1950 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1950 National League Wrigley Field Chicago 64 89 y 7th Philip K. Wrigley Wid Matthews Frankie Frisch WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton, Vince Lloyd)WBKB(Joe Wilson) WIND(Bert Wilson, Bud Campbell) 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. Offseason October 29, 1949: Jim Fanning was signed as an amateur free agent by the Chicago Cubs.Jim Fanning at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions April 1, 1950: Gene Baker was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Gene Baker at Baseball Reference June 29, 1950: Harry Chiti was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Harry Chiti at Baseball Reference Roster 1950 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 26 Monk Dubiel 18 Warren Hacker 30,45 Frank Hiller 36 Johnny Klippstein 23 Doyle Lade 20 Dutch Leonard 24 Paul Minner 17 Bob Rush 53 Johnny Schmitz 34 Johnny Vander Meer 33 Andy Varga 96 Bill Voiselle Catchers 32 Harry Chiti 12 Mickey Owen 11 Carl Sawatski 10 Bob Scheffing  8 Rube Walker Infielders 44 Phil Cavarretta  2 Randy Jackson  5 Bob Ramazzotti  6 Bill Serena 39 Roy Smalley Jr. 21 Wayne Terwilliger  7 Emil Verban 29 Preston Ward Outfielders 22 Bob Borkowski 16 Hank Edwards  4 Hal Jeffcoat 41 Carmen Mauro 10 Ron Northey 48 Andy Pafko  9 Hank Sauer Manager  3 Frankie Frisch Coaches 49 Bill Baker 47 Spud Davis 42 Roy Johnson 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 Position Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in 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 Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in 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 Randy Jackson (baseball) 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 Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned runs average SO Strikeouts Bob Rush Bob Rush (baseball) 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 Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned runs average SO Strikeouts 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 Games pitched W Wins L Losses SV Saves ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Dutch Leonard Dutch Leonard (right-handed pitcher) 35 5 1 6 3.77 28 Andy Varga 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Minor Leagues Minor League Baseball 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 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville, Rock Hill, Sioux Falls References 2 External links 1950 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs Category:1950 in Chicago