The 1950 New York Yankees season was the 48th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 98–56, winning their 17th pennant, finishing 3 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. In the World Series, they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in 4 games. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Following the season, they were named "Team of the Year", amateur or professional, by the Associated Press.

Offseason October 13, 1949: Billy Martin was purchased by the Yankees from the Oakland Oaks. Prior to 1950 season (exact date unknown) Jim Brideweser was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.Jim Brideweser page at Baseball Reference Don Taussig was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.Don Taussig page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster 1950 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 151 597 193 .322 28 124 1B 108 205 48 .234 8 28 2B 153 522 150 .287 6 69 3B 108 327 85 .260 6 40 SS 155 617 200 .324 7 66 OF 122 449 127 .283 6 60 OF 139 525 158 .301 32 122 OF 113 415 133 .320 13 70

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 108 356 88 .247 12 61 95 277 74 .267 4 37 90 274 76 .277 25 72 73 151 41 .272 6 34 45 70 12 .171 1 5 34 36 9 .250 1 8 19 27 9 .333 1 8 18 25 4 .160 0 1 7 21 4 .190 0 2 12 10 4 .400 0 2 10 9 1 .111 0 1 2 5 1 .200 0 0 7 2 0 .000 0 0 3 2 1 .500 0 1 1 0 0 ---- 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 33 256.2 21 8 4.00 155 35 240.2 16 12 3.74 160 35 236.1 18 8 3.47 72 31 203.1 15 9 4.74 118

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 26 112.2 5 4 4.55 54 20 112.0 9 1 2.81 59 21 43.2 1 1 5.15 15 10 19.2 1 1 8.69 9 3 6.1 0 1 4.34 3

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 37 3 7 13 5.04 33 30 8 4 9 3.65 20 8 0 1 0 10.00 9 4 0 0 0 1.29 4 2 0 0 0 6.75 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 1

1950 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (0) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Yankees – 1, Phillies – 0 October 4Shibe Park 30,7462 Yankees – 2, Phillies – 1 (10 innings) October 5Shibe Park 32,6603 Phillies – 2, Yankees – 3 October 6Yankee Stadium 64,5054 Phillies – 2, Yankees – 5 October 7Yankee Stadium 68,098

Awards and honors Jerry Coleman, Babe Ruth Award Phil Rizzuto, American League MVP Yogi Berra, 3rd place in AL MVP votingBaseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 21, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,

All-Star Game Yogi Berra - Starter Vic Raschi - Starter Phil Rizzuto - Starter

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: LaGrange, McAlesterJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links 1950 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1950 World Series 1950 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com