1950 Cleveland Indians season

1950 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Ellis Ryan
General manager(s) Hank Greenberg
Manager(s) Lou Boudreau
Local television WEWS-TV
Jack Graney, Jimmy Dudley
Local radio WERE (1300)
Jack Graney, Jimmy Dudley
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The 1950 Cleveland Indians season was the 50th season in franchise history. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 92–62, six games behind the New York Yankees.

Offseason

Regular season

In 1950, the Cleveland Indians became the first Major League Baseball franchise to use a bullpen car.[3] Rookie Al Rosen led the American League in home runs with 37.[4]

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees9856.636--
Detroit Tigers9559.6173
Boston Red Sox9460.6104
Cleveland Indians9262.5976
Washington Senators6787.43531
Chicago White Sox6094.39038
St. Louis Browns5896.37740
Philadelphia Athletics52102.33846

Record vs. opponents

1950 American League Records

Sources:
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHI STL WSH
Boston —15–710–1210–129–1319–319–312–10
Chicago 7–15—8–146–16–28–1411–1112–108–14
Cleveland 12–1014–8—13–9–18–1417–513–915–7
Detroit 12–1016–6–29–13–1—11–1117–517–513–9
New York 13–914–814–811–11—15–717–514–8–1
Philadelphia 3–1911–115–175–177–15—8–1413–9
St. Louis 3–1910–129–135–175–1714–8—12–10
Washington 10–1214–87–159–138–14–19–1310–12—

Notable transactions

Roster

1950 Cleveland Indians
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
3BAl Rosen155554159.28737116

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
Lou Boudreau8126070.269129

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
Al Aber19102.004

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

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

Awards and honors

  • Al Rosen, American League leader, home runs (37)

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA San Diego Padres Pacific Coast League Del Baker
AA Oklahoma City Indians Texas League Joe Vosmik, Hank Gowdy and Tommy Reis
A Dayton Indians Central League Dolph Camilli
A Wilkes-Barre Barons Eastern League Bill Norman
B Cedar Rapids Indians Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Billy Jurges
B Harrisburg Senators Interstate League Les Bell
B Spartanburg Peaches Tri-State League Kerby Farrell
B Tacoma Tigers Western International League Jim Brillheart
C Tucson Cowboys Arizona–Texas League Hank Leiber
C Bakersfield Indians California League Harry Griswold
C Pittsfield Indians Canadian–American League Lloyd Brown
D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Red Ruffing
D Zanesville Indians Ohio–Indiana League Knowles Piercy
D Batavia Clippers PONY League Ed Kobesky
D Green Bay Blue Jays Wisconsin State League Phil Seghi

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilkes-Barre[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Grant Dunlap at Baseball-Reference
  2. ↑ Satchel Paige at Baseball-Reference
  3. ↑ Lukas, Paul (October 19, 2007). "Lukas: Long live the bullpen car - ESPN Page 2". Espn.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 346, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  5. ↑ Mike Tresh at Baseball-Reference
  6. ↑ Mickey Vernon at Baseball-Reference
  7. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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