1950 Cincinnati Reds season

1950 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Warren Giles
Manager(s)	Luke Sewell
Local television	WCPO-TV (Waite Hoyt)
Local radio	WCPO (Waite Hoyt)
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The 1950 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the National League with a record of 66–87, 24½ games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.

Offseason

• December 14, 1949: Harry Walker was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lou Klein and Ron Northey.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	91	63	0.591	—	48–29	43–34
Brooklyn Dodgers	89	65	0.578	2	48–30	41–35
New York Giants	86	68	0.558	5	44–32	42–36
Boston Braves	83	71	0.539	8	46–31	37–40
St. Louis Cardinals	78	75	0.510	12½	48–28	30–47
Cincinnati Reds	66	87	0.431	24½	38–38	28–49
Chicago Cubs	64	89	0.418	26½	35–42	29–47
Pittsburgh Pirates	57	96	0.373	33½	33–44	24–52

Record vs. opponents

1950 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13	9–13	17–5	13–9	9–13–1	15–7–1	11–11
Brooklyn	13–9	—	10–12	12–10	12–10	11–11–1	19–3	12–10
Chicago	13–9	12–10	—	4–17	5–17	9–13–1	11–11	10–12
Cincinnati	5–17	10–12	17–4	—	11–11	4–18	12–10	7–15
New York	9–13	10–12	17–5	11–11	—	12–10	16–6	11–11
Philadelphia	13–9–1	11–11–1	13–9–1	18–4	10–12	—	14–8	12–10
Pittsburgh	7–15–1	3–19	11–11	10–12	6–16	8–14	—	12–9
St. Louis	11–11	10–12	12–10	15–7	11–11	10–12	9–12	—

Notable transactions

• June 20, 1950: Jim Bolger was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[2]
• September 7, 1950: Peanuts Lowrey was purchased from the Reds by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[3]

Roster

1950 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 38 Jay Avrea 47 Ewell Blackwell 38 Bud Byerly 34 Eddie Erautt 43 Howie Fox 33 Johnny Hetki 35 Harry Perkowski 30 Kent Peterson 36 Ken Raffensberger 40 Willie Ramsdell 32 Frank Smith 31 Herm Wehmeier		Catchers  7 Walker Cooper  6 Dixie Howell  8 Hobie Landrith  8 Johnny Pramesa  7 Bob Scheffing Infielders 12 Bobby Adams 11 Jimmy Bloodworth 15 Grady Hatton 18 Ted Kluszewski 14 Sammy Meeks 16 Connie Ryan 10 Virgil Stallcup		Outfielders 17 Joe Adcock 23 Jim Bolger 28 Danny Litwhiler 21 Peanuts Lowrey 20 Lloyd Merriman 23 Ron Northey 24 Bob Usher 22 Johnny Wyrostek Other batters 25 Marv Rackley  2 Ted Tappe		Manager 50 Luke Sewell Coaches 51 Tony Cuccinello 52 Gus Mancuso 53 Phil Page

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	Howell, DixieDixie Howell	82	224	50	.223	2	22

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
Lowrey, PeanutsPeanuts Lowrey	91	264	60	.227	1	11
Northey, RonRon Northey	27	77	20	.260	5	9
Bolger, JimJim Bolger	2	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
Blackwell, EwellEwell Blackwell	40	261	17	15	2.97	188

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
Peterson, KentKent Peterson	9	20	0	3	7.20	6
Byerly, BudBud Byerly	4	14.2	0	1	2.45	5

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
Avrea, JayJay Avrea	2	0	0	0	3.38	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Bruno Betzel
AA	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Al Vincent
A	Charleston Senators	Central League	Joe Beggs
A	Columbia Reds	Sally League	Gee Walker
C	Ogden Reds	Pioneer League	Cecil Scheffel
D	Muncie Reds	Ohio–Indiana League	Mike Blazo
D	Lockport Reds	PONY League	Cyril Pfeifer
D	Wilmington Pirates	Tobacco State League	Bull Hamons, Red Teague and Steve Collins

^[4]

References

1. Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference
2. Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference
3. Peanuts Lowrey page at Baseball Reference
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1950 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference