1950 Major League Baseball season
Appearance
1950 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 18 – October 7, 1950 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | AL: Phil Rizzuto (NYY) NL: Jim Konstanty (PHI) |
Postseason | |
AL champions | New York Yankees |
AL runners-up | Detroit Tigers |
NL champions | Philadelphia Phillies |
NL runners-up | Brooklyn Dodgers |
World Series | |
Champions | New York Yankees |
Runners-up | Philadelphia Phillies |
Finals MVP | Jerry Coleman (NYY) |
The 1950 Major League Baseball season began on April 18 and ended with the 1950 World Series on October 7, 1950. The only no-hitter of the season was pitched by Vern Bickford on August 11, in the Boston Braves 7–0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers.[1][2] The 1950 season saw the first use of a bullpen car, by the Cleveland Indians.[3]
Awards and honors
- MLB Most Valuable Player Award
- AL Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees, SS
- NL Jim Konstanty, Philadelphia Phillies, P
- MLB Rookie of the Year Award
- Walt Dropo, Boston Red Sox, 1B
- Sam Jethroe, Boston Braves, OF
- The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
- The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
Major league baseball final standings
American League final standings
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National League final standings
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League leaders
American League
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National League
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Managers
American League
National League
References
- ^ "American League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ "National League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ Lukas, Paul (October 19, 2007). "Lukas: Long live the bullpen car - ESPN Page 2". Espn.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
See also
- 1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season
- 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season
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