1950 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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1950 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major league affiliations
Location
1950 Information
Owner(s) John W. Galbreath
General manager(s) Roy Hamey, Branch Rickey
Manager(s) Billy Meyer
Local television none
Local radio WWSW
Rosey Rowswell, Bob Prince
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Contents

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

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1950 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders 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
3B Fernandez, NannyNanny Fernandez 65 198 51 .258 6 27

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
Phillips, JackJack Phillips 69 208 61 .293 5 34
Berardino, JohnnyJohnny Berardino 40 131 27 .206 1 12
Stevens, EdEd Stevens 17 46 9 .196 0 3

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
Chambers, CliffCliff Chambers 37 249.1 12 15 4.30 93
Chesnes, BobBob Chesnes 9 49 3 3 5.54 12

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
Queen, MelMel Queen 33 120.1 5 14 5.98 76
Borowy, HankHank Borowy 11 25.1 1 3 6.39 9

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
Barrett, FrankFrank Barrett 5 1 2 0 4.15 0

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Al Lopez
AA New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Hugh Luby and Bill Burwell
A Albany Senators Eastern League Pinky May
A Charleston Rebels Sally League Rip Sewell
B Waco Pirates Big State League Buddy Hancken
B York White Roses Interstate League Frank Oceak
C Modesto Reds California League Marc Carrola
C Hutchinson Elks Western Association Wes Griffin
D Greenville Pirates Alabama State League Mickey O'Neil
D Tallahassee Pirates Georgia-Florida League Walt Tauscher
D Bartlesville Pirates Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League Tedd Gullic
D Mayfield Clothiers KITTY League Jerry Gardner
D Salisbury Pirates North Carolina State League George Detore

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Modesto, Hutchinson, Tallahassee, Mayfield

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