1950 Major League Baseball season

1950 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 18 – October 1, 1950
World Series:
  • October 4–7, 1950
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Phil Rizzuto (NYY)
NL: Jim Konstanty (PHP)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upDetroit Tigers
NL championsPhiladelphia Phillies
  NL runners-upBrooklyn Dodgers
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upPhiladelphia Phillies
Finals MVPJerry Coleman (NYY)
Locations of teams for the 1942–1953 American League seasons
American League

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 their 13th championship in franchise history, and their second in a five-run World Series.

The 17th Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held on July 11 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, home of the Chicago White Sox. The National League won, 4–3.

On April 18, the Boston Braves become the fifth team in MLB to break the color line when they fielded Sam Jethroe.[1]

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.[2][3] This season saw the first use of a bullpen car, by the Cleveland Indians.[4]

On Opening Day, April 18, the Boston Braves become the fifth team in professional baseball to break the color line when they fielded Sam Jethroe.[5]

  1. ^ "These players integrated each MLB team". MLB.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "American League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "National League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  4. ^ Lukas, Paul (October 19, 2007). "Lukas: Long live the bullpen car - ESPN Page 2". Espn.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "These players integrated each MLB team". MLB.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.

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