1950 Brooklyn Dodgers season

1950 Brooklyn Dodgers
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) James & Dearie Mulvey, Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey, John L. Smith
General manager(s) Branch Rickey
Manager(s) Burt Shotton
Local television WOR-TV
Local radio WMGM
Red Barber, Connie Desmond, Vin Scully
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The 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers struggled for much of the season, but still wound up pushing the Philadelphia Phillies to the last day of the season before falling two games short. Following the season Branch Rickey was replaced as majority owner/team president by Walter O'Malley, who promptly fired manager Burt Shotton and replaced him with Chuck Dressen. Buzzie Bavasi was also hired as the team's first independent General Manager.

Vin Scully joined the Dodgers' radio and television crew as a play-by-play announcer in 1950; in 2016, Scully entered his 67th consecutive season with the club, the longest such tenure in the history of sports broadcasting.

Offseason

Regular season

During the season, Duke Snider had a hitting streak of 22 games[10] Another highlight was on August 31, when Gil Hodges hit four home runs in one game, becoming the first player in the 20th century to do so in his home park.[11]

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 9163 0.591 — 48–29 43–34
Brooklyn Dodgers 8965 0.578 2 48–30 41–35
New York Giants 8668 0.558 5 44–32 42–36
Boston Braves 8371 0.539 8 46–31 37–40
St. Louis Cardinals 7875 0.510 12½ 48–28 30–47
Cincinnati Reds 6687 0.431 24½ 38–38 28–49
Chicago Cubs 6489 0.418 26½ 35–42 29–47
Pittsburgh Pirates 5796 0.373 33½ 33–44 24–52

Record vs. opponents

1950 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston —9–139–1317–513–99–13–115–7–111–11
Brooklyn 13–9—10–1212–1012–1011–11–119–312–10
Chicago 13–912–10—4–175–179–13–111–1110–12
Cincinnati 5–1710–1217–4—11–114–1812–107–15
New York 9–1310–1217–511–11—12–1016–611–11
Philadelphia 13–9–111–11–113–9–118–410–12—14–812–10
Pittsburgh 7–15–13–1911–1110–126–168–14—12–9
St. Louis 11–1110–1212–1015–711–1110–129–12—

Notable transactions

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day lineup
NamePosition
Pee Wee ReeseShortstop
George ShubaLeft fielder
Duke SniderCenter fielder
Jackie RobinsonSecond baseman
Carl FurilloRight fielder
Gil HodgesFirst baseman
Bobby MorganThird baseman
Roy CampanellaCatcher
Don NewcombeStarting pitcher

Roster

1950 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
1BGil Hodges153561159.28332113
OFDuke Snider152620199.32131107

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

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

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
Dan Bankhead41129.1945.5096
Jack Banta1641.1444.3515

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
Al Epperly50005.003

Awards and honors

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAAHollywood StarsPacific Coast LeagueFred Haney
AAAMontreal RoyalsInternational LeagueWalter Alston
AAASt. Paul SaintsAmerican AssociationClay Hopper
AAFt. Worth CatsTexas LeagueBobby Bragan
AAMobile BearsSouthern AssociationPaul Chervinko
AElmira PioneersEastern LeagueGreg Mulleavy
George Fallon
AGreenville SpinnersSouth Atlantic LeagueOscar Grimes
APueblo DodgersWestern LeagueRay Hathaway
BAsheville TouristsTri-State LeagueClay Bryant
BDanville DodgersIllinois–Indiana–Iowa LeagueJames Bivin
BLancaster Red RosesInterstate LeagueEd Head
BMiami Sun SoxFlorida International LeaguePepper Martin
BNewport News DodgersPiedmont LeagueAl Campanis
Bud Metheny
CBillings MustangsPioneer LeagueLarry Shepard
CBisbee-Douglas Copper KingsSouthwest International LeagueBuck Elliott
CGreenwood DodgersCotton States LeagueLou Rochelli
CSanta Barbara DodgersCalifornia LeagueBill Hart
DTrois-Rivières RoyalsCanadian–American LeagueGeorge Scherger
DHazard BombersMountain States LeagueMax Macon
DHornell DodgersPennsylvania–Ontario–New York LeagueDoc Alexson
DPonca City DodgersKansas–Oklahoma–Missouri LeagueBoyd Bartley
DSheboygan IndiansWisconsin State LeagueJoe Hauser
DValdosta DodgersGeorgia–Florida LeagueStan Wasiak

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References

  1. ↑ Danny O'Connell at Baseball-Reference
  2. ↑ Sam Jethroe at Baseball-Reference
  3. ↑ Marv Rackley at Baseball-Reference
  4. ↑ Paul Minner at Baseball-Reference
  5. ↑ Hank Schenz at Baseball-Reference
  6. ↑ Dick Whitman at Baseball-Reference
  7. ↑ Luis Olmo at Baseball-Reference
  8. ↑ John Glenn at Baseball-Reference
  9. ↑ Glenn Cox at Baseball-Reference
  10. ↑ http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  11. ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  12. ↑ Willie Ramsdell at Baseball-Reference
  13. ↑ Spider Jorgensen at Baseball-Reference
  14. ↑ Glen Moulder at Baseball-Reference
  15. ↑ Harry Taylor at Baseball-Reference
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