1950 Chicago Cubs season
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Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
General manager(s) | Wid Matthews |
Manager(s) | Frankie Frisch |
Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton, Vince Lloyd) WBKB (Joe Wilson) |
Local radio | WIND (Bert Wilson, Bud Campbell) |
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The 1950 Chicago Cubs season was the 79th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 75th in the National League and the 35th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 64–89.
Offseason
- October 29, 1949: Jim Fanning was signed as an amateur free agent by the Chicago Cubs.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 63 | 0.591 | — | 48–29 | 43–34 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 2 | 48–30 | 41–35 |
New York Giants | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 5 | 44–32 | 42–36 |
Boston Braves | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 8 | 46–31 | 37–40 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 75 | 0.510 | 12½ | 48–28 | 30–47 |
Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 87 | 0.431 | 24½ | 38–38 | 28–49 |
Chicago Cubs | 64 | 89 | 0.418 | 26½ | 35–42 | 29–47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 96 | 0.373 | 33½ | 33–44 | 24–52 |
Record vs. opponents
1950 National League Records
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 9–13–1 | 15–7–1 | 11–11 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 19–3 | 12–10 | |||||
Chicago | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 4–17 | 5–17 | 9–13–1 | 11–11 | 10–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 5–17 | 10–12 | 17–4 | — | 11–11 | 4–18 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
New York | 9–13 | 10–12 | 17–5 | 11–11 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | 11–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 13–9–1 | 11–11–1 | 13–9–1 | 18–4 | 10–12 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–15–1 | 3–19 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 8–14 | — | 12–9 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–11 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 9–12 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 1, 1950: Gene Baker was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[2]
- June 29, 1950: Harry Chiti was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[3]
Roster
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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 |
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SS | Roy Smalley | 154 | 557 | 128 | .230 | 21 | 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 |
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Randy Jackson | 34 | 111 | 25 | .225 | 3 | 6 |
Harry Chiti | 3 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 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 |
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Bob Rush | 39 | 254.2 | 13 | 20 | 3.71 | 93 |
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 |
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Frank Hiller | 38 | 153 | 12 | 5 | 3.53 | 55 |
Monk Dubiel | 39 | 142.2 | 6 | 10 | 4.16 | 51 |
Warren Hacker | 5 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.28 | 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 |
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Dutch Leonard | 35 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.77 | 28 |
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville, Rock Hill, Sioux Falls
References
- ↑ Jim Fanning at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Gene Baker at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Harry Chiti at Baseball Reference