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1950 Chicago Cubs season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chicago Cubs |
| season | 1950 |
| league | National League |
| ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| city | Chicago |
| record | |
| league_place | 7th |
| owners | Philip K. Wrigley |
| general_managers | Wid Matthews |
| managers | Frankie Frisch |
| television | WGN-TV |
| (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton, Vince Lloyd) | |
| WBKB | |
| (Joe Wilson) | |
| radio | WIND |
| (Bert Wilson, Bud Campbell) |
(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton, Vince Lloyd) WBKB (Joe Wilson) (Bert Wilson, Bud Campbell) |}} The 1950 Chicago Cubs season was the 79th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 75th in the National League and the 35th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 64–89.
Offseason
- October 29, 1949: Jim Fanning was signed as an amateur free agent by the Chicago Cubs.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- April 1, 1950: Gene Baker was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.
- June 29, 1950: Harry Chiti was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.
Roster
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| **Pitchers** |
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
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 86 | 259 | 63 | .243 | 2 | 21 | |||||||||
| 1B | 80 | 285 | 72 | .253 | 6 | 33 | |||||||||
| 2B | 133 | 480 | 116 | .242 | 10 | 32 | |||||||||
| SS | 154 | 557 | 128 | .230 | 21 | 85 | |||||||||
| 3B | 127 | 435 | 104 | .239 | 17 | 61 | |||||||||
| OF | 85 | 256 | 70 | .273 | 4 | 29 | |||||||||
| OF | 146 | 514 | 156 | .304 | 36 | 92 | |||||||||
| OF | 145 | 540 | 148 | .274 | 32 | 103 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 256 | 70 | .273 | 10 | 31 | ||||||||
| 74 | 213 | 49 | .230 | 6 | 16 | ||||||||
| 62 | 185 | 42 | .227 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| 66 | 179 | 42 | .235 | 2 | 18 | ||||||||
| 61 | 145 | 38 | .262 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| 53 | 114 | 32 | .281 | 4 | 20 | ||||||||
| 34 | 111 | 25 | .225 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 41 | 110 | 40 | .364 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||
| 38 | 103 | 18 | .175 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| 45 | 37 | 4 | .108 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 12 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 254.2 | 13 | 20 | 3.71 | 93 | ||||||||
| 39 | 193.0 | 10 | 16 | 4.99 | 75 | ||||||||
| 39 | 190.1 | 8 | 13 | 4.11 | 99 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 153.0 | 12 | 5 | 3.53 | 55 | ||||||||
| 39 | 142.2 | 6 | 10 | 4.16 | 51 | ||||||||
| 34 | 117.2 | 5 | 6 | 4.74 | 36 | ||||||||
| 33 | 104.2 | 2 | 9 | 5.25 | 51 | ||||||||
| 32 | 73.2 | 3 | 4 | 3.79 | 41 | ||||||||
| 19 | 51.1 | 0 | 4 | 5.79 | 25 | ||||||||
| 5 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.28 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.77 | 28 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Minor Leagues
Ray Bauer and Chuck Bushong LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville, Rock Hill, Sioux Falls
References
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fanniji01.shtml Jim Fanning] at ''Baseball Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bakerge02.shtml Gene Baker] at ''Baseball Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/chitiha01.shtml Harry Chiti] at ''Baseball Reference''
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