| 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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| Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath |
| Manager(s) | Billy Meyer |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | WWSW Rosey Rowswell, Bob Prince |
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The 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 69th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 64th in the National League . The Pirates finished eighth and last in the league standings with a record of 57–96.
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Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 63 | -- | .591 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 89 | 65 | 2 | .578 |
| New York Giants | 86 | 68 | 5 | .558 |
| Boston Braves | 83 | 71 | 8 | .539 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 75 | 12.5 | .510 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 87 | 24.5 | .431 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 89 | 26.5 | .418 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 96 | 33.5 | .373 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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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 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup[edit]
Roster[edit]
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Manager
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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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| 3B | Fernandez, NannyNanny Fernandez | 65 | 198 | 51 | .258 | 6 | 27 |
Other batters[edit]
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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| Phillips, JackJack Phillips | 69 | 208 | 61 | .293 | 5 | 34 |
| Berardino, JohnnyJohnny Berardino | 40 | 131 | 27 | .206 | 1 | 12 |
| Stevens, EdEd Stevens | 17 | 46 | 9 | .196 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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| Chambers, CliffCliff Chambers | 37 | 249.1 | 12 | 15 | 4.30 | 93 |
| Chesnes, BobBob Chesnes | 9 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 5.54 | 12 |
Other pitchers[edit]
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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| Queen, MelMel Queen | 33 | 120.1 | 5 | 14 | 5.98 | 76 |
| Borowy, HankHank Borowy | 11 | 25.1 | 1 | 3 | 6.39 | 9 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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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| Barrett, FrankFrank Barrett | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.15 | 0 |
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Modesto, Hutchinson, Tallahassee, Mayfield
References[edit]
- ^ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
External links[edit]
- 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
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