1950 Cincinnati Reds season explained

Cincinnati Reds
Season:	1950
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Crosley Field
City:	Cincinnati
Owners:	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General Managers:	Warren Giles
Managers:	Luke Sewell
Television:	WCPO-TV (Waite Hoyt)
Radio:	WCPO (Waite Hoyt)

The 1950 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the National League with a record of 66–87, games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.

Offseason

• December 14, 1949: Harry Walker was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lou Klein and Ron Northey.^[1]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• June 20, 1950: Jim Bolger was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[2]
• September 7, 1950: Peanuts Lowrey was purchased from the Reds by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[3]

Roster

1950 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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
C		82	224	50	.223	2	22
1B		134	538	165	.307	25	111
2B		106	367	95	.259	3	43
SS		136	483	121	.251	8	54
3B		130	438	114	.260	11	54
OF		102	372	109	.293	8	55
OF		131	509	145	.285	8	76
OF		106	321	83	.259	6	35

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
	115	348	98	.282	3	25
	92	298	77	.258	2	31
	91	264	60	.227	1	11
	74	228	70	.307	5	30
	54	112	29	.259	6	12
	39	95	27	.284	1	8
	27	77	20	.260	5	9
	21	47	13	.277	2	6
	15	47	9	.191	0	4
	4	14	3	.214	0	1
	4	14	3	.214	0	1
	7	5	1	.200	1	1
	5	2	1	.500	0	1
	2	1	0	.000	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
	40	261.0	17	15	2.97	188
	38	239.0	14	19	4.26	87
	41	230.0	10	18	5.67	121
	27	157.1	7	12	3.72	83

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
	34	187.0	11	8	4.33	64
	9	20.0	0	3	7.20	6
	4	14.2	0	1	2.45	5

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
	38	2	7	3	3.87	55
	33	4	2	1	5.65	35
	22	1	2	0	5.09	21
	22	0	0	0	5.24	19
	2	0	0	0	3.38	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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External links

• 1950 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/walkeha01.shtml Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bolgeji01.shtml Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lowrepe01.shtml Peanuts Lowrey page at Baseball Reference
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007