1950 New York Giants (MLB) season

1950 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Leo Durocher
Local television	WPIX (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)
Local radio	WMCA (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)
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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

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	—

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

44 Andy Hansen

36 Clint Hartung

21 Jim Hearn

30 Kirby Higbe

46 Larry Jansen

37 Sheldon Jones

32 Monte Kennedy

31 Dave Koslo

33 Jack Kramer

35 Sal Maglie

30 George Spencer

Catchers

6 Sam Calderone

7 Ray Mueller

9 Wes Westrum

7 Sal Yvars

Infielders

19 Alvin Dark

15,20 Tookie Gilbert

15 Jack Harshman

20 Monte Irvin

10 Spider Jorgensen

17 Jack Lohrke

20 Nap Reyes

18 Bill Rigney

14 Rudy Rufer

12 Eddie Stanky

16 Hank Thompson

Outfielders

25 Whitey Lockman

24 Jack Maguire

22 Don Mueller

23 Bobby Thomson

39 Roy Weatherly

Other batters

10 Marv Blaylock

21 Mike McCormick

26 Pete Milne

Manager

2 Leo Durocher

Coaches

5 Freddie Fitzsimmons

3 Herman Franks

1 Frank Shellenback

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
2B	Stanky, EddieEddie Stanky	152	527	158	.300	8	51
3B	Thompson, HankHank Thompson	148	512	148	.289	20	91
SS	Dark, AlvinAlvin Dark	154	587	164	.279	16	67

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
McCormick, MikeMike McCormick	4	4	0	.000	0	0
Milne, PetePete Milne	4	4	1	.250	0	1

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
Hearn, JimJim Hearn	16	125	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
Hartung, ClintClint 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
Hansen, AndyAndy Hansen	31	0	1	3	5.53	19

Farm system

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

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

San Francisco Giants

Formerly the New York Gothams and the New York Giants
Based in San Francisco, California (Bay Area)

Franchise

Ballparks

Polo Grounds Oakland Park St. George Grounds Hilltop Park Seals Stadium Candlestick Park AT&T Park

Spring training	Payne Park Flamingo Field LSU Varsity Baseball Field Al Lang Stadium Phoenix Municipal Stadium Scottsdale Stadium

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Retired numbers

Pre-World Series Champions (2)

1888
1889

Temple Cup Champions (1)

1894

World Series Champions (8)

National League
Championships (23)

Division titles (8)

Wild card (2)

2002
2014

Minors

AAA: Sacramento River Cats
AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels
A Adv.: San Jose Giants
A: Augusta GreenJackets
Short A: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
Rookie: AZL Giants; DSL Giants

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