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....

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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