The 1950 New York Giants season was the franchise's 68th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 86–68 record, 5 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.
Offseason December 14, 1949: Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr, Willard Marshall, and Red Webb were traded by the Giants to the Boston Braves for Eddie Stanky and Alvin Dark.Eddie Stanky at Baseball Reference Prior to 1950 season: Al Sima was purchased from the Giants by the Washington Senators.Al Sima at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions June 20, 1950: Willie Mays was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Willie Mays at Baseball Reference
Roster 1950 New York Giants 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 140 437 103 .236 23 71 1B 113 322 71 .220 4 32 2B 152 527 158 .300 8 51 SS 154 587 164 .279 16 67 3B 148 512 148 .289 20 91 OF 129 532 157 .295 6 52 OF 132 525 153 .291 7 84 OF 149 563 142 .252 25 85
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 110 374 112 .299 15 66 56 83 15 .181 0 8 52 69 18 .261 0 11 34 67 20 .299 1 12 30 43 8 .186 0 4 29 40 7 .175 0 3 24 37 5 .135 0 4 9 32 4 .125 2 4 9 14 2 .143 0 0 4 11 1 .091 0 0 4 4 0 .000 0 0 4 4 1 .250 0 1 1 1 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 40 275.0 19 13 3.01 161 40 199.0 13 16 4.61 97 16 125.0 11 3 1.94 54
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 47 206.0 18 4 2.71 96 40 186.2 13 15 3.91 56 36 114.1 5 4 4.72 41 35 86.2 3 6 3.53 27 20 65.1 3 3 6.61 23
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 31 0 1 3 5.53 19 18 0 3 0 4.93 17 10 1 0 0 2.49 5
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City, Bristol, Lenoir, OshkoshJohnson, 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 Giants at Baseball Reference 1950 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac