1950 Major League Baseball season

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1950 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 18 – October 7, 1950
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVP AL: Phil Rizzuto (NYY)
NL: Jim Konstanty (PHP)
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)
MLB seasons

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.

Contents

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]

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 9856.636—53‍–‍2445‍–‍32
Detroit Tigers 9559.617350‍–‍3045‍–‍29
Boston Red Sox 9460.610455‍–‍2239‍–‍38
Cleveland Indians 9262.597649‍–‍2843‍–‍34
Washington Senators 6787.4353135‍–‍4232‍–‍45
Chicago White Sox 6094.3903835‍–‍4225‍–‍52
St. Louis Browns 5896.3774027‍–‍4731‍–‍49
Philadelphia Athletics 52102.3384629‍–‍4823‍–‍54

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 9163.591—48‍–‍2943‍–‍34
Brooklyn Dodgers 8965.578248‍–‍3041‍–‍35
New York Giants 8668.558544‍–‍3242‍–‍36
Boston Braves 8371.539846‍–‍3137‍–‍40
St. Louis Cardinals 7875.51012½48‍–‍2830‍–‍47
Cincinnati Reds 6687.43124½38‍–‍3828‍–‍49
Chicago Cubs 6489.41826½35‍–‍4229‍–‍47
Pittsburgh Pirates 5796.37333½33‍–‍4424‍–‍52

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 4
NL Philadelphia Phillies 0

Managers

League leaders

American League

National League

Awards and honors

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
New York Yankees [10] 981.0%2,081,380-8.9%27,031
Detroit Tigers [11] 959.2%1,951,4747.2%24,092
Cleveland Indians [12] 923.4%1,727,464-22.7%22,435
Boston Red Sox [13] 94-2.1%1,344,080-15.8%17,456
Philadelphia Phillies [14] 9112.3%1,217,03548.5%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] 644.9%1,165,9442.0%14,948
St. Louis Cardinals [18] 78-18.8%1,093,411-23.6%14,387
New York Giants [19] 8617.8%1,008,878-17.2%13,275
Boston Braves [20] 8310.7%944,391-12.7%11,954
Chicago White Sox [21] 60-4.8%781,330-16.6%9,890
Washington Senators [22] 6734.0%699,697-9.2%8,970
Cincinnati Reds [23] 666.5%538,794-23.9%7,089
Philadelphia Athletics [24] 52-35.8%309,805-62.1%4,023
St. Louis Browns [25] 589.4%247,131-8.8%3,340

See also

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