1950 New York Yankees season
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The New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 season
was the 48th season for the team in New York and its 50th overall as a franchise. The team finished with a record of 98-56, winning their 17th pennant
Pennant (sports)
A pennant is a commemorative flag typically used to show support for a particular athletic team. Pennants have been historically used in all types of athletic levels: high school, collegiate, professional etc. Traditionally, pennants were made of felt and fashioned in the official colors of a...

, finishing 3 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers
1950 Detroit Tigers season
The Detroit Tigers had a record of 95-59 , the seventh-best winning percentage in the Tigers' 107-year history. After a tight back-and-forth pennant race, they finished in second place, three games behind a Yankees team that swept the Phillies in the 1950 World Series.- Regular season :The 1950...

. In the World Series
1950 World Series
The 1950 World Series was the 47th World Series between the American and National Leagues for the championship of Major League Baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies as 1950 champions of the National League and the New York Yankees, as 1950 American League champions, competed to win a best-of-seven...

, they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies
1950 Philadelphia Phillies season
The Philadelphia Phillies won the National League pennant by two games over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nicknamed the "Whiz Kids" because of the youth of their roster, they went on to lose the World Series to the New York Yankees in four straight games....

 in 4 games. New York was managed by Casey Stengel
Casey Stengel
Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel , nicknamed "The Old Perfessor", was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in ....

. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

  • October 13, 1949: Billy Martin
    Billy Martin
    Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin, Jr. was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. He is best known as the manager of the New York Yankees, a position he held five different times...

     was purchased by the Yankees from the Oakland Oaks
    Oakland Oaks (PCL)
    The Oakland Oaks were a minor league baseball team in Oakland, California that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 through 1955, after which the club transferred to Vancouver, British Columbia...

    .
  • Prior to 1950 season (exact date unknown)
    • Jim Brideweser
      Jim Brideweser
      James Ehrenfeld Brideweser was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from to for the New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers...

       was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.
    • Don Taussig
      Don Taussig
      Donald Franklin Taussig is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors: for the San Francisco Giants, for the St. Louis Cardinals, and for the Houston Colt .45s.-Sources:...

       was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.

Roster

1950 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager

Coaches

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 151 597 193 .322 28 124
1B 108 205 48 .234 8 28
2B 153 522 150 .287 6 69
3B 108 327 85 .260 6 40
SS 155 617 200 .324 7 66
OF 122 449 127 .283 6 60
OF 139 525 158 .301 32 122
OF 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
108 356 88 .247 12 61
95 277 74 .267 4 37
90 274 76 .277 25 72
73 151 41 .272 6 34
45 70 12 .171 1 5
34 36 9 .250 1 8
19 27 9 .333 1 8
18 25 4 .160 0 1
7 21 4 .190 0 2
12 10 4 .400 0 2
10 9 1 .111 0 1
2 5 1 .200 0 0
7 2 0 .000 0 0
3 2 1 .500 0 1
1 0 0 .000 0 0

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
33 256.2 21 8 4.00 155
35 240.2 16 12 3.74 160
35 236.1 18 8 3.47 72
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
26 112.2 5 4 4.55 54
20 112 9 1 2.81 59
21 43.2 1 1 5.15 15
10 19.2 1 1 8.69 9
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
37 3 7 13 5.04 33
30 8 4 9 3.65 20
8 0 1 0 10.00 9
4 0 0 0 1.29 4
2 0 0 0 6.75 0
1 0 0 0 6.00 1

1950 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies
1950 Philadelphia Phillies season
The Philadelphia Phillies won the National League pennant by two games over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nicknamed the "Whiz Kids" because of the youth of their roster, they went on to lose the World Series to the New York Yankees in four straight games....

 (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
    Jerry Coleman
    Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman is a former Major League Baseball second baseman for the New York Yankees. Currently, he is an analyst and former play-by-play radio announcer for the San Diego Padres...

    , Babe Ruth Award
    Babe Ruth Award
    The Babe Ruth Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball player with the best performance in the postseason. The award, created by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America in honor of Babe Ruth, was first awarded in 1949 to the MVP of the World Series, one...

  • Phil Rizzuto
    Phil Rizzuto
    Philip Francis Rizzuto , nicknamed "The Scooter", was an American Major League Baseball shortstop. He spent his entire 13-year baseball career for the New York Yankees...

    , American League MVP
  • Yogi Berra
    Yogi Berra
    Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra is a former American Major League Baseball catcher, outfielder, and manager. He played almost his entire 19-year baseball career for the New York Yankees...

    , 3rd place in AL MVP voting


All-Star Game
1950 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1950 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 17th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League and National League , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 11, 1950, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois the home of the...


Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: LaGrange, McAlester
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