1950 Major League Baseball season

Sports season

The 1950 Major League Baseball season began on April 18 and ended on October 7, 1950, with the New York Yankees of the American League winning the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League in four games.

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.^[1][2] This season saw the first use of a bullpen car, by the Cleveland Indians.^[3]

Rule changes

The 1950 season saw the following rule changes:^[4]

• 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.^[5]
• Mount must be 15 inches high. The previous rule stated that the maximum height was 15 inches, but gave no minimum.^[6]
• Rules for determining winning and losing pitcher established.^[7]
• 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.^[8]
• Strike zone redefined and shrunk to be from the armpits to top of the knees.^[9]

Standings

American League

National League

Postseason

Bracket

Managers

League leaders

American League

National League

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
  • Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees
• The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
  • Red Rolfe, Detroit Tigers

Home field attendance

See also

• 1950 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season
• 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season

References

1. "American League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
2. "National League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
3. Lukas, Paul (October 19, 2007). "Lukas: Long live the bullpen car - ESPN Page 2". Espn.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
4. "MLB Rule Changes | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
5. Andrews, Davy. "The Death and Rebirth of the Home Team Batting First – Society for American Baseball Research". Retrieved May 28, 2024.
6. "Pitching Mound History–balance between pitchers and batters". BoSox Injection. December 13, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
7. admin. "Origin of the Modern Pitching Win – Society for American Baseball Research". Retrieved May 28, 2024.
8. Holmes, Dan (February 7, 2021). "1950 rule forced Joe DiMaggio to ditch his favorite glove". Baseball Egg. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
9. "A guide to rules changes in MLB (and sports) history". MLB.com. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
10. "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
11. "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
12. "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
13. "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
14. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
15. "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
16. "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
17. "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
18. "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
19. "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
20. "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
21. "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
22. "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
23. "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
24. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
25. "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

External links

• 1950 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference