1950 New York Giants (MLB) season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1950 New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1949 to 1957).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 86 68 y 3rd Horace Stoneham Chub Feeney Leo Durocher WPIX(Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell) WMCA(Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell) 1949 New York Giants (MLB) season 1951 New York Giants (MLB) season List of San Francisco Giants seasons The 1950 New York Giants season was the franchise's 68th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 86–68 record, 5 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies. Offseason December 14, 1949: Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr, Willard Marshall, and Red Webb were traded by the Giants to the Boston Braves for Eddie Stanky and Alvin Dark.Eddie Stanky at Baseball Reference Prior to 1950 season: Al Sima was purchased from the Giants by the Washington Senators.Al Sima at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Opening Day lineup Notable transactions June 20, 1950: Willie Mays was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Willie Mays at Baseball Reference Roster 1950 New York Giants Roster Pitchers 44 Andy Hansen 36 Clint Hartung 21 Jim Hearn 30 Kirby Higbe 46 Larry Jansen 37 Sheldon Jones 32 Monte Kennedy 31 Dave Koslo 33 Jack Kramer 35 Sal Maglie 30 George Spencer Catchers  6 Sam Calderone  7 Ray Mueller  9 Wes Westrum  7 Sal Yvars Infielders 19 Alvin Dark 15,20 Tookie Gilbert 15 Jack Harshman 20 Monte Irvin 10 Spider Jorgensen 17 Jack Lohrke 20 Nap Reyes 18 Bill Rigney 14 Rudy Rufer 12 Eddie Stanky 16 Hank Thompson Outfielders 25 Whitey Lockman 24 Jack Maguire 22 Don Mueller 23 Bobby Thomson 39 Roy Weatherly Other batters 10 Marv Blaylock 21 Mike McCormick 26 Pete Milne Manager  2 Leo Durocher Coaches  5 Fred Fitzsimmons  3 Herman Franks  1 Frank Shellenback Player stats = Indicates team 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 Wes Westrum 140 437 103 .236 23 71 1B Tookie Gilbert 113 322 71 .220 4 32 2B Eddie Stanky 152 527 158 .300 8 51 SS Alvin Dark 154 587 164 .279 16 67 3B Hank Thompson Hank Thompson (baseball) 148 512 148 .289 20 91 OF Whitey Lockman 129 532 157 .295 6 52 OF Don Mueller 132 525 153 .291 7 84 OF Bobby Thomson 149 563 142 .252 25 85 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 Monte Irvin 110 374 112 .299 15 66 Bill Rigney 56 83 15 .181 0 8 Roy Weatherly 52 69 18 .261 0 11 Sam Calderone 34 67 20 .299 1 12 Jack Lohrke 30 43 8 .186 0 4 Jack Maguire Jack Maguire (baseball) 29 40 7 .175 0 3 Spider Jorgensen 24 37 5 .135 0 4 Jack Harshman 9 32 4 .125 2 4 Sal Yvars 9 14 2 .143 0 0 Ray Mueller 4 11 1 .091 0 0 Mike McCormick Mike McCormick (outfielder) 4 4 0 .000 0 0 Pete Milne 4 4 1 .250 0 1 Nap Reyes 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Marv Blaylock 1 1 0 .000 0 0 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 Larry Jansen 40 275.0 19 13 3.01 161 Sheldon Jones 40 199.0 13 16 4.61 97 Jim Hearn 16 125.0 11 3 1.94 54 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 Sal Maglie 47 206.0 18 4 2.71 96 Dave Koslo 40 186.2 13 15 3.91 56 Monty Kennedy 36 114.1 5 4 4.72 41 Jack Kramer Jack Kramer (baseball) 35 86.2 3 6 3.53 27 Clint Hartung 20 65.1 3 3 6.61 23 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 Andy Hansen 31 0 1 3 5.53 19 Kirby Higbe 18 0 3 0 4.93 17 George Spencer George Spencer (baseball) 10 1 0 0 2.49 5 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Minneapolis Millers American Association Tommy Heath AAA Jersey City Giants International League Joe Becker A Jacksonville Tars Sally League Hal Gruber and Dale Alexander A Sioux City Soos Western League Hugh Poland B Trenton Giants Interstate League Frank Genovese B Richmond Colts Piedmont League Vinnie Smith B Vicksburg Billies Southeastern League Buddy Blair B Knoxville Smokies Tri-State League Jack Aragón C Erie Sailors Middle Atlantic League Pete Pavich C St. Cloud Rox Northern League Charlie Fox C Idaho Falls Russets Pioneer League Lilio Marcucci C Enid Giants Western Association Harold Kollar D Bristol Twins Appalachian League Ben Geraghty D Galax Leafs Blue Ridge League Jim Grigg D Medford Rogues Far West League Tommy Nelson and Wilfred Jonas D Sanford Giants Florida State League Ed Levy D Springfield Giants Ohio–Indiana League Andy Gilbert D Lawton Giants Sooner State League Louis Brower D Lenoir Red Sox Western Carolina League Claude Jonnard D Oshkosh Giants Wisconsin State League Dave Garcia LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City, Bristol, Lenoir, OshkoshJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1950 New York Giants at Baseball Reference 1950 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season Category:1950 in sports in New York City Category:1950s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan