florida Stars C prior to the FSNBL) Syndicate underwrote the game

Rosters: West 4 East 3

East TeamWest Team
Mgr/C Charlie Pelham, OrlandoMgr/SS Jim Oliver, St. Petersburg
LF Guam, Orlando3B Robert “Bubba” Bowden, Brad
CF David Black, Orlando2B Mutt Brooks, Tampa
2B Gibson, Daytona Beach1B Willie Hendrix, Tampa
SS Eichico, OrlandoCF John Henry McQueen, Tampa
C Millard “Popeye” Taylor, D BC Eddie Nixon, St. Petersburg
RF Napolean “Nap” Ford, OrlandoRF Elijah “Tramp” Barber, Bradenton
1B Bill Thompson, OrlandoLF Billy Leggett, St. Petersburg
3B Willie Williams, OrlandoP Robert “Rabbit” Cartledge, Tampa
P Leonard Belle GladeIF Frank Grayson, St. Petersburg
P Schoolboy Tugerson, Orlando1B Mack “Red” Anderson, St. Pete
P Lefty Richardson, Orlando Stevenson, St. Petersburg
P Lefty Casmisky, Daytona BeachIF Billy (Benny) Felder, Tampa
P Robert Workman, Daytona BeachC Rosell Sails, Tampa

Umpires: David Gomez, Archie Colbert, Joe Small, Joe Meyer

Daytona Beach Red Wings Bus. Mgr Hillard Pompey

Mgr/1B Bish TysonCapt/Util Hiram Marshall Dick Blake
C Millard “Popeye” TaylorLF Charles Gum 2B Gibson
P Lefty CasmiskyP Robert Workman Johnson
SS Wilson3B Steve Scarlett

Tampa Athletics

MgrP Robert “Rabbit” CartledgeOF John Henry McQueen
C Rosell SalesP Otis Gambrell2B Holley
1B Willie Hendrix1B Jasper “Big” GoffP Hardy
IF Charlie Mutt BrooksP Elmore EdwardsP Gibson
SS Billy “Benny” FelderOF Bill MeeksC Rouse
OF J. B. Broom3B Paul ColdingRF Cotman

St. Petersburg Pelicans Bus. Mgr. J. D. Brown

Mgr/SS/P Jim OliverP Ed “Gum” Charles P C. L. (Sam) Howard
C Eddie NixonOF Leotis BurgessC J. D. Brown
1B Mack “Red” AndersonOF Oscar “Gopher” IngrahamP Thomas “Wah Wah” Williams
IF Frank “Squench” GraysonP W. T. “Pookie” WilliamsP Johhny Roundtree
OF Billy LeggettP Jeff HinesP Jeff Jones
OF James “Buddy” BrockingtonOF/P Willie Rackett2B Robert Smith
OF M. J. Bynum Joseph Kimball3B Roberts
3B John StephensIF WelchP W. T. Williams

Bradenton Nine Devils

Mgr Jim Maxey3B Robert “Bubba” BowdenP Rudolph “Snow” Riley
P Red HughesOF Waymon “Honey Bread” ArmsteadOF Elijah Barber
1B Hugh YanceyOF James “Son” CopelandRF B. Jones
2B Charlie Mutt BrooksC Jasper GoffP Boley
SS Quack BrownP Lefty PresleyC Davis
3B Adam YoungOF SpotfordOF Mattison
P Ed Spencer

Belle Glade Red Wings

Mgr P OliverC Scipio
P LeonardIF DanielsC Collier
P HuckeySS Riley

There were several deaths/injuries during the season:

Robert “Boo” Royal, Bradenton was stabbed to death by a woman

J. B. Broom, Tampa was shot dead by a white bartender, no charges filed

Just prior to the season the star Belle Glade pitcher was a passenger in an auto accident the car careened into the water, and he drowned

St. Petersburg’s J. D. Brown was found unconscious in his car near Atlanta

Orlando’s Willie Williams suffered a severe injury in a game near the end of the season, a charity game was arranged for him, Orlando vs. the West All-Stars