1950 Boston Red Sox season

1950 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tom Yawkey
General manager(s)	Joe Cronin
Manager(s)	Joe McCarthy, Steve O'Neill
Local television	WBZ-TV/WNAC-TV (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Bump Hadley)
Local radio	WHDH (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Leo Egan)
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The 1950 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 94 wins and 60 losses, four games behind the AL and World Series Champion New York Yankees. The team scored 1,027 runs, one of only six teams to score more than 1,000 runs in a season in the modern era (post-1900), and the most recent team to do so. This was the last time that the Red Sox would win at least 90 games until their return to the World Series in 1967.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	98	56	.636	--
Detroit Tigers	95	59	.617	3
Boston Red Sox	94	60	.610	4
Cleveland Indians	92	62	.597	6
Washington Senators	67	87	.435	31
Chicago White Sox	60	94	.390	38
St. Louis Browns	58	96	.377	40
Philadelphia Athletics	52	102	.338	46

Record vs. opponents

1950 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	15–7	10–12	10–12	9–13	19–3	19–3	12–10
Chicago	7–15	—	8–14	6–16–2	8–14	11–11	12–10	8–14
Cleveland	12–10	14–8	—	13–9–1	8–14	17–5	13–9	15–7
Detroit	12–10	16–6–2	9–13–1	—	11–11	17–5	17–5	13–9
New York	13–9	14–8	14–8	11–11	—	15–7	17–5	14–8–1
Philadelphia	3–19	11–11	5–17	5–17	7–15	—	8–14	13–9
St. Louis	3–19	10–12	9–13	5–17	5–17	14–8	—	12–10
Washington	10–12	14–8	7–15	9–13	8–14–1	9–13	10–12	—

Opening Day lineup

7	Dom DiMaggio	CF
6	Johnny Pesky	3B
9	Ted Williams	LF
5	Vern Stephens	SS
2	Al Zarilla	RF
1	Bobby Doerr	2B
10	Billy Goodman	1B
14	Matt Batts	C
17	Mel Parnell	P

Roster

1950 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 12 James Atkins 15 Joe Dobson 33 Dave Ferriss 21 Bob Gillespie 12 Earl Johnson 16 Ellis Kinder 34 Dick Littlefield 26 Phil Marchildon 20 Walt Masterson 19 Mickey McDermott 26 Jim McDonald 25 Gordie Mueller 21 Willard Nixon 34 Al Papai 17 Mel Parnell 26 Frank Quinn 18 Charley Schanz 22 Chuck Stobbs 37 Jim Suchecki 35 Harry Taylor		Catchers 14 Matt Batts 11 Buddy Rosar 39 Bob Scherbarth  8 Birdie Tebbetts Infielders  1 Bobby Doerr  3 Walt Dropo 39 Fred Hatfield  4 Ken Keltner  6 Johnny Pesky  5 Vern Stephens 27 Lou Stringer		Outfielders  7 Dom DiMaggio 37 Charlie Maxwell 10 Billy Goodman 23 Tommy O'Brien 24 Jimmy Piersall 23 Clyde Vollmer  9 Ted Williams 28 Tom Wright  2 Al Zarilla Other batters 24 Merl Combs		Manager -- Joe McCarthy 30 Steve O'Neill Coaches 32 Earle Combs 30 Steve O'Neill 31 Paul Schreiber 29 Johnny Schulte 36 George Susce

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
3B	Johnny Pesky	127	490	153	.312	1	49
OF	Ted Williams	89	334	106	.317	28	97
OF	Dom DiMaggio	141	588	193	.328	7	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

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
Joe Dobson	39	206.2	15	10	4.18	81

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
Harry Taylor	3	19	2	0	1.42	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
James Atkins	1	0	0	0	3.38	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Colonels	American Association	Mike Ryba
AA	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	Pinky Higgins
A	Scranton Red Sox	Eastern League	Jack Burns
B	Roanoke Red Sox	Piedmont League	Red Marion
C	San Jose Red Sox	California League	Marv Owen
C	Oneonta Red Sox	Canadian–American League	Eddie Popowski
D	Kinston Eagles	Coastal Plain League	Wally Millies
D	Marion Red Sox	Ohio–Indiana League	George Susce and Elmer Yoter

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Roanoke, Marion

External links

• 1950 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1950 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com