The 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers struggled for much of the season, but still wound up pushing the Philadelphia Phillies to the last day of the season before falling two games short. Following the season, Branch Rickey was replaced as majority owner/team president by Walter O'Malley, who promptly fired manager Burt Shotton and replaced him with Chuck Dressen. Buzzie Bavasi was also hired as the team's first independent General Manager.
Vin Scully joined the Dodgers' radio and television crew as a play-by-play announcer in 1950; in 2016, Scully entered his 67th consecutive season with the club, the longest such tenure in the history of sports broadcasting; that season was the first wherein his voice, as well as of Red Barber's, was broadcast on television station WOR-TV, making the Dodgers the last New York City MLB team to introduce regular television broadcasts, 11 years following the first broadcasts of 1939.
Offseason October 1, 1949: Danny O'Connell was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later and cash. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Jack Cassini to the Dodgers on October 11.Danny O'Connell at Baseball-Reference October 4, 1949: Sam Jethroe and Bob Addis were traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Braves for Don Thompson, Dee Phillips and Al Epperly.Sam Jethroe at Baseball-Reference October 14, 1949: Marv Rackley was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cincinnati Reds.Marv Rackley at Baseball-Reference October 14, 1949: Paul Minner and Preston Ward were purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs.Paul Minner at Baseball-Reference November 4, 1949: Hank Schenz was purchased from the Dodgers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.Hank Schenz at Baseball-Reference November 14, 1949: Dick Whitman was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies.Dick Whitman at Baseball-Reference December 24, 1949: Luis Olmo was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Braves for Jim Russell, Ed Sauer and cash.Luis Olmo at Baseball-Reference April 10, 1950: Nero Wolfe trains with the Dodgers as shortstop, but fails to make the roster. page 123. Prior to 1950 season (exact date unknown) John Glenn was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.John Glenn at Baseball-Reference Glenn Cox was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.Glenn Cox at Baseball-Reference
Regular season During the season, Duke Snider had a hitting streak of 22 games Another highlight was on August 31, when Gil Hodges hit four home runs in one game, becoming the first player in the 20th century to do so in his home park.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 10, 1950: Willie Ramsdell was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cincinnati Reds.Willie Ramsdell at Baseball-Reference May 17, 1950: Spider Jorgensen was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants.Spider Jorgensen at Baseball-Reference July 30, 1950: Glen Moulder was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Johnny Lindell.Glen Moulder at Baseball-Reference September 10, 1950: Harry Taylor was purchased from the Dodgers by the Boston Red Sox.Harry Taylor at Baseball-Reference
Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Lineup # Name Position1 Pee Wee Reese SS8 George Shuba LF4 Duke Snider CF42 Jackie Robinson 2B6 Carl Furillo RF14 Gil Hodges 1B2 Bobby Morgan 3B39 Roy CampanellaC36 Don Newcombe P
Roster 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders Outfielders 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 126 437 123 .281 31 89 1B 153 561 159 .283 32 113 2B 144 518 170 .328 14 81 SS 141 531 138 .260 11 52 3B 119 451 116 .257 8 44 OF 152 620 199 .321 31 107 OF 94 289 86 .298 7 34 OF 153 620 189 .305 18 106
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 77 214 49 .229 10 32 67 199 45 .226 7 21 50 142 26 .183 8 16 34 111 23 .207 3 12 48 86 25 .291 8 20 51 76 19 .250 2 10 38 44 9 .205 0 4 10 6 1 .167 0 0 5 6 1 .167 0 0 2 2 0 .000 0 1
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 40 267.1 19 11 3.70 130 36 250.2 19 11 3.30 125 22 103.0 7 6 4.72 50
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 43 201.1 13 8 3.58 131 43 142.0 7 9 4.69 100 41 129.1 9 4 5.50 96 20 72.2 5 4 5.33 28 23 68.2 2 2 4.59 29 16 41.1 4 4 4.35 15 12 33.1 1 3 4.86 21 3 6.1 0 0 5.68 8
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 20 2 1 0 6.42 23 10 0 0 0 7.82 2 7 0 0 1 8.10 5 5 0 0 0 5.00 3 5 1 2 1 2.84 2 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 1 0 0 0 4.50 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 2
Awards and honors 1950 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Roy Campanella starter Jackie Robinson starter Gil Hodges reserve Don Newcombe reserve Pee Wee Reese reserve Preacher Roe reserve Duke Snider reserve TSN Major League All-Star Team Jackie Robinson
Farm system Level Team League Manager AAA Hollywood Stars Pacific Coast League Fred Haney AAA Montreal Royals International League Walter Alston AAA St. Paul Saints American Association Clay Hopper AA Ft. Worth Cats Texas League Bobby Bragan AA Mobile Bears Southern Association Paul Chervinko A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Greg MulleavyGeorge Fallon A Greenville Spinners South Atlantic League Oscar Grimes A Pueblo Dodgers Western League Ray Hathaway B Asheville Tourists Tri-State League Clay Bryant B Danville Dodgers Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League James Bivin B Lancaster Red Roses Interstate League Ed Head B Miami Sun Sox Florida International League Pepper Martin B Newport News Dodgers Piedmont League Al CampanisBud Metheny C Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Larry Shepard C Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings Southwest International League Buck Elliott C Greenwood Dodgers Cotton States League Lou Rochelli C Santa Barbara Dodgers California League Bill Hart D Trois-Rivières Royals Canadian–American League George Scherger D Hazard Bombers Mountain States League Max Macon D Hornell Dodgers Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League Doc Alexson D Ponca City Dodgers Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Boyd Bartley D Sheboygan Indians Wisconsin State League Joe Hauser D Valdosta Dodgers Georgia–Florida League Stan Wasiak LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Billings
References
External links Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet