1950 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1950 American League Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Ellis Ryan Hank Greenberg Lou Boudreau WXEL(Jack Graney, Jimmy Dudley) WERE(Jack Graney, Jimmy Dudley) The 1950 Cleveland Indians season was the 50th season in franchise history. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 92–62, six games behind the New York Yankees. Offseason December 5, 1949: Grant Dunlap was drafted from the Indians by the St. Louis Browns in the 1949 minor league draft.Grant Dunlap at Baseball-Reference February 17, 1950: Satchel Paige was released by the Indians.Satchel Paige at Baseball-Reference Regular season In 1950, the Cleveland Indians became the first Major League Baseball franchise to use a bullpen car.Paul Lukas http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=bullpencars/071018 Lukas: Long live the bullpen car - ESPN Page 2 Espn.com October 19, 2007 February 24, 2018 Rookie Al Rosen led the American League in home runs with 37.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 346, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions April 3, 1950: Mike Tresh was released by the Indians.Mike Tresh at Baseball-Reference May 11, 1950: Grant Dunlap was returned to the Indians by the St. Louis Browns. June 14, 1950: Mickey Vernon was traded by the Indians to the Washington Senators for Dick Weik.Mickey Vernon at Baseball-Reference Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position34 Dale Mitchell LF14 Larry Doby CF3 Mickey Vernon 1B9 Luke Easter RF4 Joe Gordon 2B5 Lou Boudreau SS7 Al Rosen 3B10 Jim Hegan C21 Bob Lemon P 1949 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1950 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 17 Al Aber 30 Gene Bearden 22 Al Benton 19 Bob Feller 23 Jesse Flores 25 Mike Garcia 27 Steve Gromek 21 Bob Lemon 18 Marino Pieretti 26 Dick Rozek 28 Dick Weik 24 Early Wynn 20 Sam Zoldak Catchers 10 Jim Hegan 12 Ray Murray Infielders  1 Bobby Ávila  2 Johnny Berardino  8 Ray Boone  5 Lou Boudreau 11 Herb Conyers  9 Luke Easter  4 Joe Gordon  7 Al Rosen  3 Mickey Vernon Outfielders 31 Allie Clark 14 Larry Doby 33 Bob Kennedy 30 Jim Lemon 34 Dale Mitchell 38 Thurman Tucker Manager  5 Lou Boudreau Coaches 43 Mel Harder (Pitching) 41 Ski Melillo 42 Muddy Ruel (Bullpen) 44 Al Simmons (Third Base) Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Jim Hegan 131 415 91 .219 14 58 1B Luke Easter Luke Easter (baseball) 141 540 151 .280 28 107 2B Joe Gordon 119 368 87 .236 19 57 SS Ray Boone 109 365 110 .301 7 58 3B Al Rosen 155 554 159 .287 37 116 OF Bob Kennedy 146 540 157 .291 9 54 OF Larry Doby 142 503 164 .326 25 102 OF Dale Mitchell Dale Mitchell (baseball) 130 506 156 .308 3 49 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 Lou Boudreau 81 260 70 .269 1 29 Bobby Avila 80 201 60 .299 1 21 Allie Clark 59 163 35 .215 6 21 Ray Murray 55 139 38 .273 1 13 Thurman Tucker 57 101 18 .178 1 7 Mickey Vernon 28 90 17 .189 0 10 Jim Lemon 12 34 6 .176 1 1 Herb Conyers 7 9 3 .333 1 1 Johnny Berardino 4 5 2 .400 0 3 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Bob Lemon 44 288.0 23 11 3.84 170 Bob Feller 35 247.0 16 11 3.43 119 Early Wynn 32 213.2 18 8 3.20 143 Mike Garcia Mike Garcia (baseball, born 1923) 33 184.0 11 11 3.86 76 Al Aber 1 9.0 1 0 2.00 4 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 Steve Gromek 31 113.1 10 7 3.65 43 Gene Bearden 14 45.1 1 3 6.15 10 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 Al Benton 36 4 2 4 3.57 26 Sam Zoldak 33 4 2 4 3.96 15 Marino Pieretti 29 0 1 1 4.18 11 Jesse Flores Jesse Flores (baseball) 28 3 3 4 3.74 27 Dick Rozek 12 0 0 0 4.97 14 Dick Weik 11 1 3 0 3.81 16 Awards and honors Al Rosen, American League leader, home runs (37) Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA San Diego Padres Pacific Coast League Del Baker AA Oklahoma City Indians Texas League Joe Vosmik, Hank Gowdy and Tommy Reis A Dayton Indians Central League Dolph Camilli A Wilkes-Barre Barons Eastern League Bill Norman B Cedar Rapids Indians Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Billy Jurges B Harrisburg Senators Interstate League Les Bell B Spartanburg Peaches Tri-State League Kerby Farrell B Tacoma Tigers Western International League Jim Brillheart C Tucson Cowboys Arizona–Texas League Hank Leiber C Bakersfield Indians California League Harry Griswold C Pittsfield Indians Canadian–American League Lloyd Brown D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Red Ruffing D Zanesville Indians Ohio–Indiana League Knowles Piercy D Batavia Clippers PONY League Ed Kobesky D Green Bay Blue Jays Wisconsin State League Phil Seghi LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilkes-BarreJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 1950 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleveland Indians