1950 Washington Senators season

The 1950 Washington Senators won 67 games, lost 87, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

1950 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Griffith Stadium (since 1911) Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Clark Griffith, John Jachym, H. Gabriel Murphy
Manager(s)	Bucky Harris
Local television	WTTG (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
Local radio	WWDC (FM) (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
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Offseason

• November 17, 1949: Steve Nagy was drafted by the Senators from the San Francisco Seals in the 1949 rule 5 draft.[1]
• Prior to 1950 season: Al Sima was purchased by the Senators from the New York Giants.[2]

Regular season

Season 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

Record vs. opponents

1950 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	15–7	10–12	10–12	9–13	19–3	19–3	12–10
Chicago	7–15	—	8–14	6–16–2	8–14	11–11	12–10	8–14
Cleveland	12–10	14–8	—	13–9–1	8–14	17–5	13–9	15–7
Detroit	12–10	16–6–2	9–13–1	—	11–11	17–5	17–5	13–9
New York	13–9	14–8	14–8	11–11	—	15–7	17–5	14–8–1
Philadelphia	3–19	11–11	5–17	5–17	7–15	—	8–14	13–9
St. Louis	3–19	10–12	9–13	5–17	5–17	14–8	—	12–10
Washington	10–12	14–8	7–15	9–13	8–14–1	9–13	10–12	—

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

• June 14, 1950: Dick Weik was traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Mickey Vernon.[3]
• June 25, 1950: Steve Nagy was traded by the Senators to the San Francisco Seals for Elmer Singleton.[1]

Roster

1950 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers 29 Gene Bearden 15 Sandy Consuegra 17 Mickey Harris 18 Joe Haynes 19 Lloyd Hittle 20 Sid Hudson 25 Bob Kuzava 21 Connie Marrero 19 Rogelio Martínez 19,33 Julio Moreno 22 Steve Nagy 14 Carlos Pascual 24 Jim Pearce 19 Bob Ross 25 Ray Scarborough 28 Al Sima 22 Elmer Singleton 27 Dick Weik 21 Dick Welteroth		Catchers 10 Al Evans 11 Mickey Grasso 14 Hal Keller 12 Len Okrie Infielders 46 Merl Combs 40 Sam Dente 42 Al Kozar 42 Cass Michaels 44 Eddie Robinson 46 Fred Taylor 44 Mickey Vernon 45 Eddie Yost		Outfielders 30 Gil Coan 31 Sam Mele 32 Irv Noren 35 Tommy O'Brien 33 Roberto Ortiz 35 Johnny Ostrowski 43 Sherry Robertson 34 Bud Stewart 35 Clyde Vollmer Other batters 41 George Genovese		Manager 50 Bucky Harris Coaches 54 Nick Altrock 52 Joe Fitzgerald 51 Clyde Milan 53 George Myatt

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
1B	Mickey Vernon	90	327	100	.306	9	65

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
Eddie Robinson	36	129	30	.233	1	13
Roberto Ortiz	39	75	17	.227	0	8
Fred Taylor	6	16	2	.125	0	0

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
Sandy Consuegra	21	124.2	7	8	4.40	38
Gene Bearden	12	68.1	3	5	4.21	40
Steve Nagy	9	53.1	2	5	6.58	17
Julio Moreno	4	21.1	1	1	4.64	7

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
Joe Haynes	27	101.2	7	5	5.84	15
Al Sima	17	77	4	5	4.79	23
Jim Pearce	20	56.2	2	1	6.04	18
Dick Weik	14	44	1	3	4.30	26
Lloyd Hittle	11	43.1	2	4	4.98	9

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
Mickey Harris	53	5	9	15	4.78	41
Elmer Singleton	21	1	2	0	5.20	19

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	Fred Walters
A	Augusta Tigers	Sally League	Pete Appleton
B	Havana Cubanos	Florida International League	Oscar Rodríguez
B	Charlotte Hornets	Tri-State League	Clyde McDowell and Joe Bird
C	New Castle Nats	Middle Atlantic League	Charles Cronin
D	Orlando Senators	Florida State League	Cal Ermer
D	Rome Red Sox	Georgia–Alabama League	Norman Veazey, John Stowe and Myril Hoag
D	Fulton Railroaders	KITTY League	Ivan Kuester
D	Concord Nationals	North Carolina State League	George Lacy, Tom Hockenbury and Ginger Watts
D	Wellsville Senators	PONY League	Jimmy Wasdell and Bill Mongiello
D	Emporia Nationals	Virginia League	Morrie Aderholt

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Emporia

References

1. Steve Nagy at Baseball-Reference
2. Al Sima at Baseball-Reference
3. Mickey Vernon 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 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1950 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com