1950 Major League Baseball season

The 1950 Major League Baseball season began on April 18 and ended on October 7, 1950 with the New York Yankees winning the World Series championship, over the Philadelphia Phillies. 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]

This article is about the 1950 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1950 in baseball.

1950 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 18 – October 7, 1950
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Phil Rizzuto (NYY) NL: Jim Konstanty (PHP)
Postseason
AL champions	New York Yankees
AL runners-up	Detroit Tigers
NL champions	Philadelphia Phillies
NL runners-up	Brooklyn Dodgers
World Series
Champions	New York Yankees
Runners-up	Philadelphia Phillies
Finals MVP	Jerry Coleman (NYY)

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
  • Sam Jethroe, Boston Braves, OF
• The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
  • Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees
• The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
  • Red Rolfe, Detroit Tigers

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings American League W L Pct. GB Home Road New York Yankees 98 56 0.636 — 53–24 45–32 Detroit Tigers 95 59 0.617 3 50–30 45–29 Boston Red Sox 94 60 0.610 4 55–22 39–38 Cleveland Indians 92 62 0.597 6 49–28 43–34 Washington Senators 67 87 0.435 31 35–42 32–45 Chicago White Sox 60 94 0.390 38 35–42 25–52 St. Louis Browns 58 96 0.377 40 27–47 31–49 Philadelphia Athletics 52 102 0.338 46 29–48 23–54

National League final standings National League W L Pct. GB Home Road 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

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Billy Goodman (BSR) .354 HR Al Rosen (CLE) 37 RBI Walt Dropo (BSR) Vern Stephens (BSR) 144 R Dom DiMaggio (BSR) 131 H George Kell (DET) 218 SB Dom DiMaggio (BSR) 15

Pitching leaders Stat Player Total W Bob Lemon (CLE) 23 L Alex Kellner (PHA) 20 ERA Early Wynn (CLE) 3.20 K Bob Lemon (CLE) 170 IP Bob Lemon (CLE) 288.0 SV Mickey Harris (WSH) 15

National League

Hitting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Stan Musial (SLC) .346 HR Ralph Kiner (PIT) 47 RBI Del Ennis (PHP) 126 R Earl Torgeson (BSB) 120 H Duke Snider (BKN) 199 SB Sam Jethroe (BSB) 35

Pitching leaders Stat Player Total W Warren Spahn (BSB) 21 L Bob Rush (CHC) 20 ERA Sal Maglie (NYG) 2.71 K Warren Spahn (BSB) 191 IP Vern Bickford (BSB) 311.2 SV Jim Konstanty (PHP) 22

Managers

American League

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

National League

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

See also

• 1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season
• 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season

References

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.

External links

• 1950 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference