1950 New York Giants (MLB) season
The 1950 New York Giants season was the franchise's 68th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 86–68 record, 5 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Owners | Horace Stoneham |
General managers | Chub Feeney |
Managers | Leo Durocher |
Local television | WPIX (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell) |
Local radio | WMCA (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell) |
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Offseason
- December 14, 1949: Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr, Willard Marshall, and Red Webb were traded by the Giants to the Boston Braves for Eddie Stanky and Alvin Dark.[1]
- Prior to 1950 season: Al Sima was purchased from the Giants by the Washington Senators.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
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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
- June 20, 1950: Willie Mays was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.[3]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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C | Wes Westrum | 140 | 437 | 103 | .236 | 23 | 71 |
1B | Tookie Gilbert | 113 | 322 | 71 | .220 | 4 | 32 |
2B | Eddie Stanky | 152 | 527 | 158 | .300 | 8 | 51 |
SS | Alvin Dark | 154 | 587 | 164 | .279 | 16 | 67 |
3B | Hank Thompson | 148 | 512 | 148 | .289 | 20 | 91 |
OF | Whitey Lockman | 129 | 532 | 157 | .295 | 6 | 52 |
OF | Don Mueller | 132 | 525 | 153 | .291 | 7 | 84 |
OF | Bobby Thomson | 149 | 563 | 142 | .252 | 25 | 85 |
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 |
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Monte Irvin | 110 | 374 | 112 | .299 | 15 | 66 |
Bill Rigney | 56 | 83 | 15 | .181 | 0 | 8 |
Roy Weatherly | 52 | 69 | 18 | .261 | 0 | 11 |
Sam Calderone | 34 | 67 | 20 | .299 | 1 | 12 |
Jack Lohrke | 30 | 43 | 8 | .186 | 0 | 4 |
Jack Maguire | 29 | 40 | 7 | .175 | 0 | 3 |
Spider Jorgensen | 24 | 37 | 5 | .135 | 0 | 4 |
Jack Harshman | 9 | 32 | 4 | .125 | 2 | 4 |
Sal Yvars | 9 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Mueller | 4 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
Mike McCormick | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Milne | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Nap Reyes | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Marv Blaylock | 1 | 1 | 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 |
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Larry Jansen | 40 | 275.0 | 19 | 13 | 3.01 | 161 |
Sheldon Jones | 40 | 199.0 | 13 | 16 | 4.61 | 97 |
Jim Hearn | 16 | 125.0 | 11 | 3 | 1.94 | 54 |
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 |
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Sal Maglie | 47 | 206.0 | 18 | 4 | 2.71 | 96 |
Dave Koslo | 40 | 186.2 | 13 | 15 | 3.91 | 56 |
Monty Kennedy | 36 | 114.1 | 5 | 4 | 4.72 | 41 |
Jack Kramer | 35 | 86.2 | 3 | 6 | 3.53 | 27 |
Clint Hartung | 20 | 65.1 | 3 | 3 | 6.61 | 23 |
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 |
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Andy Hansen | 31 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.53 | 19 |
Kirby Higbe | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.93 | 17 |
George Spencer | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.49 | 5 |
Farm system
References
- Eddie Stanky at Baseball Reference
- Al Sima at Baseball Reference
- Willie Mays at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1950 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1950 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac