1950 Cincinnati Reds season



































1950 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations

  • National League (since 1890)

Location

  • Crosley Field (since 1934)

  • Cincinnati (since 1882)

Other information
Owner(s) Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s) Warren Giles
Manager(s) Luke Sewell
Local television
WCPO-TV
(Waite Hoyt)
Local radio
WCPO
(Waite Hoyt)
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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






  • 1 Offseason


  • 2 Regular season


    • 2.1 Season standings


    • 2.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 2.3 Notable transactions


    • 2.4 Roster




  • 3 Player stats


    • 3.1 Batting


      • 3.1.1 Starters by position


      • 3.1.2 Other batters




    • 3.2 Pitching


      • 3.2.1 Starting pitchers


      • 3.2.2 Other pitchers


      • 3.2.3 Relief pitchers






  • 4 Farm system


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Offseason


  • December 14, 1949: Harry Walker was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lou Klein and Ron Northey.[1]


Regular season



Season standings






















































































  • v

  • t

  • e


National League
W
L
Pct.
GB
Home
Road

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








































































































1950 National League Records

  • v

  • t

  • e




Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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: Jim Bolger was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.[2]

  • September 7, 1950: Peanuts Lowrey was purchased from the Reds by the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]



Roster














1950 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers


  • 38 Jay Avrea


  • 47 Ewell Blackwell


  • 38 Bud Byerly


  • 34 Eddie Erautt


  • 43 Howie Fox


  • 33 Johnny Hetki


  • 35 Harry Perkowski


  • 30 Kent Peterson


  • 36 Ken Raffensberger


  • 40 Willie Ramsdell


  • 32 Frank Smith


  • 31 Herm Wehmeier

Catchers


  •  7 Walker Cooper


  •  6 Dixie Howell


  •  8 Hobie Landrith


  •  8 Johnny Pramesa


  •  7 Bob Scheffing


Infielders




  • 12 Bobby Adams


  • 11 Jimmy Bloodworth


  • 15 Grady Hatton


  • 18 Ted Kluszewski


  • 14 Sammy Meeks


  • 16 Connie Ryan


  • 10 Virgil Stallcup

Outfielders


  • 17 Joe Adcock


  • 23 Jim Bolger


  • 28 Danny Litwhiler


  • 21 Peanuts Lowrey


  • 20 Lloyd Merriman


  • 23 Ron Northey


  • 24 Bob Usher


  • 22 Johnny Wyrostek


Other batters




  • 25 Marv Rackley


  •  2 Ted Tappe

Manager

  • 50 Luke Sewell

Coaches




  • 51 Tony Cuccinello


  • 52 Gus Mancuso


  • 53 Phil Page


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 Dixie 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
Peanuts Lowrey 91 264 60 .227 1 11
Ron Northey 27 77 20 .260 5 9
Jim 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
Ewell 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
Kent Peterson 9 20 0 3 7.20 6
Bud 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
Jay 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 Steve Collins

[4]



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, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007




External links


  • 1950 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference











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