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, games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.
Offseason December 14, 1949: Harry Walker was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lou Klein and Ron Northey.Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 20, 1950: Jim Bolger was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference September 7, 1950: Peanuts Lowrey was purchased from the Reds by the St. Louis Cardinals.Peanuts Lowrey page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1950 Cincinnati Reds 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 C 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 9 20.0 0 3 7.20 6 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 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 2 0 0 0 3.38 2
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1950 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference