1950 Washington Senators season

1950 Washington Senators
Major league affiliations
Location
1950 Information
Owner(s) Clark Griffith and John Jachym
Manager(s) Bucky Harris
Local television WTTG
(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
Local radio WWDC (FM)
(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
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The 1950 Washington Senators won 67 games, lost 87, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 98 56 .636 --
Detroit Tigers 95 59 .617 3
Boston Red Sox 94 60 .610 4
Cleveland Indians 92 62 .597 6
Washington Senators 67 87 .435 31
Chicago White Sox 60 94 .390 38
St. Louis Browns 58 96 .377 40
Philadelphia Athletics 52 102 .338 46

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

1950 Washington Senators
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
1B Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon 90 327 100 .306 9 65

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
Robinson, EddieEddie Robinson 36 129 30 .233 1 13
Ortiz, RobertoRoberto Ortiz 39 75 17 .227 0 8
Taylor, FredFred Taylor 6 16 2 .125 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
Consuegra, SandySandy Consuegra 21 124.2 7 8 4.40 38
Bearden, GeneGene Bearden 12 68.1 3 5 4.21 40
Nagy, SteveSteve Nagy 9 53.1 2 5 6.58 17
Moreno, JulioJulio Moreno 4 21.1 1 1 4.64 7

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
Haynes, JoeJoe Haynes 27 101.2 7 5 5.84 15
Sima, AlAl Sima 17 77 4 5 4.79 23
Pearce, JimJim Pearce 20 56.2 2 1 6.04 18
Weik, DickDick Weik 14 44 1 3 4.30 26
Hittle, LloydLloyd Hittle 11 43.1 2 4 4.98 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
Harris, MickeyMickey Harris 53 5 9 15 4.78 41
Singleton, ElmerElmer Singleton 21 1 2 0 5.20 19

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Fred Walters
A Augusta Tigers Sally League Pete Appleton
B Havana Cubanos Florida International League Oscar Rodriguez
B Charlotte Hornets Tri-State League Clyde McDowell and Joe Bird
C New Castle Nats Middle Atlantic League Charles Cronin
D Orlando Senators Florida State League Cal Ermer
D Rome Red Sox Georgia-Alabama League Norman Veazey, John Stowe and Myril Hoag
D Fulton Railroaders KITTY League Ivan Kuester
D Concord Nationals North Carolina State League George Lacy, Tom Hockenbury and Ginger Watts
D Wellsville Senators PONY League Jimmy Wasdell and Bill Mongiello
D Emporia Nationals Virginia League Morrie Aderholt

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Emporia

References

  1. ^ a b Steve Nagy page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Al Sima page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference

External links

American League
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National League