1950 Boston Braves season

1950 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	83–71 (.539)
League place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	Louis R. Perini
General manager(s)	John J. Quinn
Manager(s)	Billy Southworth
Local television	WNAC WBZ-TV (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Bump Hadley)
Local radio	WHDH (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Leo Egan)
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The 1950 season was the Boston Braves 80th season. 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	GB	Pct.
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

1950 National League Records 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

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
OF	Gordon, SidSid Gordon	134	481	146	.304	27	103
OF	Jethroe, SamSam Jethroe	141	582	159	.273	18	58

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

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

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
Antonelli, JohnnyJohnny Antonelli	20	57.2	2	3	5.93	33

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

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

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

External links

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1950 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference