1950 Boston Red Sox season explained

Boston Red Sox
Season:1950
League:American League
Ballpark:Fenway Park
City:Boston, Massachusetts
Record:94–60 (.610)
League Place:3rd (4 GB)
Owners:Tom Yawkey
President:Tom Yawkey
General Managers:Joe Cronin
Managers:Joe McCarthy, Steve O'Neill
Television:WBZ-TV/WNAC-TV
(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Bump Hadley)
Radio:WHDH
(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Leo Egan)
Espntn:bos
Brtn:BOS

The 1950 Boston Red Sox season was the 50th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League (AL) with a record of 94 wins and 60 losses, four games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees. This was the last time that the Red Sox won at least 90 games until their return to the World Series in 1967.

The team scored 1,027 runs, one of only six teams to score more than 1,000 runs in a season in the modern era (post-1900), and, along with the 1999 Cleveland Indians, are one of two teams to do so post-World War II.[1] The 1950 Red Sox compiled a .302 batting average, and remain the most recent major league team to record a .300 or higher team batting average for a season.[2]

In a game on June 8, the Red Sox set a major league record for total bases by a team in one game, which still stands. During their 29–4 win over the St. Louis Browns, the Red Sox collected 28 hits: 7 home runs, 1 triple, 9 doubles, and 11 singles for 60 total bases.[3] [4] The Red Sox, who had already beaten the Browns 20–4 the day before, became only the second team since 1901 (after the 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates) to score 20 or more runs in consecutive games.[5] [6]

Offseason

Trades and Transactions

Regular Season

Game Log

Boston WinBoston LossTie Game

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 1 || April 18 || Vs. New York || 15─10 || Johnson (1–0) || Masterson (0–1) || Page (1) || 0─1 ||[12] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 2 || April 19 (1) || Vs. New York || 3─6 || Dobson (1─0) || Raschi (0─1) || ─ || 1─1 || [13] |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 3 || April 19 (2) || Vs. New York || 16─7 || Lopat (1─0) || Kinder (0─1) || Page (2) || 1─2 || [14] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 4 || April 21 || @ Athletics || 8─2 || McDermott (1─0) || Brissie (0─1) || ─ || 2─2 || [15] |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 5 || April 22 || @ Athletics || 5─6 || Kellner (1─0) || Kinder (0─2) || ─ || 2─3 || [16] |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 6 || April 23 (1) || @ Athletics || 4─9 || Shantz (1─0) || Dobson (1─1) || Hooper (2) || 2─4 || [17] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 7 || April 23 (2) || @ Athletics || 12─2 || Parnell (1─0) || Wyse (1─1) || ─ || 3─4 || [18] |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 8 || April 24 || @ Washington || 0─3 || Scarborough (2─0) || Papai (0─1) || ─ || 3─5 || [19] |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 9 || April 26 || @ New York || 2─10 || Lopat (2─0) || McDermott (1─1) || ─ || 3─6 || [20] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 10 || April 27 || @ New York || 7─2 || Kinder (1─2) || Byrne (0─1) || ─ || 4─6 || [21] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 11 || April 28 || Vs. Athletics || 1─4 || Parnell (2─0) || Kellner (1─1) || ─ || 5─6 || [22] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 12 || April 30 (1) || Vs. Athletics || 0─19 || Dobson (2─1) || Fowler (0─1) || ─ || 6─6 || [23] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 13 || April 30 (2) || Vs. Athletics || 5─6 || Stobbs (1─0) || Wyse (1─2) || Papai (1) || 7─6 || [24] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 14 || May 2 || Vs. Cleveland || 1─6 || McDermott (2─1) || Garcia (0─1) || ─ || 8─6 || [25] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 15 || May 3 || Vs. Cleveland || 2─7 || Kinder (2─1) || Feller (2─1) || ─ || 9─6 || [26] |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 16 || May 4 || Vs. Cleveland || 5─4 || Lemon (2─1) || Parnell (2─1) || ─ || 9─7 || [27] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 17 || May 5 || Vs. Chicago || 2─5 || Dobson (3─1) || Pierce (1─1) || ─ || 10─7 || [28] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 18 || May 6 || Vs. Chiacgo || 1─11 || Stobbs (2─0) || Holcolmbe (0─1) || ─ || 11─7 || [29] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 19 || May 7 (1) || Vs. St. Louis || 6─8 || Schanz (1─0) || Fine (0─1) || Masterson (1) || 12─7 || [30] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 20 || May 7 (2) || Vs. St. Louis || 2─6 || Papai (1─1) || Fannin (0─1) || ─ || 13─7 || [31] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 21 || May 9 || Vs. Detroit || 1─6 || Parnell (3─1) || Trucks (2─1) || ─ || 14─7 || [32] |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 22 || May 11 (1)|| Vs. Detroit || 13─4 || Hutchinson (2─1)|| Dobson (3─2) || ─ || 14─8 || [33] |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 23 || May 11 (2) || Vs. Detroit || 5─3 || Gray (2─1) || Kinder (2─3) || Houtteman (2) || 14─9 || [34] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 24 || May 12 || Vs. Washington || 1─3 || McDermott (3─1) || Scarborough (2─3) || ─ || 15─9 || [35] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 25 || May 13 || Vs. Washington || 4─5 || Masterson (1─1) || Hudson (3─2) || Dobson (1) || 16─9 || [36] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 26 || May 14 (1) || Vs. Washington || 1─8 || Parnell (4─1) || Hittle (1─1) || ─ || 17─9 || [37] |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 27 || May 14 (2) || Vs. Washington || 10─5 || Weik (1─1) || Papai (1─1) || Marrero (1) || 17─10 || [38] |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"| 28 || May 16 || @ Detroit || 6─1 || Dobson (4─2) || Houtteman (4─2) || ─ || 18─10 || [39]

Trades and Transactions

Opening Day lineup

  7 Dom DiMaggio     CF
  6 3B
  9 LF
  5 SS
  2 RF
  1 2B
10 Billy Goodman     1B
14 C
17 P

Roster

1950 Boston Red Sox
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersOther battersManagerCoaches (First base) (Third base) (Hitting) (Bullpen) (Bullpen)

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C 79 268 83 .310 8 45
1B 136 559 180 .322 34 144
2B 149 586 172 .294 27 120
SS 149 628 185 .295 30 144
3B 127 490 153 .312 1 49
OF 130 471 153 .325 9 74
OF 89 334 106 .317 28 97
OF 141 588 193 .328 7 70

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
110 424 150 .354 4 68
75 238 65 .273 4 34
57 169 48 .284 7 37
54 107 34 .318 0 20
27 84 25 .298 1 12
9 31 4 .129 0 3
13 28 9 .321 0 2
24 17 5 .294 0 2
10 12 3 .250 0 2
6 11 4 .364 0 0
3 8 0 .000 0 0
1 0 0 ---- 0 0
1 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
40 249.0 18 10 3.61 93
39 206.2 15 10 4.18 81
32 169.1 12 7 5.10 78
22 101.1 8 6 6.04 57

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
48 207.0 14 12 4.26 95
38 130.0 7 3 5.19 96
33 129.1 8 6 5.64 60
3 19.0 2 0 1.42 8

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
16 4 2 2 6.75 19
15 2 2 1 9.26 13
14 3 2 0 8.34 14
11 0 0 0 7.24 6
9 1 0 0 3.79 5
8 0 0 0 10.29 1
4 0 0 0 4.50 3
1 0 0 0 3.86 0
1 0 0 0 18.00 1
1 0 0 0 20.25 0
1 0 0 0 9.00 0
1 0 0 0 6.75 0

Awards and Records

!Name!Award!Refs.
Walt DropoAmerican League Rookie of the Year[45] [46]
RBI MLB Leader (144)[47]
Vern StephensRBI MLB Leader (144)
Billy GoodmanMLB Batting Champion

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Roanoke, Marion[48]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeremy . Rochford . The Last 1,000 Run Team . Striking Out Looking . September 9, 2014.
  2. Web site: Will a baseball team ever hit .300 again? . Scott . Ferkovich . vintagedetroit.com . December 29, 2016 . July 7, 2020.
  3. Web site: Boston Red Sox 29, St. Louis Browns 4 . . June 8, 1950 . July 7, 2020.
  4. Web site: Team Batting Game Finder: From 1908 to 2018, (requiring TB>=50), sorted by greatest TB. Baseball Reference. July 9, 2018.
  5. Web site: 1950 Boston Red Sox Batting Game Log. Baseball Reference. April 22, 2021.
  6. Web site: Team Batting Streak Finder: Consecutive games with Runs Scored >= 20, In the Regular Season, since 1901.. Stathead Baseball. April 22, 2021.
  7. News: October 24, 1949 . Dick Gernert Signs With Boston Red Sox . 18 . .
  8. News: November 18, 1949 . Sox Draft Rochester Pitcher; Braves Pass Up Minor Stars . 39 . . Associated Press.
  9. News: December 2, 1949 . Sox Buy Papai (4─11) From Browns . 36 . . Associated Press.
  10. News: February 27, 1950 . Red Sox Deny Kramer Railroaded Out American League: Couldn't Make Any Deals for Him In Their Own Circuit . 10 . . . August 7, 2023.
  11. News: April 15, 1950 . Bosox Strengthen Bench By Signing Ken Keltner . 12 . . .
  12. Web site: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: April 18, 1950 . . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240704235156/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195004180.shtml . 4 July 2024 . live.
  13. Web site: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: April 19, 1950 . . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602135723/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195004191.shtml . 2 June 2023 . live.
  14. Web site: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: April 19, 1950 . . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602135718/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195004192.shtml . 2 June 2023 . live.
  15. Web site: Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics Box Score: April 21, 1950 . . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228113754/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA195004210.shtml . 28 February 2024 . live.
  16. Web site: Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics Box Score: April 22, 1950 . . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230514091355/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA195004220.shtml . 14 May 2023 . live.
  17. Web site: Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics Box Score: April 23, 1950 . . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230512224653/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA195004231.shtml . 12 May 2023 . live.
  18. Web site: Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics Box Score: April 23, 1950 . . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230510235307/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA195004232.shtml . May 10, 2023 . live.
  19. Web site: Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators Box Score: April 24, 1950 . . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231105082130/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WS1/WS1195004240.shtml . 5 November 2023 . live.
  20. Web site: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Box Score: April 26, 1950 . . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606082513/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195004260.shtml . 6 June 2023 . live.
  21. Web site: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Box Score: April 27, 1950 . . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602135723/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195004270.shtml . 2 June 2023 . live.
  22. Web site: Philadelphia Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: April 28, 1950 . . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230514091353/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195004280.shtml . 14 May 2023 . live.
  23. Web site: Philadelphia Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: April 30, 1950 . . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230512224655/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195004301.shtml . 12 May 2023 . live.
  24. Web site: Philadelphia Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: April 30, 1950 . . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230511000702/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195004302.shtml . 11 May 2023 . live.
  25. Web site: Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: May 2, 1950 . . 20 August 2024 . https://archive.ph/Pqlfi . August 20, 2024 . live.
  26. Web site: Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: May 3, 1950 . . 20 August 2024 . https://archive.ph/Lmpw3 . August 20, 2024 . live.
  27. Web site: Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: May 4, 1950 . . 20 August 2024 . https://archive.ph/2btvM . August 20, 2024 . live.
  28. Web site: Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: May 5, 1950 . . 20 August 2024 . https://archive.ph/LaoNe . August 20, 2024 . live.
  29. Web site: Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: May 6, 1950 . . 20 August 2024 . https://archive.ph/IUPu7 . August 20, 2024 . live.
  30. Web site: St. Louis Browns vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: May 7, 1950 . . 20 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422190112/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195005071.shtml . 22 April 2022 . live.
  31. Web site: St. Louis Browns vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: May 7, 1950 . . 20 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231010030234/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195005072.shtml . 10 October 2023 . live.
  32. Web site: Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: May 9, 1950 . . 20 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104172514/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195005090.shtml . 4 November 2023 . live.
  33. Web site: Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: May 11, 1950 . . 20 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104172442/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195005111.shtml . 4 November 2023 . live.
  34. Web site: Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: May 11, 1950 . . 20 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231105001053/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195005112.shtml . 5 November 2023 . live.
  35. Web site: Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: May 12, 1950 . . 21 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104172439/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195005120.shtml . 4 November 2023 . live.
  36. Web site: Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: May 13, 1950 . . 21 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104172459/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195005130.shtml . 4 November 2023 . live.
  37. Web site: Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: May 14, 1950 . . 21 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104172523/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195005141.shtml . 4 November 2023 . live.
  38. Web site: Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: May 14, 1950 . . 21 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104172510/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195005142.shtml . 4 November 2023 . live.
  39. Web site: Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers Box Score: May 16, 1950 . . 21 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104172506/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET195005160.shtml . 4 November 2023 . live.
  40. News: Hurwitz . Hy . May 8, 1950 . Red Sox Trade O'Brien, Combs for Nats' Vollmer . 6 . The Boston Globe.
  41. News: May 9, 1950 . Dorish of Sox (He's a Pitcher) Sold to Browns . 20 . The Boston Globe.
  42. News: June 2, 1950 . Unable To Play . 10 . . Associated Press.
  43. News: June 8, 1950 . Bosox Sign High School Outfielder . 20 . . .
  44. News: June 22, 1950 . Bosox Sign Youth Denied to Tigers . 3 (Section 2) . . Associated Press.
  45. News: Hand . Jack . November 8, 1950 . Walt Dropo Is Voted Rookie Of Year 1950 . . 12 . AP.
  46. Web site: 1950 Awards Voting: AL Rookie of the Year Voting . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240523215621/https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1950.shtml#all_AL_ROY_voting . May 23, 2024 . August 20, 2024 . Baseball Reference.
  47. Web site: 1950 Player Hitting Stats: Regular Season; MLB; All Teams; RBI . live . https://archive.ph/20240223210640/https://www.mlb.com/stats/rbi/1950 . February 23, 2024 . August 20, 2024 . MLB.com.
  48. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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