1950 Boston Braves season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Braves 1950 National League Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts 83–71 (.539) 4th Louis R. Perini John J. Quinn Billy Southworth WNACWBZ-TV(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Bump Hadley) WHDH(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Leo Egan) The 1950 Boston Braves season was the 80th season of the franchise. During the season, Sam Jethroe became the first black player in the history of the Braves.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Offseason December 5, 1949: Phil Paine was selected by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies in the minor league draft.Phil Paine at Baseball-Reference December 14, 1949: Eddie Stanky and Alvin Dark were traded by the Braves to the New York Giants for Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr, Willard Marshall, and Red Webb.Eddie Stanky at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1950 season: Art Fowler was acquired by the Braves from the Atlanta Crackers.Art Fowler at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1950 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers 34 Johnny Antonelli 24 Vern Bickford 17 Bob Chipman 16 Dave Cole 20,36 Dick Donovan 22 Mickey Haefner 25 Bob Hall 37 Bobby Hogue 19,50 Ernie Johnson 39 Dick Manville 26 Normie Roy 33 Johnny Sain 21 Warren Spahn 36 Max Surkont  6 Murray Wall 31 Bucky Walters Catchers 14 Paul Burris 39 Walker Cooper 23 Del Crandall 22 Walt Linden Infielders  3 Bob Elliott 12 Roy Hartsfield 10 Buddy Kerr  2 Gene Mauch  8 Connie Ryan  7 Sibby Sisti  9 Earl Torgeson 18 Emil Verban Outfielders  6 Bob Addis  4 Sid Gordon  1 Tommy Holmes  5 Sam Jethroe 27 Willard Marshall 15 Luis Olmo 11 Pete Reiser Manager 30 Billy Southworth Coaches 29 Jimmy Brown 28 Johnny Cooney 35 Bob Keely 31 Bucky Walters Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB H R Avg. HR RBI SB C Walker Cooper 102 337 111 52.329 14 601 1B Earl Torgeson 156 576 167 120.290 23 8715 2B Roy Hartsfield 107 419 116 62 .277 7 247 SS Buddy Kerr 155 507 115 45 .227 2 460 3B Bob Elliott 142 531 162 94.305 24 1072 OF Sid Gordon 134 481 146 78.304 27 1032 OF Sam Jethroe 141 582 159 100.273 18 5835 OF Tommy Holmes 105 322 96 44 .298 9 510 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 Willard Marshall 105 298 70 .235 5 40 Del Crandall 79 255 56 .220 4 37 Luis Olmo 69 154 35 .227 5 22 Gene Mauch 48 121 28 .231 1 15 Sibby Sisti 69 105 18 .171 2 11 Pete Reiser 53 78 16 .205 1 10 Connie Ryan 20 72 14 .194 3 6 Bob Addis 16 28 7 .250 0 2 Paul Burris 10 23 4 .174 0 3 Walt Linden 3 5 2 .400 0 0 Emil Verban 4 5 0 .000 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 Vern Bickford 40 311.2 19 14 3.47 126 Warren Spahn 41 293.0 21 17 3.16 191 Johnny Sain 37 278.1 20 13 3.94 96 Max Surkont 9 55.2 5 2 3.23 21 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 Bob Chipman 27 124.0 7 7 4.43 40 Normie Roy 19 59.2 4 3 5.13 25 Johnny Antonelli 20 57.2 2 3 5.93 33 Bob Hall 21 50.1 0 2 6.97 22 Dick Donovan 10 29.2 0 2 8.19 9 Mickey Haefner 8 24.0 0 2 5.63 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 Bobby Hogue 36 3 5 7 5.03 15 Ernie Johnson Sr. 16 2 0 0 6.97 15 Dave Cole 4 0 1 0 1.13 8 Murray Wall 1 0 0 0 9.00 2 Bucky Walters 1 0 0 0 4.50 0 Dick Manville 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Milwaukee Brewers American Association Bob Coleman AA Atlanta Crackers Southern Association Dixie Walker A Hartford Chiefs Eastern League Ripper Collins A Denver Bears Western League Earl Browne B Evansville Braves Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Ernie White B Hagerstown Braves Interstate League Dutch Dorman B Jackson Senators Southeastern League Willis Hudlin C Ventura Braves California League Gene Lillard C Eau Claire Bears Northern League Andy Cohen D Bluefield Blue-Grays Appalachian League Bill Adair D Owensboro Oilers KITTY League Travis Jackson References 2 External links 1950 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Braves Boston Braves Category:1950s in Boston