1950 St. Louis Browns season
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1950 St. Louis Browns season
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| Owner(s) | Bill DeWitt | |
| Manager(s) | Zack Taylor | |
| Local television | KSD (Buddy Blattner) |
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| Local radio | WEW/KWK (Bill Snyder, Les Carmichael) |
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The 1950 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 58 wins and 96 losses.
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Offseason
- October 3, 1949: Ralph Winegarner was released by the Browns.[1]
- December 5, 1949: Grant Dunlap was drafted by the Browns from the Cleveland Indians in the 1949 minor league draft.[2]
- December 13, 1949: Bob Dillinger and Paul Lehner were traded by the Browns to the Philadelphia Athletics for Ray Coleman, Billy DeMars, Frankie Gustine, Ray Ippolito (minors) and $100,000.[3]
- Prior to 1950 season: Bud Black was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 95 | 59 | .617 | 3 |
| Boston Red Sox | 94 | 60 | .610 | 4 |
| Cleveland Indians | 92 | 62 | .597 | 6 |
| Washington Senators | 67 | 87 | .435 | 31 |
| Chicago White Sox | 60 | 94 | .390 | 38 |
| St. Louis Browns | 58 | 96 | .377 | 40 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 102 | .338 | 46 |
Notable transactions
- May 11, 1950: Grant Dunlap was returned by the Browns to the Cleveland Indians.[2]
- July 1, 1950: Jack Bruner was purchased by the Browns from the Chicago White Sox.[5]
- August, 1950: Chuck Oertel was acquired by the Browns from the Baxley-Hazelhurst Red Sox.[6]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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| C | Sherm Lollar | 126 | 396 | 111 | .280 | 13 | 65 |
| OF | Ken Wood | 128 | 369 | 83 | .225 | 13 | 62 |
| OF | Ray Coleman | 117 | 384 | 104 | .271 | 8 | 55 |
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 |
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| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 93 | 326 | 71 | .218 | 1 | 24 |
| Billy DeMars | 61 | 178 | 44 | .247 | 0 | 13 |
| Frankie Gustine | 9 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
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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 |
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| Harry Dorish | 29 | 109 | 4 | 9 | 6.44 | 36 |
| Cliff Fannin | 25 | 102 | 5 | 9 | 6.53 | 42 |
| Ed Albrecht | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 1 |
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 |
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| Cuddles Marshall | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.88 | 24 |
| Tom Ferrick | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4.12 | 6 |
| Tommy Fine | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.10 | 6 |
| Jack Bruner | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.63 | 16 |
| Bill Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Russ Bauers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Baltimore Orioles | International League | Nick Cullop |
| AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Don Heffner |
| A | Wichita Indians | Western League | Joe Schultz |
| B | Wichita Falls Spudders | Big State League | Hack Miller |
| C | Pine Bluff Judges | Cotton States League | Harry Chozen |
| C | Marshall Browns | East Texas League | Bruce Ogrodowski |
| C | Aberdeen Pheasants | Northern League | Irv Hall |
| D | Redding Browns | Far West League | Ray Perry |
| D | Pittsburg Browns | Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League | Olan Smith and Jim Crandall |
| D | Ada Herefords | Sooner State League | Bill Krueger |
| D | Appleton Papermakers | Wisconsin State League | Joe Skurski |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Marshall
References
External links
- 1950 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
- 1950 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com
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