1950 Major League Baseball season
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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
Cleveland Indians.[3]
Awards and honors
- MLB Most Valuable Player Award
- AL Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees, SS
- NL Jim Konstanty, Philadelphia Phillies, P
- MLB Rookie of the Year Award
- Walt Dropo, Boston Red Sox, 1B
- Boston Braves, OF
- The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
- The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
Standings
American League
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National League
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Postseason
Bracket
World Series | ||||
AL | New York Yankees | 4 | ||
NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 |
League leaders
American League
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National League
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Managers
American League
Team | Manager | Comments |
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Boston Red Sox | Joe McCarthy and Steve O'Neill
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Finished 3rd |
Chicago White Sox | Jack Onslow and Red Corriden | |
Cleveland Indians
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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
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Bucky Harris |
National League
Team | Manager | Comments |
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Boston Braves
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Billy Southworth | |
Brooklyn Dodgers | Burt Shotton | Finished 2nd |
Chicago Cubs | Frankie Frisch | |
Cincinnati Reds | Luke Sewell | |
New York Giants
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Leo Durocher | Finished 3rd |
Philadelphia Phillies | Eddie Sawyer | Won Pennant |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Billy Meyer | |
St. Louis Cardinals | Eddie Dyer |
Home field attendance
Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
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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]
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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
- 1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season
- 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season
References
- ^ "American League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ "National League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ Lukas, Paul (October 19, 2007). "Lukas: Long live the bullpen car - ESPN Page 2". Espn.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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