1950 Cincinnati Reds season

1950 Cincinnati Reds
Major league affiliations
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1950 Information
Owner(s) Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s) Warren Giles
Manager(s) Luke Sewell
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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, 24½ games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

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

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 Howell, DixieDixie Howell 82 224 50 .223 2 22

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
Lowrey, PeanutsPeanuts Lowrey 91 264 60 .227 1 11
Northey, RonRon Northey 27 77 20 .260 5 9
Bolger, JimJim 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
Blackwell, EwellEwell Blackwell 40 261 17 15 2.97 188

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
Peterson, KentKent Peterson 9 20 0 3 7.20 6
Byerly, BudBud 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
Avrea, JayJay 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 Limp Collins

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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, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

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