1950 Cincinnati Reds
LeagueNational League
BallparkCrosley Field
CityCincinnati
OwnersPowel Crosley, Jr.
General managersWarren Giles
ManagersLuke Sewell
TelevisionWCPO-TV
(Waite Hoyt)
RadioWCPO
(Waite Hoyt)
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The 1950 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the National League with a record of 66–87, 24+1⁄2 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

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 record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

Roster

1950 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

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 Dixie Howell 82 224 50 .223 2 22
1B Ted Kluszewski 134 538 165 .307 25 111
2B Connie Ryan 106 367 95 .259 3 43
SS Virgil Stallcup 136 483 121 .251 8 54
3B Grady Hatton 130 438 114 .260 11 54
OF Joe Adcock 102 372 109 .293 8 55
OF Johnny Wyrostek 131 509 145 .285 8 76
OF Bob Usher 106 321 83 .259 6 35

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
Bobby Adams 115 348 98 .282 3 25
Lloyd Merriman 92 298 77 .258 2 31
Peanuts Lowrey 91 264 60 .227 1 11
Johnny Pramesa 74 228 70 .307 5 30
Danny Litwhiler 54 112 29 .259 6 12
Sammy Meeks 39 95 27 .284 1 8
Ron Northey 27 77 20 .260 5 9
Bob Scheffing 21 47 13 .277 2 6
Walker Cooper 15 47 9 .191 0 4
Hobie Landrith 4 14 3 .214 0 1
Jimmy Bloodworth 4 14 3 .214 0 1
Ted Tappe 7 5 1 .200 1 1
Marv Rackley 5 2 1 .500 0 1
Jim Bolger 2 1 0 .000 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
Ewell Blackwell 40 261.0 17 15 2.97 188
Ken Raffensberger 38 239.0 14 19 4.26 87
Herm Wehmeier 41 230.0 10 18 5.67 121
Willie Ramsdell 27 157.1 7 12 3.72 83

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
Howie Fox 34 187.0 11 8 4.33 64
Kent Peterson 9 20.0 0 3 7.20 6
Bud Byerly 4 14.2 0 1 2.45 5

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
Frank Smith 38 2 7 3 3.87 55
Eddie Erautt 33 4 2 1 5.65 35
Johnny Hetki 22 1 2 0 5.09 21
Harry Perkowski 22 0 0 0 5.24 19
Jay Avrea 2 0 0 0 3.38 2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Bruno Betzel
AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Al Vincent
A Charleston Senators Central League Joe Beggs
A Columbia Reds Sally League Gee Walker
C Ogden Reds Pioneer League Cecil Scheffel
D Muncie Reds Ohio–Indiana League Mike Blazo
D Lockport Reds PONY League Cyril Pfeifer
D Wilmington Pirates Tobacco State League Bull Hamons, Red Teague
and Steve Collins

[4]

References

  1. ^ Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Peanuts Lowrey page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links


1950 MLB season by team
Cincinnati Reds
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