1950 Brooklyn Dodgers season

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1950 Brooklyn Dodgers
Major league affiliations
Location
1950 Information
Owner(s) Branch Rickey, Walter O'Malley, Andrew Schmitz
General Manager(s) Branch Rickey, Buzzie Bavasi
Manager(s) Burt Shotton
Local television WOR-TV
Local radio WMGM
Red Barber, Vin Scully,Connie Desmond

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.

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[edit] Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies 91 63 -- .591
Brooklyn Dodgers 89 65 2 .578
New York Giants 86 68 5 .558
Boston Braves 83 71 8 .539
St. Louis Cardinals 78 75 12.5 .510
Cincinnati Reds 66 87 24.5 .431
Chicago Cubs 64 89 26.5 .418
Pittsburgh Pirates 57 96 33.5 .373

[edit] 1950 Roster

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Pee Wee Reese Shortstop
George Shuba Leftfielder
Duke Snider Centerfielder
Jackie Robinson Second Baseman
Carl Furillo Rightfielder
Gil Hodges First Baseman
Bobby Morgan Third Baseman
Roy Campanella Catcher
Don Newcombe Starting Pitcher
1950 Brooklyn Dodgers roster
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Roster
Starting Pitchers

Relief Pitchers

 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager


Coaches

[edit] Starting Pitchers stats

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO CG

[edit] Relief Pitchers stats

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO SV

[edit] Batting Stats

Name Pos G AB Avg. R H HR RBI SB

[edit] 1950 Awards

[edit] 1950 Transactions

[edit] 1950 Minor League Teams

[edit] External links

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1950 MLB season by team
American League
National League
Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
1950 All-Star Game • 1950 World Series
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Formerly the Brooklyn Robins and the Brooklyn Dodgers • Based in Los Angeles, California
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
1 • 2 • 4 • 19 • 20 • 24 • 32 • 39 • 42 • 53
Key Personnel
Owner: Frank McCourt • General Manager: Ned Colletti • Manager: Joe Torre
Minors
Championships (6)
1955 • 1959 • 1963 • 1965 • 1981 • 1988
League Pennants
American Association: 1889 • National League: 1890 • 1899 • 1900 • 1916 • 1920 • 1941 • 1947 • 1949 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1956 • 1959 • 1963 • 1965 • 1966 • 1974 • 1977 • 1978 • 1981 • 1988
Division Titles
Western: 1974 • 1977 • 1978 • 1981 (first half) • 1983 • 1985 • 1988 • 1995 • 2004 • Wild Card: 1996 • 2006