1950 Major League Baseball season explained

1950 MLB season
League:	Major League Baseball
Sport:	Baseball
Duration:	April 18 – October 7, 1950
No Of Games:	154
No Of Teams:	16
Season:	Regular season
Mvp:	AL Phil Rizzuto (NYY) NL: Jim Konstanty (PHP)
Mvp Link:	Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Conf1:	AL
Conf1 Champ:	New York Yankees
Conf1 Runner-Up:	Detroit Tigers
Conf2:	NL
Conf2 Champ:	Philadelphia Phillies
Conf2 Runner-Up:	Brooklyn Dodgers
Finals:	World Series
Finals Link:	1950 World Series
Finals Champ:	New York Yankees
Finals Mvp:	Jerry Coleman (NYY)
Finals Mvp Link:	Babe Ruth Award
Seasonslist:	List of MLB seasons
Seasonslistnames:	MLB
Prevseason Link:	1949 Major League Baseball season
Prevseason Year:	1949
Nextseason Link:	1951 Major League Baseball season
Nextseason Year:	1951

The 1950 Major League Baseball season began on April 18 and ended on October 7, 1950, with the New York Yankees of the American League winning the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League in four games.

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]

Rule changes

The 1950 season saw the following rule changes:^[4]

• Home team must bat second, in the bottom of the inning. This replaced the previous rule which would give the manager or captain of the home team preference to whether the home team would bat first or second. A major league game did not feature a home team in the top of the inning since 1914.^[5]
• Mount must be 15 inches high. The previous rule stated that the maximum height was 15 inches, but gave no minimum.^[6]
• Rules for determining winning and losing pitcher established.^[7]
• The size of all glove, aside from first baseman and catcher's gloves, are regulated to be no more than 8 inches wide and 12 inches long. The size and shape of the webbing between the thumb and index finger was also regulated.^[8]
• Strike zone redefined and shrunk to be from the armpits to top of the knees.^[9]

Standings

National League

Postseason

Bracket

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
	Joe McCarthy and Steve O'Neill	Finished 3rd
	Jack Onslow and Red Corriden
	Lou Boudreau
	Red Rolfe	Finished 2nd
	Casey Stengel	Won World Series
	Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns	Zack Taylor
Washington Senators	Bucky Harris

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers	Burt Shotton	Finished 2nd
Chicago Cubs	Frankie Frisch
Cincinnati Reds	Luke Sewell
New York Giants	Leo Durocher	Finished 3rd
Philadelphia Phillies	Eddie Sawyer	Won Pennant
Pittsburgh Pirates	Billy Meyer
St. Louis Cardinals	Eddie Dyer

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
	Billy Goodman (BSR)	.354
	Al Rosen (CLE)	37
	Walt Dropo (BSR) Vern Stephens (BSR)	144
	Dom DiMaggio (BSR)	131
	George Kell (DET)	218
	Dom DiMaggio (BSR)	15

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
	Bob Lemon (CLE)	23
	Alex Kellner (PHA)	20
	Early Wynn (CLE)	3.20
	Bob Lemon (CLE)	170
	Bob Lemon (CLE)	288.0
	Mickey Harris (WSH)	15

National League

Hitting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
	Stan Musial (SLC)	.346
	Ralph Kiner (PIT)	47
	Del Ennis (PHP)	126
	Earl Torgeson (BSB)	120
	Duke Snider (BKN)	199
	Sam Jethroe (BSB)	35

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
	Warren Spahn (BSB)	21
	Bob Rush (CHC)	20
	Sal Maglie (NYG)	2.71
	Warren Spahn (BSB)	191
	Vern Bickford (BSB)	311.2
	Jim Konstanty (PHP)	22

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

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins		Home attendance
New York Yankees^[10]	98	1.0%	2,081,380	-8.9%	27,031
Detroit Tigers^[11]	95	9.2%	1,951,474	7.2%	24,092
Cleveland Indians^[12]	92	3.4%	1,727,464	-22.7%	22,435
Boston Red Sox^[13]	94	-2.1%	1,344,080	-15.8%	17,456
Philadelphia Phillies^[14]	91	12.3%	1,217,035	48.5%	15,603
Brooklyn Dodgers^[15]	89	-8.2%	1,185,896	-27.4%	15,204
Pittsburgh Pirates^[16]	57	-19.7%	1,166,267	-19.5%	15,146
Chicago Cubs^[17]	64	4.9%	1,165,944	2.0%	14,948
St. Louis Cardinals^[18]	78	-18.8%	1,093,411	-23.6%	14,387
New York Giants^[19]	86	17.8%	1,008,878	-17.2%	13,275
Boston Braves^[20]	83	10.7%	944,391	-12.7%	11,954
Chicago White Sox^[21]	60	-4.8%	781,330	-16.6%	9,890
Washington Senators^[22]	67	34.0%	699,697	-9.2%	8,970
Cincinnati Reds^[23]	66	6.5%	538,794	-23.9%	7,089
Philadelphia Athletics^[24]	52	-35.8%	309,805	-62.1%	4,023
St. Louis Browns^[25]	58	9.4%	247,131	-8.8%	3,340

See also

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

External links

• 1950 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. Web site: American League No Hitters . . October 1, 2012.
2. Web site: National League No Hitters . . October 1, 2012.
3. Web site: Paul. Lukas. Lukas: Long live the bullpen car - ESPN Page 2 . Espn.com . October 19, 2007 . February 24, 2018.
4. Web site: MLB Rule Changes Baseball Almanac . 2024-05-28 . www.baseball-almanac.com . en-us.
5. Web site: Andrews . Davy . The Death and Rebirth of the Home Team Batting First – Society for American Baseball Research . 2024-05-28 . en-US.
6. Web site: 2013-12-13 . Pitching Mound History–balance between pitchers and batters . 2024-05-28 . BoSox Injection . en-US.
7. Web site: admin . Origin of the Modern Pitching Win – Society for American Baseball Research . 2024-05-28 . en-US.
8. Web site: Holmes . Dan . 2021-02-07 . 1950 rule forced Joe DiMaggio to ditch his favorite glove . 2024-05-28 . Baseball Egg.
9. Web site: A guide to rules changes in MLB (and sports) history . 2024-05-28 . MLB.com . en.
10. Web site: New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
11. Web site: Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
12. Web site: Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
13. Web site: Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
14. Web site: Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
15. Web site: Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
16. Web site: Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
17. Web site: Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
18. Web site: St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
19. Web site: San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
20. Web site: Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
21. Web site: Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
22. Web site: Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
23. Web site: Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
24. Web site: Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
25. Web site: Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.

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