1950 Cincinnati Reds season

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, 24+12 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.

1950 Cincinnati Reds
LeagueNational League
BallparkCrosley Field
CityCincinnati
OwnersPowel Crosley, Jr.
General managersWarren Giles
ManagersLuke Sewell
TelevisionWCPO-TV
(Waite Hoyt)
RadioWCPO
(Waite Hoyt)
← 1949 Seasons 1951 →

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 91 63 .591 48‍–‍29 43‍–‍34
Brooklyn Dodgers 89 65 .578 2 48‍–‍30 41‍–‍35
New York Giants 86 68 .558 5 44‍–‍32 42‍–‍36
Boston Braves 83 71 .539 8 46‍–‍31 37‍–‍40
St. Louis Cardinals 78 75 .510 12½ 48‍–‍28 30‍–‍47
Cincinnati Reds 66 87 .431 24½ 38‍–‍38 28‍–‍49
Chicago Cubs 64 89 .418 26½ 35‍–‍42 29‍–‍47
Pittsburgh Pirates 57 96 .373 33½ 33‍–‍44 24‍–‍52

Record vs. opponents

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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

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Roster

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1950 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

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Manager

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
1B Ted Kluszewski 134 538 165 .307 25 111
2B Connie Ryan 106 367 95 .259 3 43
SS Virgil Stallcup 136 483 121 .251 8 54
3B Grady Hatton 130 438 114 .260 11 54
OF Joe Adcock 102 372 109 .293 8 55
OF Johnny Wyrostek 131 509 145 .285 8 76
OF Bob Usher 106 321 83 .259 6 35

Other batters

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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
Bobby Adams 115 348 98 .282 3 25
Lloyd Merriman 92 298 77 .258 2 31
Peanuts Lowrey 91 264 60 .227 1 11
Johnny Pramesa 74 228 70 .307 5 30
Danny Litwhiler 54 112 29 .259 6 12
Sammy Meeks 39 95 27 .284 1 8
Ron Northey 27 77 20 .260 5 9
Bob Scheffing 21 47 13 .277 2 6
Walker Cooper 15 47 9 .191 0 4
Hobie Landrith 4 14 3 .214 0 1
Jimmy Bloodworth 4 14 3 .214 0 1
Ted Tappe 7 5 1 .200 1 1
Marv Rackley 5 2 1 .500 0 1
Jim Bolger 2 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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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 40 261.0 17 15 2.97 188
Ken Raffensberger 38 239.0 14 19 4.26 87
Herm Wehmeier 41 230.0 10 18 5.67 121
Willie Ramsdell 27 157.1 7 12 3.72 83

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Howie Fox 34 187.0 11 8 4.33 64
Kent Peterson 9 20.0 0 3 7.20 6
Bud Byerly 4 14.2 0 1 2.45 5

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Frank Smith 38 2 7 3 3.87 55
Eddie Erautt 33 4 2 1 5.65 35
Johnny Hetki 22 1 2 0 5.09 21
Harry Perkowski 22 0 0 0 5.24 19
Jay Avrea 2 0 0 0 3.38 2

Farm system

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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

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References

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  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
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