1950 New York Yankees season

1950  New York Yankees
World Series champions American League champions
League	American League
Ballpark	Yankee Stadium
City	New York City
Record	98–56 (.636)
League place	1st
Owners	Dan Topping Del Webb
General managers	George Weiss
Managers	Casey Stengel
Television	WABD (Mel Allen, Curt Gowdy, Dizzy Dean)
Radio	WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Curt Gowdy)
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Members of the 1950 New York Yankees being honored at the 2010 Old-Timers' Day

The 1950 New York Yankees season was the 48th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 98–56, winning their 17th pennant, finishing 3 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. In the World Series, they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in 4 games. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Following the season, they were named "Team of the Year", amateur or professional, by the Associated Press. ^[1]

Offseason

• October 13, 1949: Billy Martin was purchased by the Yankees from the Oakland Oaks. ^[2]
• Prior to 1950 season (exact date unknown)
  • Jim Brideweser was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees. ^[3]
  • Don Taussig was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees. ^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

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American League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	98	56	.636	—	53‍–‍24	45‍–‍32
Detroit Tigers	95	59	.617	3	50‍–‍30	45‍–‍29
Boston Red Sox	94	60	.610	4	55‍–‍22	39‍–‍38
Cleveland Indians	92	62	.597	6	49‍–‍28	43‍–‍34
Washington Senators	67	87	.435	31	35‍–‍42	32‍–‍45
Chicago White Sox	60	94	.390	38	35‍–‍42	25‍–‍52
St. Louis Browns	58	96	.377	40	27‍–‍47	31‍–‍49
Philadelphia Athletics	52	102	.338	46	29‍–‍48	23‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

1950 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHA	SLB	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	—

Roster

1950 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers 27 Lew Burdette 28 Tommy Byrne 26 Tom Ferrick 19 Whitey Ford 26 Don Johnson 30 Eddie Lopat 18,36 Dave Madison 16 Ernie Nevel 35 Joe Ostrowski 11 Joe Page 35 Duane Pillette 18 Bob Porterfield 17 Vic Raschi 22 Allie Reynolds 21 Fred Sanford		Catchers  8 Yogi Berra 32 Ralph Houk 29 Charlie Silvera Infielders  6 Bobby Brown 42 Jerry Coleman 41 Joe Collins 15 Tommy Henrich 38 Johnny Hopp 24 Billy Johnson 12 Billy Martin 36 Johnny Mize 10 Phil Rizzuto  1 Snuffy Stirnweiss  9 Hank Workman		Outfielders 25 Hank Bauer  5 Joe DiMaggio 40 Jackie Jensen 27 Johnny Lindell  7 Cliff Mapes 14 Gene Woodling Other batters 54 Jim Delsing 38 Gus Niarhos  9 Dick Wakefield		Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches  2 Frankie Crosetti 33 Bill Dickey 31 Jim Turner

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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	Yogi Berra	151	597	193	.322	28	124
1B	Joe Collins	108	205	48	.234	8	28
2B	Jerry Coleman	153	522	150	.287	6	69
3B	Billy Johnson	108	327	85	.260	6	40
SS	Phil Rizzuto	155	617	200	.324	7	66
OF	Gene Woodling	122	449	127	.283	6	60
OF	Joe DiMaggio	139	525	158	.301	32	122
OF	Hank Bauer	113	415	133	.320	13	70

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
Cliff Mapes	108	356	88	.247	12	61
Bobby Brown	95	277	74	.267	4	37
Johnny Mize	90	274	76	.277	25	72
Tommy Henrich	73	151	41	.272	6	34
Jackie Jensen	45	70	12	.171	1	5
Billy Martin	34	36	9	.250	1	8
Johnny Hopp	19	27	9	.333	1	8
Charlie Silvera	18	25	4	.160	0	1
Johnny Lindell	7	21	4	.190	0	2
Jim Delsing	12	10	4	.400	0	2
Ralph Houk	10	9	1	.111	0	1
Hank Workman	2	5	1	.200	0	0
Snuffy Stirnweiss	7	2	0	.000	0	0
Dick Wakefield	3	2	1	.500	0	1
Gus Niarhos	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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Vic Raschi	33	256.2	21	8	4.00	155
Allie Reynolds	35	240.2	16	12	3.74	160
Ed Lopat	35	236.1	18	8	3.47	72
Tommy Byrne	31	203.1	15	9	4.74	118

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
Fred Sanford	26	112.2	5	4	4.55	54
Whitey Ford	20	112.0	9	1	2.81	59
Joe Ostrowski	21	43.2	1	1	5.15	15
Bob Porterfield	10	19.2	1	1	8.69	9
Ernie Nevel	3	6.1	0	1	4.34	3

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
Joe Page	37	3	7	13	5.04	33
Tom Ferrick	30	8	4	9	3.65	20
Don Johnson	8	0	1	0	10.00	9
Duane Pillette	4	0	0	0	1.29	4
Lew Burdette	2	0	0	0	6.75	0
Dave Madison	1	0	0	0	6.00	1

1950 World Series

Main article: 1950 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (0)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Yankees – 1, Phillies – 0	October 4	Shibe Park	30,746
2	Yankees – 2, Phillies – 1 (10 innings)	October 5	Shibe Park	32,660
3	Phillies – 2, Yankees – 3	October 6	Yankee Stadium	64,505
4	Phillies – 2, Yankees – 5	October 7	Yankee Stadium	68,098

Awards and honors

• Jerry Coleman, Babe Ruth Award
• Phil Rizzuto, American League MVP
• Yogi Berra, 3rd place in AL MVP voting ^[5]

All-Star Game

• Yogi Berra - Starter
• Vic Raschi - Starter
• Phil Rizzuto - Starter

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Kansas City Blues	American Association	Joe Kuhel
AA	Beaumont Roughnecks	Texas League	Rogers Hornsby
A	Muskegon Clippers	Central League	Bob Finley
A	Binghamton Triplets	Eastern League	George Selkirk
B	Quincy Gems	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	James Adlam
B	Norfolk Tars	Piedmont League	Frank Novosel
C	Amsterdam Rugmakers	Canadian–American League	Mayo Smith
C	Grand Forks Chiefs	Northern League	Jack Farmer and Cedric Durst
C	Twin Falls Cowboys	Pioneer League	Wally Berger
C	Joplin Miners	Western Association	Harry Craft
D	LaGrange Troupers	Georgia–Alabama League	Carl Cooper
D	Independence Yankees	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Bunny Mick and Bones Sanders
D	Newark Yankees	Ohio–Indiana League	Billy Holm
D	McAlester Rockets	Sooner State League	Vern Hoscheit
D	Fond du Lac Panthers	Wisconsin State League	Wayne Tucker

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: LaGrange, McAlester ^[6]

References

1. "N.Y. Yankees Named 'Team of Year' in A.P. Poll". NY Historic Newspapers. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
2. "Billy Martin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
3. Jim Brideweser page at Baseball Reference
4. Don Taussig page at Baseball Reference
5. Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 21, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN   978-1-55365-507-7
6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1950 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
• 1950 World Series
• 1950 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com