1950 Boston Braves season

1950 Boston Braves
1950 Boston Braves
League	National League
Ballpark	Braves Field
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	83–71 (.539)
League place	4th
Owners	Louis R. Perini
General managers	John J. Quinn
Managers	Billy Southworth
Television	WNAC; WBZ-TV; (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Bump Hadley)
Radio	WHDH; (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Leo Egan)

The 1950 Boston Braves season was the 80th season of the franchise. During the season, Sam Jethroe became the first black player in the history of the Braves.[1]

Offseason

December 5, 1949: Phil Paine was selected by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies in the minor league draft.[2]
December 14, 1949: Eddie Stanky and Alvin Dark were traded by the Braves to the New York Giants for Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr, Willard Marshall, and Red Webb.[3]
Prior to 1950 season: Art Fowler was acquired by the Braves from the Atlanta Crackers.[4]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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 record Sources:
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	—

Roster

1950 Boston Braves

Roster

Pitchers

34 Johnny Antonelli
24 Vern Bickford
17 Bob Chipman
16 Dave Cole
20,36 Dick Donovan
22 Mickey Haefner
25 Bob Hall
37 Bobby Hogue
19,50 Ernie Johnson
39 Dick Manville
26 Normie Roy
33 Johnny Sain
21 Warren Spahn
36 Max Surkont
6 Murray Wall
31 Bucky Walters

Catchers

14 Paul Burris
39 Walker Cooper
23 Del Crandall
22 Walt Linden

Infielders

3 Bob Elliott
12 Roy Hartsfield
10 Buddy Kerr
2 Gene Mauch
8 Connie Ryan
7 Sibby Sisti
9 Earl Torgeson
18 Emil Verban

Outfielders

6 Bob Addis
4 Sid Gordon
1 Tommy Holmes
5 Sam Jethroe
27 Willard Marshall
15 Luis Olmo
11 Pete Reiser

Manager

30 Billy Southworth

Coaches

29 Jimmy Brown
28 Johnny Cooney
35 Bob Keely
31 Bucky Walters

Player stats

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	Walker Cooper	102	337	111	.329	14	60
1B	Earl Torgeson	156	576	167	.290	23	87
2B	Roy Hartsfield	107	419	116	.277	7	24
SS	Buddy Kerr	155	507	115	.227	2	46
3B	Bob Elliott	142	531	162	.305	24	107
OF	Sid Gordon	134	481	146	.304	27	103
OF	Sam Jethroe	141	582	159	.273	18	58
OF	Tommy Holmes	105	322	96	.298	9	51

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
Willard Marshall	105	298	70	.235	5	40
Del Crandall	79	255	56	.220	4	37
Luis Olmo	69	154	35	.227	5	22
Gene Mauch	48	121	28	.231	1	15
Sibby Sisti	69	105	18	.171	2	11
Pete Reiser	53	78	16	.205	1	10
Connie Ryan	20	72	14	.194	3	6
Bob Addis	16	28	7	.250	0	2
Paul Burris	10	23	4	.174	0	3
Walt Linden	3	5	2	.400	0	0
Emil Verban	4	5	0	.000	0	0

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
Vern Bickford	40	311.2	19	14	3.47	126
Warren Spahn	41	293.0	21	17	3.16	191
Johnny Sain	37	278.1	20	13	3.94	96
Max Surkont	9	55.2	5	2	3.23	21

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
Bob Chipman	27	124.0	7	7	4.43	40
Normie Roy	19	59.2	4	3	5.13	25
Johnny Antonelli	20	57.2	2	3	5.93	33
Bob Hall	21	50.1	0	2	6.97	22
Dick Donovan	10	29.2	0	2	8.19	9
Mickey Haefner	8	24.0	0	2	5.63	10

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
Bobby Hogue	36	3	5	7	5.03	15
Ernie Johnson Sr.	16	2	0	0	6.97	15
Dave Cole	4	0	1	0	1.13	8
Murray Wall	1	0	0	0	9.00	2
Bucky Walters	1	0	0	0	4.50	0
Dick Manville	1	0	0	0	0.00	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Milwaukee Brewers	American Association	Bob Coleman
AA	Atlanta Crackers	Southern Association	Dixie Walker
A	Hartford Chiefs	Eastern League	Ripper Collins
A	Denver Bears	Western League	Earl Browne
B	Evansville Braves	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Ernie White
B	Hagerstown Braves	Interstate League	Dutch Dorman
B	Jackson Senators	Southeastern League	Willis Hudlin
C	Ventura Braves	California League	Gene Lillard
C	Eau Claire Bears	Northern League	Andy Cohen
D	Bluefield Blue-Grays	Appalachian League	Bill Adair
D	Owensboro Oilers	KITTY League	Travis Jackson

References

Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
Phil Paine at Baseball-Reference
Eddie Stanky at Baseball-Reference
Art Fowler at Baseball-Reference

External links

1950 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference

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[1] Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

[2] Phil Paine at Baseball-Reference

[3] Eddie Stanky at Baseball-Reference

[4] Art Fowler at Baseball-Reference

1950 MLB season by team
American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1950 All-Star Game 1950 World Series