1950 Cincinnati Reds season

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.

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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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

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	Dixie Howell	82	224	50	.223	2	22
1B	Ted Kluszewski	134	538	165	.307	25	111
2B	Connie Ryan	106	367	95	.259	3	43
SS	Virgil Stallcup	136	483	121	.251	8	54
3B	Grady Hatton	130	438	114	.260	11	54
OF	Joe Adcock	102	372	109	.293	8	55
OF	Johnny Wyrostek	131	509	145	.285	8	76
OF	Bob Usher	106	321	83	.259	6	35

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
Bobby Adams	115	348	98	.282	3	25
Lloyd Merriman	92	298	77	.258	2	31
Peanuts Lowrey	91	264	60	.227	1	11
Johnny Pramesa	74	228	70	.307	5	30
Danny Litwhiler	54	112	29	.259	6	12
Sammy Meeks	39	95	27	.284	1	8
Ron Northey	27	77	20	.260	5	9
Bob Scheffing	21	47	13	.277	2	6
Walker Cooper	15	47	9	.191	0	4
Hobie Landrith	4	14	3	.214	0	1
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	14	3	.214	0	1
Ted Tappe	7	5	1	.200	1	1
Marv Rackley	5	2	1	.500	0	1
Jim Bolger	2	1	0	.000	0	0

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
Ewell Blackwell	40	261	17	15	2.97	188
Ken Raffensberger	38	239	14	19	4.26	87
Herm Wehmeier	41	230	10	18	5.67	121
Willie Ramsdell	27	157.1	7	12	3.72	83

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
Howie Fox	34	187	11	8	4.33	64
Kent Peterson	9	20	0	3	7.20	6
Bud 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
Frank Smith	38	2	7	3	3.87	55
Eddie Erautt	33	4	2	1	5.65	35
Johnny Hetki	22	1	2	0	5.09	21
Harry Perkowski	22	0	0	0	5.24	19
Jay 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