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1950 New York Yankees season
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | New York Yankees |
| season | 1950 |
| misc | World Series champions |
| American League champions | |
| league | American League |
| ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| city | New York City |
| record | |
| league_place | 1st |
| owners | Dan Topping |
| Del Webb | |
| general_managers | George Weiss |
| managers | Casey Stengel |
| television | WABD |
| (Mel Allen, Curt Gowdy, Dizzy Dean) | |
| radio | WINS (AM) |
| (Mel Allen, Curt Gowdy) |
American League champions Del Webb (Mel Allen, Curt Gowdy, Dizzy Dean) (Mel Allen, Curt Gowdy) |}}
The 1950 New York Yankees season was the 48th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 98–56, winning their 17th pennant, finishing 3 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. In the World Series, they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in 4 games. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
Following the season, they were named "Team of the Year", amateur or professional, by the Associated Press.
Offseason
- October 13, 1949: Billy Martin was purchased by the Yankees from the Oakland Oaks.
- Prior to 1950 season (exact date unknown)
- Jim Brideweser was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.
- Don Taussig was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster
| 1950 New York Yankees |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ---- | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 112.0 | 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
Main article: 1950 World Series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (0)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 4 |
Awards and honors
- Jerry Coleman, Babe Ruth Award
- Phil Rizzuto, American League MVP
- Yogi Berra, 3rd place in AL MVP voting
- Yogi Berra - Starter
- Vic Raschi - Starter
- Phil Rizzuto - Starter
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: LaGrange, McAlester
References
References
- "N.Y. Yankees Named ‘Team of Year’ in A.P. Poll".
- "Billy Martin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brideji01.shtml Jim Brideweser page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/taussdo01.shtml Don Taussig page at Baseball Reference]
- ''Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records'', p. 21, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, {{ISBN. 978-1-55365-507-7
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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