1950 Brooklyn Dodgers season

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1950 Brooklyn Dodgers
Major League affiliations
  • National League (since 1890)
Location
Other information
Owner(s)James & Dearie Mulvey, Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey, John L. Smith
General manager(s)Branch Rickey
Manager(s)Burt Shotton
Local televisionWOR-TV
Local radioWMGM
Red Barber, Connie Desmond, Vin Scully
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The 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers struggled for much of the season, but still wound up pushing the Philadelphia Phillies to the last day of the season before falling two games short. Following the season, Branch Rickey was replaced as majority owner/team president by Walter O'Malley, who promptly fired manager Burt Shotton and replaced him with Chuck Dressen. Buzzie Bavasi was also hired as the team's first independent General Manager.

Vin Scully joined the Dodgers' radio and television crew as a play-by-play announcer in 1950; in 2016, Scully entered his 67th consecutive season with the club, the longest such tenure in the history of sports broadcasting, that season was the first wherein his voice, as well as of Red Barber's, was broadcast on television station WOR-TV, making the Dodgers the last New York City MLB team to introduce regular television broadcasts, 11 years following the first broadcasts of 1939.

Offseason[]

  • October 1, 1949: Danny O'Connell was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later and cash. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Jack Cassini to the Dodgers on October 11.[1]
  • October 4, 1949: Sam Jethroe and Bob Addis were traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Braves for Don Thompson, Dee Phillips and Al Epperly.[2]
  • October 14, 1949: Marv Rackley was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cincinnati Reds.[3]
  • October 14, 1949: Paul Minner and Preston Ward were purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs.[4]
  • November 4, 1949: Hank Schenz was purchased from the Dodgers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[5]
  • November 14, 1949: Dick Whitman was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies.[6]
  • December 24, 1949: Luis Olmo was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Braves for Jim Russell, Ed Sauer and cash.[7]
  • April 10, 1950: Nero Wolfe trains with the Dodgers as shortstop, but fails to make the roster.
  • Prior to 1950 season (exact date unknown)
    • John Glenn was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.[8]
    • Glenn Cox was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.[9]

Regular season[]

During the season, Duke Snider had a hitting streak of 22 games[10] Another highlight was on August 31, when Gil Hodges hit four home runs in one game, becoming the first player in the 20th century to do so in his home park.[11]

Season standings[]

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National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 91 63 0.591 — 48–29 43–34
Brooklyn Dodgers 89 65 0.578 2 48–30 41–35
New York Giants 86 68 0.558 5 44–32 42–36
Boston Braves 83 71 0.539 8 46–31 37–40
St. Louis Cardinals 78 75 0.510 12½ 48–28 30–47
Cincinnati Reds 66 87 0.431 24½ 38–38 28–49
Chicago Cubs 64 89 0.418 26½ 35–42 29–47
Pittsburgh Pirates 57 96 0.373 33½ 33–44 24–52

Record vs. opponents[]

1950 National League Records
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Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 9–13 9–13 17–5 13–9 9–13–1 15–7–1 11–11
Brooklyn 13–9 — 10–12 12–10 12–10 11–11–1 19–3 12–10
Chicago 13–9 12–10 — 4–17 5–17 9–13–1 11–11 10–12
Cincinnati 5–17 10–12 17–4 — 11–11 4–18 12–10 7–15
New York 9–13 10–12 17–5 11–11 — 12–10 16–6 11–11
Philadelphia 13–9–1 11–11–1 13–9–1 18–4 10–12 — 14–8 12–10
Pittsburgh 7–15–1 3–19 11–11 10–12 6–16 8–14 — 12–9
St. Louis 11–11 10–12 12–10 15–7 11–11 10–12 9–12 —


Notable transactions[]

  • May 10, 1950: Willie Ramsdell was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cincinnati Reds.[12]
  • May 17, 1950: Spider Jorgensen was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants.[13]
  • July 30, 1950: Glen Moulder was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Johnny Lindell.[14]
  • September 10, 1950: Harry Taylor was purchased from the Dodgers by the Boston Red Sox.[15]

Opening Day lineup[]

Opening Day lineup
Name Position
Pee Wee Reese Shortstop
George Shuba Left fielder
Duke Snider Center fielder
Jackie Robinson Second baseman
Carl Furillo Right fielder
Gil Hodges First baseman
Bobby Morgan Third baseman
Roy Campanella Catcher
Don Newcombe Starting pitcher

Roster[]

1950 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers
  • 43 Dan Bankhead
  • 11 Jack Banta
  • 26 Rex Barney
  • 13 Ralph Branca
  • 11 Al Epperly
  • 17,11 Carl Erskine
  • 19 Joe Hatten
  • 41 Clem Labine
  • 11 Joe Landrum
  • 38 Billy Loes
  • 35 Mal Mallette
  • 23 Pat McGlothin
  • 36 Don Newcombe
  • 12 Erv Palica
  • 40 Bud Podbielan
  • 33 Willie Ramsdell
  • 28 Preacher Roe
  • 33 Jim Romano
  • 25 Chris Van Cuyk
 Catchers
  • 39 Roy Campanella
  • 10 Bruce Edwards
  •  7 Steve Lembo

Infielders

  • 18 Wayne Belardi
  •  3 Billy Cox
  • 14 Gil Hodges
  • 21 Spider Jorgensen
  • 34 Eddie Miksis
  •  2 Bobby Morgan
  •  1 Pee Wee Reese
  • 42 Jackie Robinson
 Outfielders
  • 8,32 Cal Abrams
  •  5 Tommy Brown
  •  6 Carl Furillo
  • 22 Gene Hermanski
  • 37 Jim Russell
  •  8 George Shuba
  •  4 Duke Snider
 Manager

Coaches

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
C Roy Campanella 126 437 123 .281 31 89
1B Gil Hodges 153 561 159 .283 32 113
2B Jackie Robinson 144 518 170 .328 14 81
SS Pee Wee Reese 141 531 138 .260 11 52
3B Billy Cox 119 451 116 .257 8 44
OF Duke Snider 152 620 199 .321 31 107
OF Gene Hermanski 94 289 86 .298 7 34
OF Carl Furillo 153 620 189 .305 18 106

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
Jim Russell 77 214 49 .229 10 32
Bobby Morgan 67 199 45 .226 7 21
Bruce Edwards 50 142 26 .183 8 16
George Shuba 34 111 23 .207 3 12
Tommy Brown 48 86 25 .291 8 20
Eddie Miksis 51 76 19 .250 2 10
Cal Abrams 38 44 9 .205 0 4
Wayne Belardi 10 6 1 .167 0 0
Steve Lembo 5 6 1 .167 0 0
Spider Jorgensen 2 2 0 .000 0 1

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
Don Newcombe 40 267.1 19 11 3.70 130
Preacher Roe 36 250.2 19 11 3.30 125
Carl Erskine 22 103 7 6 4.72 50

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
Erv Palica 43 201.1 13 8 3.58 131
Ralph Branca 43 142 7 9 4.69 100
Dan Bankhead 41 129.1 9 4 5.50 96
Bud Podbielan 20 72.2 5 4 5.33 28
Joe Hatten 23 68.2 2 2 4.59 29
Jack Banta 16 41.1 4 4 4.35 15
Chris Van Cuyk 12 33.1 1 3 4.86 21
Jim Romano 3 6.1 0 0 5.68 8

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
Rex Barney 20 2 1 0 6.42 23
Billy Loes 10 0 0 0 7.82 2
Joe Landrum 7 0 0 1 8.10 5
Al Epperly 5 0 0 0 5.00 3
Willie Ramsdell 5 1 2 1 2.84 2
Mal Mallette 2 0 0 0 0.00 2
Clem Labine 1 0 0 0 4.50 0
Pat McGlothin 1 0 0 0 13.50 2

Awards and honors[]

  • 1950 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
    • Roy Campanella starter
    • Jackie Robinson starter
    • Gil Hodges reserve
    • Don Newcombe reserve
    • Pee Wee Reese reserve
    • Preacher Roe reserve
    • Duke Snider reserve
  • TSN Major League All-Star Team
    • Jackie Robinson

Farm system[]

Level Team League Manager
AAA Hollywood Stars Pacific Coast League Fred Haney
AAA Montreal Royals International League Walter Alston
AAA St. Paul Saints American Association Clay Hopper
AA Ft. Worth Cats Texas League Bobby Bragan
AA Mobile Bears Southern Association Paul Chervinko
A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Greg Mulleavy
George Fallon
A Greenville Spinners South Atlantic League Oscar Grimes
A Pueblo Dodgers Western League Ray Hathaway
B Asheville Tourists Tri-State League Clay Bryant
B Danville Dodgers Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League James Bivin
B Lancaster Red Roses Interstate League Ed Head
B Miami Sun Sox Florida International League Pepper Martin
B Newport News Dodgers Piedmont League Al Campanis
Bud Metheny
C Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Larry Shepard
C Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings Southwest International League Buck Elliott
C Greenwood Dodgers Cotton States League Lou Rochelli
C Santa Barbara Dodgers California League Bill Hart
D Trois-Rivières Royals Canadian–American League George Scherger
D Hazard Bombers Mountain States League Max Macon
D Hornell Dodgers Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League Doc Alexson
D Ponca City Dodgers Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Boyd Bartley
D Sheboygan Indians Wisconsin State League Joe Hauser
D Valdosta Dodgers Georgia–Florida League Stan Wasiak

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Billings

References[]

  1. ^ Danny O'Connell at Baseball-Reference
  2. ^ Sam Jethroe at Baseball-Reference
  3. ^ Marv Rackley at Baseball-Reference
  4. ^ Paul Minner at Baseball-Reference
  5. ^ Hank Schenz at Baseball-Reference
  6. ^ Dick Whitman at Baseball-Reference
  7. ^ Luis Olmo at Baseball-Reference
  8. ^ John Glenn at Baseball-Reference
  9. ^ Glenn Cox at Baseball-Reference
  10. ^ [1]
  11. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  12. ^ Willie Ramsdell at Baseball-Reference
  13. ^ Spider Jorgensen at Baseball-Reference
  14. ^ Glen Moulder at Baseball-Reference
  15. ^ Harry Taylor at Baseball-Reference

External links[]

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