- Source: 1950 Major League Baseball season
The 1950 major league baseball season began on April 18, 1950. The regular season ended on October 1, with the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 47th World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 4 on October 7. The Yankees swept the Phillies in four games, capturing the 13th championship in franchise history.
The 17th Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on July 11, hosted by the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, with the National League winning, 4–3.
On April 18, the Boston Braves become the fifth team in MLB to break the color line when they fielded Sam Jethroe.
The only no-hitter of the season was pitched by Vern Bickford on August 9, in the Boston Braves 7–0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. This season saw the first use of a bullpen car, by the Cleveland Indians.
Schedule
The 1950 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.
Opening Day took place on April 18, featuring all sixteen teams, the first time since 1947. The final day of the regular season was on October 1, which also saw all sixteen teams play, continuing the trend from the 1946. This was the first time since 1947 that all sixteen teams played their first and last games on the same days. The World Series took place between October 4 to October 7.
Rule changes
The 1950 season saw the following rule changes:
Home team must bat second, in the bottom of the inning. This replaced the previous rule which would give the manager or captain of the home team preference to whether the home team would bat first or second. A major league game did not feature a home team in the top of the inning since 1914.
Mount must be 15 inches high. The previous rule stated that the maximum height was 15 inches, but gave no minimum.
Rules for determining winning and losing pitcher established.
The size of all glove, aside from first baseman and catcher's gloves, are regulated to be no more than 8 inches wide and 12 inches long. The size and shape of the webbing between the thumb and index finger was also regulated.
Strike zone redefined and shrunk to be from the armpits to top of the knees.
Teams
Standings
Postseason
= Bracket
=Managerial changes
= Off-season
== In-season
=League leaders
= American League
== National League
=Awards and honors
= Regular season
== Other awards
=The Sporting News Player of the Year Award:
Phil Rizzuto (NYY)
The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award:
National League: Jim Konstanty (PHP)
American League: Bob Lemon (CLE)
The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award:
Red Rolfe (DET)
Babe Ruth Award:
Jerry Coleman (NYY)
Home field attendance
See also
1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season
1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season
References
External links
1950 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
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