1950 New York Giants (MLB) season

1950 New York Giants
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (Since 1911) New York, New York (Since 1883)
1950 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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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.
• Prior to 1950 season: Al Sima was purchased from the Giants by the Washington Senators.

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

Notable transactions

• June 20, 1950: Willie Mays was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.

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

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Minneapolis Millers	American Association	Tommy Heath
AAA	Jersey City Giants	International League	Joe Becker
A	Jacksonville Tars	Sally League	Hal Gruber and Dale Alexander
A	Sioux City Soos	Western League	Hugh Poland
B	Trenton Giants	Interstate League	Frank Genovese
B	Richmond Colts	Piedmont League	Vinnie Smith
B	Vicksburg Billies	Southeastern League	Buddy Blair
B	Knoxville Smokies	Tri-State League	Jack Aragón
C	Erie Sailors	Middle Atlantic League	Pete Pavich
C	St. Cloud Rox	Northern League	Charlie Fox
C	Idaho Falls Russets	Pioneer League	Lilio Marcucci
C	Enid Giants	Western Association	Harold Kollar
D	Bristol Twins	Appalachian League	Ben Geraghty
D	Galax Leafs	Blue Ridge League	Jim Grigg
D	Medford Rogues	Far West League	Tommy Nelson and Wilfred Jonas

Level	Team	League	Manager
D	Sanford Giants	Florida State League	Ed Levy
D	Springfield Giants	Ohio-Indiana League	Andy Gilbert
D	Lawton Giants	Sooner State League	Louis Brower
D	Lenoir Red Sox	Western Carolina League	Claude Jonnard
D	Oshkosh Giants	Wisconsin State League	Dave Garcia

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City, Bristol, Lenoir, Oshkosh

External links

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