1950 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1950 World Series champions American League champions American League Yankee Stadium New York City 98 56 y 1st Dan Topping Del Webb George Weiss Casey Stengel WABD(Mel Allen, Curt Gowdy, Dizzy Dean) WINS (AM)(Mel Allen, Curt Gowdy) thumb|right|Members of the 1950 New York Yankees being honored at the 2010 Old-Timers' Day The 1950 New York Yankees season was the 48th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 98–56, winning their 17th pennant, finishing 3 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. In the World Series, they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in 4 games. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. Following the season, they were named "Team of the Year", amateur or professional, by the Associated Press.N.Y. Yankees Named ‘Team of Year’ in A.P. Poll https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ndrs19510105-01.1.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------- April 22, 2025 NY Historic Newspapers October 2026 InternetArchiveBot Offseason October 13, 1949: Billy Martin was purchased by the Yankees from the Oakland Oaks.Billy Martin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martibi02.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en Prior to 1950 season (exact date unknown) Jim Brideweser was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.Jim Brideweser page at Baseball Reference Don Taussig was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.Don Taussig page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings yes Record vs. opponents NYY Opening Day lineup Roster 1950 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 27 Lew Burdette 28 Tommy Byrne 26 Tom Ferrick 19 Whitey Ford 26 Don Johnson 30 Eddie Lopat 18,36 Dave Madison 16 Ernie Nevel 35 Joe Ostrowski 11 Joe Page 35 Duane Pillette 18 Bob Porterfield 17 Vic Raschi 22 Allie Reynolds 21 Fred Sanford Catchers  8 Yogi Berra 32 Ralph Houk 29 Charlie Silvera Infielders  6 Bobby Brown 42 Jerry Coleman 41 Joe Collins 15 Tommy Henrich 38 Johnny Hopp 24 Billy Johnson 12 Billy Martin 36 Johnny Mize 10 Phil Rizzuto  1 Snuffy Stirnweiss  9 Hank Workman Outfielders 25 Hank Bauer  5 Joe DiMaggio 40 Jackie Jensen 27 Johnny Lindell  7 Cliff Mapes 14 Gene Woodling Other batters 54 Jim Delsing 38 Gus Niarhos  9 Dick Wakefield Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches  2 Frankie Crosetti 33 Bill Dickey 31 Jim Turner 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 Yogi Berra 151 597 193 .322 28 124 1B Joe Collins 108 205 48 .234 8 28 2B Jerry Coleman 153 522 150 .287 6 69 3B Billy Johnson Billy Johnson (baseball) 108 327 85 .260 6 40 SS Phil Rizzuto 155 617 200 .324 7 66 OF Gene Woodling 122 449 127 .283 6 60 OF Joe DiMaggio 139 525 158 .301 32 122 OF Hank Bauer 113 415 133 .320 13 70 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 Cliff Mapes 108 356 88 .247 12 61 Bobby Brown Bobby Brown (third baseman) 95 277 74 .267 4 37 Johnny Mize 90 274 76 .277 25 72 Tommy Henrich 73 151 41 .272 6 34 Jackie Jensen 45 70 12 .171 1 5 Billy Martin 34 36 9 .250 1 8 Johnny Hopp 19 27 9 .333 1 8 Charlie Silvera 18 25 4 .160 0 1 Johnny Lindell 7 21 4 .190 0 2 Jim Delsing 12 10 4 .400 0 2 Ralph Houk 10 9 1 .111 0 1 Hank Workman 2 5 1 .200 0 0 Snuffy Stirnweiss 7 2 0 .000 0 0 Dick Wakefield 3 2 1 .500 0 1 Gus Niarhos 1 0 0 ---- 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 Vic Raschi 33 256.2 21 8 4.00 155 Allie Reynolds 35 240.2 16 12 3.74 160 Ed Lopat 35 236.1 18 8 3.47 72 Tommy Byrne Tommy Byrne (baseball) 31 203.1 15 9 4.74 118 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 Fred Sanford Fred Sanford (baseball) 26 112.2 5 4 4.55 54 Whitey Ford 20 112.0 9 1 2.81 59 Joe Ostrowski 21 43.2 1 1 5.15 15 Bob Porterfield 10 19.2 1 1 8.69 9 Ernie Nevel 3 6.1 0 1 4.34 3 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 Joe Page 37 3 7 13 5.04 33 Tom Ferrick Tom Ferrick (baseball) 30 8 4 9 3.65 20 Don Johnson Don Johnson (pitcher) 8 0 1 0 10.00 9 Duane Pillette 4 0 0 0 1.29 4 Lew Burdette 2 0 0 0 6.75 0 Dave Madison 1 0 0 0 6.00 1 1950 World Series 1950 World Series AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (0) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Yankees – 1, Phillies – 0 October 4Shibe Park 30,7462 Yankees – 2, Phillies – 1 (10 innings) October 5Shibe Park 32,6603 Phillies – 2, Yankees – 3 October 6Yankee Stadium 64,5054 Phillies – 2, Yankees – 5 October 7Yankee Stadium 68,098 Awards and honors Jerry Coleman, Babe Ruth Award Phil Rizzuto, American League MVP Yogi Berra, 3rd place in AL MVP votingBaseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 21, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 978-1-55365-507-7 All-Star Game Yogi Berra - Starter Vic Raschi - Starter Phil Rizzuto - Starter Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Kansas City Blues American Association Joe Kuhel AA Beaumont Roughnecks Texas League Rogers Hornsby A Muskegon Clippers Central League Bob Finley A Binghamton Triplets Eastern League George Selkirk B Quincy Gems Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League James Adlam B Norfolk Tars Piedmont League Frank Novosel C Amsterdam Rugmakers Canadian–American League Mayo Smith C Grand Forks Chiefs Northern League Jack Farmer and Cedric Durst C Twin Falls Cowboys Pioneer League Wally Berger C Joplin Miners Western Association Harry Craft D LaGrange Troupers Georgia–Alabama League Carl Cooper D Independence Yankees Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Bunny Mick and Bones Sanders D Newark Yankees Ohio–Indiana League Billy Holm D McAlester Rockets Sooner State League Vern Hoscheit D Fond du Lac Panthers Wisconsin State League Wayne Tucker LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: LaGrange, McAlesterJohnson, 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 Yankees at Baseball Reference 1950 World Series 1950 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1950s in the Bronx Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons