1950 New York Giants (MLB) season explained

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

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		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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
C		140	437	103	.236	23	71
1B		113	322	71	.220	4	32
2B		152	527	158	.300	8	51
SS		154	587	164	.279	16	67
3B		148	512	148	.289	20	91
OF		129	532	157	.295	6	52
OF		132	525	153	.291	7	84
OF		149	563	142	.252	25	85

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
	110	374	112	.299	15	66
	56	83	15	.181	0	8
	52	69	18	.261	0	11
	34	67	20	.299	1	12
	30	43	8	.186	0	4
	29	40	7	.175	0	3
	24	37	5	.135	0	4
	9	32	4	.125	2	4
	9	14	2	.143	0	0
	4	11	1	.091	0	0
	4	4	0	.000	0	0
	4	4	1	.250	0	1
	1	1	0	.000	0	0
	1	1	0	.000	0	0

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
	40	275.0	19	13	3.01	161
	40	199.0	13	16	4.61	97
	16	125.0	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
	47	206.0	18	4	2.71	96
	40	186.2	13	15	3.91	56
	36	114.1	5	4	4.72	41
	35	86.2	3	6	3.53	27
	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
	31	0	1	3	5.53	19
	18	0	3	0	4.93	17
	10	1	0	0	2.49	5

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball. LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City, Bristol, Lenoir, Oshkosh^[4]

External links

• 1950 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1950 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stanked01.shtml Eddie Stanky
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/simaal01.shtml Al Sima
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mayswi01.shtml Willie Mays
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007