1950 New York Giants (MLB) season

1950 New York Giants
1950 New York Giants
League	National League
Ballpark	Polo Grounds
City	New York City
Owners	Horace Stoneham
General managers	Chub Feeney
Managers	Leo Durocher
Television	WPIX; (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)
Radio	WMCA; (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)

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.^[1]
Prior to 1950 season: Al Sima was purchased from the Giants by the Washington Senators.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

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National League
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	91	63	.591	—	48‍–‍29	43‍–‍34
Brooklyn Dodgers	89	65	.578	2	48‍–‍30	41‍–‍35
New York Giants	86	68	.558	5	44‍–‍32	42‍–‍36
Boston Braves	83	71	.539	8	46‍–‍31	37‍–‍40
St. Louis Cardinals	78	75	.510	12½	48‍–‍28	30‍–‍47
Cincinnati Reds	66	87	.431	24½	38‍–‍38	28‍–‍49
Chicago Cubs	64	89	.418	26½	35‍–‍42	29‍–‍47
Pittsburgh Pirates	57	96	.373	33½	33‍–‍44	24‍–‍52

Record vs. opponents

1950 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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	—

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

June 20, 1950: Willie Mays was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.^[3]

Roster

1950 New York Giants

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

2 Leo Durocher

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	Wes Westrum	140	437	103	.236	23	71
1B	Tookie Gilbert	113	322	71	.220	4	32
2B	Eddie Stanky	152	527	158	.300	8	51
SS	Alvin Dark	154	587	164	.279	16	67
3B	Hank Thompson	148	512	148	.289	20	91
OF	Whitey Lockman	129	532	157	.295	6	52
OF	Don Mueller	132	525	153	.291	7	84
OF	Bobby Thomson	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
Monte Irvin	110	374	112	.299	15	66
Bill Rigney	56	83	15	.181	0	8
Roy Weatherly	52	69	18	.261	0	11
Sam Calderone	34	67	20	.299	1	12
Jack Lohrke	30	43	8	.186	0	4
Jack Maguire	29	40	7	.175	0	3
Spider Jorgensen	24	37	5	.135	0	4
Jack Harshman	9	32	4	.125	2	4
Sal Yvars	9	14	2	.143	0	0
Ray Mueller	4	11	1	.091	0	0
Mike McCormick	4	4	0	.000	0	0
Pete Milne	4	4	1	.250	0	1
Nap Reyes	1	1	0	.000	0	0
Marv Blaylock	1	1	0	.000	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
Larry Jansen	40	275.0	19	13	3.01	161
Sheldon Jones	40	199.0	13	16	4.61	97
Jim Hearn	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
Sal Maglie	47	206.0	18	4	2.71	96
Dave Koslo	40	186.2	13	15	3.91	56
Monty Kennedy	36	114.1	5	4	4.72	41
Jack Kramer	35	86.2	3	6	3.53	27
Clint Hartung	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
Andy Hansen	31	0	1	3	5.53	19
Kirby Higbe	18	0	3	0	4.93	17
George Spencer	10	1	0	0	2.49	5

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Minneapolis Millers	American Association	Tommy Heath
AAA	Jersey City Giants	International League	Joe Becker
A	Jacksonville Tars	Sally League	Hal Gruber and Dale Alexander
A	Sioux City Soos	Western League	Hugh Poland
B	Trenton Giants	Interstate League	Frank Genovese
B	Richmond Colts	Piedmont League	Vinnie Smith
B	Vicksburg Billies	Southeastern League	Buddy Blair
B	Knoxville Smokies	Tri-State League	Jack Aragón
C	Erie Sailors	Middle Atlantic League	Pete Pavich
C	St. Cloud Rox	Northern League	Charlie Fox
C	Idaho Falls Russets	Pioneer League	Lilio Marcucci
C	Enid Giants	Western Association	Harold Kollar
D	Bristol Twins	Appalachian League	Ben Geraghty
D	Galax Leafs	Blue Ridge League	Jim Grigg
D	Medford Rogues	Far West League	Tommy Nelson and Wilfred Jonas

Level	Team	League	Manager
D	Sanford Giants	Florida State League	Ed Levy
D	Springfield Giants	Ohio–Indiana League	Andy Gilbert
D	Lawton Giants	Sooner State League	Louis Brower
D	Lenoir Red Sox	Western Carolina League	Claude Jonnard
D	Oshkosh Giants	Wisconsin State League	Dave Garcia

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City, Bristol, Lenoir, Oshkosh^[4]

References

^ Eddie Stanky at Baseball Reference
^ Al Sima at Baseball Reference
^ Willie Mays at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

1950 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
1950 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac

[1] Eddie Stanky at Baseball Reference

[2] Al Sima at Baseball Reference

[3] Willie Mays at Baseball Reference

[4] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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