This article is about the 1950 Major League Baseball season only. For information on
all of baseball, see
1950 in baseball .
Sports season
The 1950 Major League Baseball season began on April 18 and ended on October 7, 1950, with the New York Yankees of the American League winning the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League in four games.
The only no-hitter of the season was pitched by Vern Bickford on August 9, in the Boston Braves 7–0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers .[1] [2] This season saw the first use of a bullpen car , by the Cleveland Indians .[3]
Awards and honors [ ]
MLB Most Valuable Player Award
MLB Rookie of the Year Award
The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
Phil Rizzuto , New York Yankees
The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
Standings [ ]
American League [ ]
National League [ ]
Postseason [ ]
Bracket [ ]
League leaders [ ]
American League [ ]
National League [ ]
Managers [ ]
American League [ ]
National League [ ]
Home Field Attendance [ ]
Team Name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per Game
New York Yankees [4]
98
1.0%
2,081,380
-8.9%
27,031
Detroit Tigers [5]
95
9.2%
1,951,474
7.2%
24,092
Cleveland Indians [6]
92
3.4%
1,727,464
-22.7%
22,435
Boston Red Sox [7]
94
-2.1%
1,344,080
-15.8%
17,456
Philadelphia Phillies [8]
91
12.3%
1,217,035
48.5%
15,603
Brooklyn Dodgers [9]
89
-8.2%
1,185,896
-27.4%
15,204
Pittsburgh Pirates [10]
57
-19.7%
1,166,267
-19.5%
15,146
Chicago Cubs [11]
64
4.9%
1,165,944
2.0%
14,948
St. Louis Cardinals [12]
78
-18.8%
1,093,411
-23.6%
14,387
New York Giants [13]
86
17.8%
1,008,878
-17.2%
13,275
Boston Braves [14]
83
10.7%
944,391
-12.7%
11,954
Chicago White Sox [15]
60
-4.8%
781,330
-16.6%
9,890
Washington Senators [16]
67
34.0%
699,697
-9.2%
8,970
Cincinnati Reds [17]
66
6.5%
538,794
-23.9%
7,089
Philadelphia Athletics [18]
52
-35.8%
309,805
-62.1%
4,023
St. Louis Browns [19]
58
9.4%
247,131
-8.8%
3,340
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ "American League No Hitters" . Baseball Almanac . Retrieved October 1, 2012 .
^ "National League No Hitters" . Baseball Almanac . Retrieved October 1, 2012 .
^ Lukas, Paul (October 19, 2007). "Lukas: Long live the bullpen car - ESPN Page 2" . Espn.com . Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
External links [ ]
American League National League
Pre-modern era
Beginnings
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
Competition
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
NL monopoly
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
Modern era
See also