| 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn, New York |
| Owners | James &Dearie Mulvey,Walter O'Malley,Branch Rickey,John L. Smith |
| President | Branch Rickey |
| General managers | Branch Rickey |
| Managers | Burt Shotton |
| Television | WOR-TV |
| Radio | WMGM Red Barber,Connie Desmond,Vin Scully |
The1950Brooklyn Dodgers struggled for much of the season, but still wound up pushing thePhiladelphia Phillies to the last day of the season before falling two games short. Following the season,Branch Rickey was replaced as majority owner/team president byWalter O'Malley, who promptly fired managerBurt Shotton and replaced him withChuck Dressen.Buzzie Bavasi was also hired as the team's first independent General Manager.
Vin Scully joined the Dodgers' radio and television crew as aplay-by-play announcer in 1950; in2016, Scully entered his 67th consecutive season with the club, the longest such tenure in the history of sports broadcasting; that season was the first wherein his voice, as well as of Red Barber's, was broadcast on television station WOR-TV, making the Dodgers the last New York City MLB team to introduce regular television broadcasts, 11 years following the first broadcasts of 1939.
During the season,Duke Snider had a hitting streak of 22 games[11] Another highlight was on August 31, whenGil Hodges hit four home runs in one game, becoming the first player in the 20th century to do so in his home park.[12]
| 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 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Position |
| 1 | Pee Wee Reese | SS |
| 8 | George Shuba | LF |
| 4 | Duke Snider | CF |
| 42 | Jackie Robinson | 2B |
| 6 | Carl Furillo | RF |
| 14 | Gil Hodges | 1B |
| 2 | Bobby Morgan | 3B |
| 39 | Roy Campanella | C |
| 36 | Don Newcombe | P |
| 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Roy Campanella | 126 | 437 | 123 | .281 | 31 | 89 |
| 1B | Gil Hodges | 153 | 561 | 159 | .283 | 32 | 113 |
| 2B | Jackie Robinson | 144 | 518 | 170 | .328 | 14 | 81 |
| SS | Pee Wee Reese | 141 | 531 | 138 | .260 | 11 | 52 |
| 3B | Billy Cox | 119 | 451 | 116 | .257 | 8 | 44 |
| OF | Duke Snider | 152 | 620 | 199 | .321 | 31 | 107 |
| OF | Gene Hermanski | 94 | 289 | 86 | .298 | 7 | 34 |
| OF | Carl Furillo | 153 | 620 | 189 | .305 | 18 | 106 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Russell | 77 | 214 | 49 | .229 | 10 | 32 |
| Bobby Morgan | 67 | 199 | 45 | .226 | 7 | 21 |
| Bruce Edwards | 50 | 142 | 26 | .183 | 8 | 16 |
| George Shuba | 34 | 111 | 23 | .207 | 3 | 12 |
| Tommy Brown | 48 | 86 | 25 | .291 | 8 | 20 |
| Eddie Miksis | 51 | 76 | 19 | .250 | 2 | 10 |
| Cal Abrams | 38 | 44 | 9 | .205 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Belardi | 10 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Lembo | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Spider Jorgensen | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Newcombe | 40 | 267.1 | 19 | 11 | 3.70 | 130 |
| Preacher Roe | 36 | 250.2 | 19 | 11 | 3.30 | 125 |
| Carl Erskine | 22 | 103.0 | 7 | 6 | 4.72 | 50 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erv Palica | 43 | 201.1 | 13 | 8 | 3.58 | 131 |
| Ralph Branca | 43 | 142.0 | 7 | 9 | 4.69 | 100 |
| Dan Bankhead | 41 | 129.1 | 9 | 4 | 5.50 | 96 |
| Bud Podbielan | 20 | 72.2 | 5 | 4 | 5.33 | 28 |
| Joe Hatten | 23 | 68.2 | 2 | 2 | 4.59 | 29 |
| Jack Banta | 16 | 41.1 | 4 | 4 | 4.35 | 15 |
| Chris Van Cuyk | 12 | 33.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.86 | 21 |
| Jim Romano | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Barney | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.42 | 23 |
| Billy Loes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.82 | 2 |
| Joe Landrum | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | 5 |
| Al Epperly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 3 |
| Willie Ramsdell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.84 | 2 |
| Mal Mallette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Clem Labine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
| Pat McGlothin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
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