1950 Major League Baseball season

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1950 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 18 – October 7, 1950
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Phil Rizzuto (NYY)
NL: Jim Konstanty (PHP)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upDetroit Tigers
NL championsPhiladelphia Phillies
  NL runners-upBrooklyn Dodgers
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upPhiladelphia Phillies
Finals MVPJerry Coleman (NYY)
MLB seasons

The 1950 Major League Baseball season began on April 18 and ended on October 7, 1950, with the New York Yankees of the American League winning the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League in four games.

The only no-hitter of the season was pitched by Vern Bickford on August 9, in the Boston Braves 7–0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers.[1][2] This season saw the first use of a bullpen car, by the Cleveland Indians.[3]

Awards and honors[edit]

Standings[edit]

Postseason[edit]

Bracket[edit]

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 4
NL Philadelphia Phillies 0

League leaders[edit]

American League[edit]

National League[edit]

Managers[edit]

American League[edit]

Team Manager Comments
Boston Red Sox Joe McCarthy and Steve O'Neill Finished 3rd
Chicago White Sox Jack Onslow and Red Corriden
Cleveland Indians Lou Boudreau
Detroit Tigers Red Rolfe Finished 2nd
New York Yankees Casey Stengel Won World Series
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns Zack Taylor
Washington Senators Bucky Harris

National League[edit]

Team Manager Comments
Boston Braves Billy Southworth
Brooklyn Dodgers Burt Shotton Finished 2nd
Chicago Cubs Frankie Frisch
Cincinnati Reds Luke Sewell
New York Giants Leo Durocher Finished 3rd
Philadelphia Phillies Eddie Sawyer Won Pennant
Pittsburgh Pirates Billy Meyer
St. Louis Cardinals Eddie Dyer

Home field attendance[edit]

Team name Wins Home attendance Per game
New York Yankees[4] 98 1.0% 2,081,380 -8.9% 27,031
Detroit Tigers[5] 95 9.2% 1,951,474 7.2% 24,092
Cleveland Indians[6] 92 3.4% 1,727,464 -22.7% 22,435
Boston Red Sox[7] 94 -2.1% 1,344,080 -15.8% 17,456
Philadelphia Phillies[8] 91 12.3% 1,217,035 48.5% 15,603
Brooklyn Dodgers[9] 89 -8.2% 1,185,896 -27.4% 15,204
Pittsburgh Pirates[10] 57 -19.7% 1,166,267 -19.5% 15,146
Chicago Cubs[11] 64 4.9% 1,165,944 2.0% 14,948
St. Louis Cardinals[12] 78 -18.8% 1,093,411 -23.6% 14,387
New York Giants[13] 86 17.8% 1,008,878 -17.2% 13,275
Boston Braves[14] 83 10.7% 944,391 -12.7% 11,954
Chicago White Sox[15] 60 -4.8% 781,330 -16.6% 9,890
Washington Senators[16] 67 34.0% 699,697 -9.2% 8,970
Cincinnati Reds[17] 66 6.5% 538,794 -23.9% 7,089
Philadelphia Athletics[18] 52 -35.8% 309,805 -62.1% 4,023
St. Louis Browns[19] 58 9.4% 247,131 -8.8% 3,340

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "American League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  2. ^ "National League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  3. ^ Lukas, Paul (October 19, 2007). "Lukas: Long live the bullpen car - ESPN Page 2". Espn.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

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