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This article is about the 1950 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see
1950 in baseball.
Sports season
The 1950 Major League Baseball season began on April 18 and ended on October 7, 1950, with the
New York Yankees of the
American League winning the
World Series over the
Philadelphia Phillies of the
National League in four games.
The only
no-hitter of the season was pitched by
Vern Bickford on August 9, in the
Boston Braves 7–0 victory over the
Brooklyn Dodgers.
[1]
[2] This season saw the first use of a
bullpen car, by the
Cleveland Indians.
[3]
Awards and honors
Standings
American League
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National League
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Postseason
Bracket
League leaders
American League
National League
Managers
American League
National League
Home field attendance
Team name
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Wins
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%±
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Home attendance
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%±
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Per game
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New York Yankees
[4]
|
98
|
1.0%
|
2,081,380
|
-8.9%
|
27,031
|
Detroit Tigers
[5]
|
95
|
9.2%
|
1,951,474
|
7.2%
|
24,092
|
Cleveland Indians
[6]
|
92
|
3.4%
|
1,727,464
|
-22.7%
|
22,435
|
Boston Red Sox
[7]
|
94
|
-2.1%
|
1,344,080
|
-15.8%
|
17,456
|
Philadelphia Phillies
[8]
|
91
|
12.3%
|
1,217,035
|
48.5%
|
15,603
|
Brooklyn Dodgers
[9]
|
89
|
-8.2%
|
1,185,896
|
-27.4%
|
15,204
|
Pittsburgh Pirates
[10]
|
57
|
-19.7%
|
1,166,267
|
-19.5%
|
15,146
|
Chicago Cubs
[11]
|
64
|
4.9%
|
1,165,944
|
2.0%
|
14,948
|
St. Louis Cardinals
[12]
|
78
|
-18.8%
|
1,093,411
|
-23.6%
|
14,387
|
New York Giants
[13]
|
86
|
17.8%
|
1,008,878
|
-17.2%
|
13,275
|
Boston Braves
[14]
|
83
|
10.7%
|
944,391
|
-12.7%
|
11,954
|
Chicago White Sox
[15]
|
60
|
-4.8%
|
781,330
|
-16.6%
|
9,890
|
Washington Senators
[16]
|
67
|
34.0%
|
699,697
|
-9.2%
|
8,970
|
Cincinnati Reds
[17]
|
66
|
6.5%
|
538,794
|
-23.9%
|
7,089
|
Philadelphia Athletics
[18]
|
52
|
-35.8%
|
309,805
|
-62.1%
|
4,023
|
St. Louis Browns
[19]
|
58
|
9.4%
|
247,131
|
-8.8%
|
3,340
|
See also
References
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^
"American League No Hitters".
Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
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^
"National League No Hitters".
Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
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^ Lukas, Paul (October 19, 2007).
"Lukas: Long live the bullpen car - ESPN Page 2". Espn.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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^
"New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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^
"Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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^
"Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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^
"Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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^
"St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".
Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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