1950 Washington Senators season
The 1950 Washington Senators won 67 games, lost 87, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
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| Owner(s) | Clark Griffith, John Jachym, H. Gabriel Murphy |
| Manager(s) | Bucky Harris |
| Local television | WTTG (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) |
| Local radio | WWDC (FM) (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) |
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Offseason
- November 17, 1949: Steve Nagy was drafted by the Senators from the San Francisco Seals in the 1949 rule 5 draft.[1]
- Prior to 1950 season: Al Sima was purchased by the Senators from the New York Giants.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | 0.636 | — | 53–24 | 45–32 |
| Detroit Tigers | 95 | 59 | 0.617 | 3 | 50–30 | 45–29 |
| Boston Red Sox | 94 | 60 | 0.610 | 4 | 55–22 | 39–38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 6 | 49–28 | 43–34 |
| Washington Senators | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 31 | 35–42 | 32–45 |
| Chicago White Sox | 60 | 94 | 0.390 | 38 | 35–42 | 25–52 |
| St. Louis Browns | 58 | 96 | 0.377 | 40 | 27–47 | 31–49 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 102 | 0.338 | 46 | 29–48 | 23–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | 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 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- June 14, 1950: Dick Weik was traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Mickey Vernon.[3]
- June 25, 1950: Steve Nagy was traded by the Senators to the San Francisco Seals for Elmer Singleton.[1]
Roster
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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 |
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| 1B | Mickey Vernon | 90 | 327 | 100 | .306 | 9 | 65 |
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 |
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| Eddie Robinson | 36 | 129 | 30 | .233 | 1 | 13 |
| Roberto Ortiz | 39 | 75 | 17 | .227 | 0 | 8 |
| Fred Taylor | 6 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 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 |
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| Sandy Consuegra | 21 | 124.2 | 7 | 8 | 4.40 | 38 |
| Gene Bearden | 12 | 68.1 | 3 | 5 | 4.21 | 40 |
| Steve Nagy | 9 | 53.1 | 2 | 5 | 6.58 | 17 |
| Julio Moreno | 4 | 21.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.64 | 7 |
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 |
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| Joe Haynes | 27 | 101.2 | 7 | 5 | 5.84 | 15 |
| Al Sima | 17 | 77 | 4 | 5 | 4.79 | 23 |
| Jim Pearce | 20 | 56.2 | 2 | 1 | 6.04 | 18 |
| Dick Weik | 14 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4.30 | 26 |
| Lloyd Hittle | 11 | 43.1 | 2 | 4 | 4.98 | 9 |
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 |
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| Mickey Harris | 53 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4.78 | 41 |
| Elmer Singleton | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.20 | 19 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern Association | Fred Walters |
| A | Augusta Tigers | Sally League | Pete Appleton |
| B | Havana Cubanos | Florida International League | Oscar Rodríguez |
| B | Charlotte Hornets | Tri-State League | Clyde McDowell and Joe Bird |
| C | New Castle Nats | Middle Atlantic League | Charles Cronin |
| D | Orlando Senators | Florida State League | Cal Ermer |
| D | Rome Red Sox | Georgia–Alabama League | Norman Veazey, John Stowe and Myril Hoag |
| D | Fulton Railroaders | KITTY League | Ivan Kuester |
| D | Concord Nationals | North Carolina State League | George Lacy, Tom Hockenbury and Ginger Watts |
| D | Wellsville Senators | PONY League | Jimmy Wasdell and Bill Mongiello |
| D | Emporia Nationals | Virginia League | Morrie Aderholt |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Emporia
References
- Steve Nagy at Baseball-Reference
- Al Sima at Baseball-Reference
- Mickey Vernon at Baseball-Reference
External links
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1950 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1950 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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