1950 Chicago Cubs season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1950 Chicago Cubs season was the 79th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 75th in the National League and the 35th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the National League with a record of 64–89.
| 1950 Chicago Cubs | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| Record | 64–89 (.418) |
| League place | 7th |
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley |
| General managers | Wid Matthews |
| Managers | Frankie Frisch |
| Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton, Vince Lloyd) WBKB (Joe Wilson) |
| Radio | WIND (Bert Wilson, Bud Campbell) |
Offseason
- October 29, 1949: Jim Fanning was signed as an amateur free agent by the Chicago Cubs.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 63 | .591 | — | 48–29 | 43–34 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 2 | 48–30 | 41–35 |
| New York Giants | 86 | 68 | .558 | 5 | 44–32 | 42–36 |
| Boston Braves | 83 | 71 | .539 | 8 | 46–31 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 75 | .510 | 12½ | 48–28 | 30–47 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 87 | .431 | 24½ | 38–38 | 28–49 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 89 | .418 | 26½ | 35–42 | 29–47 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 96 | .373 | 33½ | 33–44 | 24–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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
- April 1, 1950: Gene Baker was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[2]
- June 29, 1950: Harry Chiti was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[3]
Roster
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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 | Mickey Owen | 86 | 259 | 63 | .243 | 2 | 21 |
| 1B | Preston Ward | 80 | 285 | 72 | .253 | 6 | 33 |
| 2B | Wayne Terwilliger | 133 | 480 | 116 | .242 | 10 | 32 |
| SS | Roy Smalley Jr. | 154 | 557 | 128 | .230 | 21 | 85 |
| 3B | Bill Serena | 127 | 435 | 104 | .239 | 17 | 61 |
| OF | Bob Borkowski | 85 | 256 | 70 | .273 | 4 | 29 |
| OF | Andy Pafko | 146 | 514 | 156 | .304 | 36 | 92 |
| OF | Hank Sauer | 145 | 540 | 148 | .274 | 32 | 103 |
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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| Phil Cavarretta | 82 | 256 | 70 | .273 | 10 | 31 |
| Rube Walker | 74 | 213 | 49 | .230 | 6 | 16 |
| Carmen Mauro | 62 | 185 | 42 | .227 | 1 | 10 |
| Hal Jeffcoat | 66 | 179 | 42 | .235 | 2 | 18 |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 61 | 145 | 38 | .262 | 1 | 6 |
| Ron Northey | 53 | 114 | 32 | .281 | 4 | 20 |
| Randy Jackson | 34 | 111 | 25 | .225 | 3 | 6 |
| Hank Edwards | 41 | 110 | 40 | .364 | 2 | 21 |
| Carl Sawatski | 38 | 103 | 18 | .175 | 1 | 7 |
| Emil Verban | 45 | 37 | 4 | .108 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Scheffing | 12 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Chiti | 3 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 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 |
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| Bob Rush | 39 | 254.2 | 13 | 20 | 3.71 | 93 |
| Johnny Schmitz | 39 | 193.0 | 10 | 16 | 4.99 | 75 |
| Paul Minner | 39 | 190.1 | 8 | 13 | 4.11 | 99 |
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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| Frank Hiller | 38 | 153.0 | 12 | 5 | 3.53 | 55 |
| Monk Dubiel | 39 | 142.2 | 6 | 10 | 4.16 | 51 |
| Doyle Lade | 34 | 117.2 | 5 | 6 | 4.74 | 36 |
| Johnny Klippstein | 33 | 104.2 | 2 | 9 | 5.25 | 51 |
| Johnny Vander Meer | 32 | 73.2 | 3 | 4 | 3.79 | 41 |
| Bill Voiselle | 19 | 51.1 | 0 | 4 | 5.79 | 25 |
| Warren Hacker | 5 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.28 | 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 |
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| Dutch Leonard | 35 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.77 | 28 |
| Andy Varga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Minor Leagues
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | Springfield Cubs | International League | Stan Hack |
| AAA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Bill Kelly |
| AA | Nashville Vols | Southern Association | Don Osborn |
| A | Grand Rapids Jets | Central League | Jack Knight |
| A | Des Moines Bruins | Western League | Charlie Root |
| B | Decatur Commodores | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Morrie Arnovich |
| B | Rock Hill Chiefs | Tri-State League | Dick Bouknight |
| C | Visalia Cubs | California League | Jim Acton |
| C | Sioux Falls Canaries | Northern League | Lee Eilbracht |
| C | Springfield Cubs | Western Association | Bob Peterson |
| C | Clovis Pioneers | West Texas–New Mexico League | Paul Dean, Harold Hoffman, Ray Bauer and Chuck Bushong |
| D | Moultrie Cubs | Georgia–Florida League | Steve Collins and Jim Trew |
| D | Carthage Cubs | Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League | Donald Anderson |
| D | Rutherford County Owls | Western Carolina League | Halley Wilson |
| D | Janesville Cubs | Wisconsin State League | Adolph Matulis |
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