Florida State Baseball - 1950 Year In Review |
| Coaching Staff Charlie Armstrong, Head Coach Aldo Sebben, Graduate Assistant ![]() Click here to see indivual mug shots |
Ed Lockard, 6-1, 194, P, Jacksonville
Lynn McKelvy, OF, Jacksonville
Les Mullen, OF-SS, Chicago, IL
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
L
T PY
R Name Pos B-T Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* Lee Bailey 2B Cedar Rapids, IA
George Boyd OF 5-8 165 * Webster
* Lamar Brown OF 6-1 187 Sr ** Pensacola
Sam Fann 3B Sr * Quitman, GA
* Glenn Gresham OF-1B 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 So * Tallahassee (Leon)
* Les Mullen OF-SS Chicago, IL (College of Pacific)
* Ronald Nettles C 5-11 160 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon)
Billy Parker 3B 5-10 170 Sr ** Montgomery, AL
* 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
* Roasty Truluck OF Fr Clearwater
Whitey Urquhart P 6-1 185 Sr Bonifay (Alabama)
* John Witt P R Jr ** West Palm Beach
N = Freshman Numeral
From the 1950 FSU Football Media Guide, page 40.
1950 Schedule and Results
| MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE | W 11-6 | |||
| MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE | W 13-4 | |||
| ROLLINS COLLEGE | L 2-14 | |||
| ROLLINS COLLEGE | L 4-6 | |||
| FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL | L 2-4 | |||
| FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL | W 10-6 | |||
| BRADLEY | W 3-2 | |||
| BRADLEY | L 1-10 | |||
| STETSON | L 0-5 | |||
| STETSON Game postponed in 7th inning and completed on 5/20/50 in Tallahassee |
W 8-7 | |||
| TAMPA | W 7-6 | |||
| TAMPA | W 12-3 | |||
| MERCER | W 3-1 | |||
| MERCER | W 12-4 | |||
| TAMPA | W 10-1 | |||
| TAMPA | L 7-9 | |||
| MERCER | L 6-10 | |||
| MERCER Dixie Conference Champion |
W 11-6 | |||
| STETSON | W 15-10 | |||
| STETSON | W 9-4 |
CWS = College World Series
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS 13- 7 10- 4 3- 3 0- 0
VS DIXIE CONF 6- 2 5- 1 1- 1 0- 0
| STARTING BATTING ORDER | |||||||||
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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 |
| 05/13/1950 MERCER |
Billy Teel | Glenn Gresham | Lynn McKelvy | Ronald Melton | Lamar Brown | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Ronald Nettles | John Witt |
| 05/14/1950 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 |
| 05/13/1950 MERCER |
John Witt | Ronald Nettles | Ronald Melton | Billy Teel | Bob Trowbridge | Augie Pompelia | Lynn McKelvy | Lamar Brown | Glenn Gresham |
| 05/14/1950 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 |
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