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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| Owner(s) | Horace Stoneham |
| General manager(s) | Chub Feeney |
| Manager(s) | 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 | 19 | 13 | 3.01 | 161 |
| Sheldon Jones | 40 | 199 | 13 | 16 | 4.61 | 97 |
| Jim Hearn | 16 | 125 | 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 | 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
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