1950 Boston Braves season
The 1950 Boston Braves season was the 80th season of the franchise. During the season, Sam Jethroe became the first black player in the history of the Braves.[1]
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Record | 83–71 (.539) |
League place | 4th |
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Owner(s) | Louis R. Perini |
General manager(s) | John J. Quinn |
Manager(s) | Billy Southworth |
Local television | WNAC WBZ-TV (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Bump Hadley) |
Local radio | WHDH (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Leo Egan) |
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Offseason
- December 5, 1949: Phil Paine was selected by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies in the minor league draft.[2]
- December 14, 1949: Eddie Stanky and Alvin Dark were traded by the Braves to the New York Giants for Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr, Willard Marshall, and Red Webb.[3]
- Prior to 1950 season: Art Fowler was acquired by the Braves from the Atlanta Crackers.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 63 | 0.591 | — | 48–29 | 43–34 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 2 | 48–30 | 41–35 |
New York Giants | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 5 | 44–32 | 42–36 |
Boston Braves | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 8 | 46–31 | 37–40 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 75 | 0.510 | 12½ | 48–28 | 30–47 |
Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 87 | 0.431 | 24½ | 38–38 | 28–49 |
Chicago Cubs | 64 | 89 | 0.418 | 26½ | 35–42 | 29–47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 96 | 0.373 | 33½ | 33–44 | 24–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 9–13–1 | 15–7–1 | 11–11 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 19–3 | 12–10 | |||||
Chicago | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 4–17 | 5–17 | 9–13–1 | 11–11 | 10–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 5–17 | 10–12 | 17–4 | — | 11–11 | 4–18 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
New York | 9–13 | 10–12 | 17–5 | 11–11 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | 11–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 13–9–1 | 11–11–1 | 13–9–1 | 18–4 | 10–12 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–15–1 | 3–19 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 8–14 | — | 12–9 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–11 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 9–12 | — |
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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OF | Sid Gordon | 134 | 481 | 146 | .304 | 27 | 103 |
OF | Sam Jethroe | 141 | 582 | 159 | .273 | 18 | 58 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Johnny Antonelli | 20 | 57.2 | 2 | 3 | 5.93 | 33 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Milwaukee Brewers | American Association | Bob Coleman |
AA | Atlanta Crackers | Southern Association | Dixie Walker |
A | Hartford Chiefs | Eastern League | Ripper Collins |
A | Denver Bears | Western League | Earl Browne |
B | Evansville Braves | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Ernie White |
B | Hagerstown Braves | Interstate League | Dutch Dorman |
B | Jackson Senators | Southeastern League | Willis Hudlin |
C | Ventura Braves | California League | Gene Lillard |
C | Eau Claire Bears | Northern League | Andy Cohen |
D | Bluefield Blue-Grays | Appalachian League | Bill Adair |
D | Owensboro Oilers | KITTY League | Travis Jackson |
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References
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- Phil Paine at Baseball-Reference
- Eddie Stanky at Baseball-Reference
- Art Fowler at Baseball-Reference
External links
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1950 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference
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