1950 California League season

1950 California League season California League Baseball April 21 – September 4 140 8 Regular season Ventura Braves Dick Wilson, Modesto Reds Playoffs Modesto Reds San Jose Red Sox List of Carolina League seasons CALL 1949 California League season 1949 1951 California League season 1951 The 1950 California League was a Class C baseball season played between April 21 and September 4. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, as the top four teams qualified for the playoffs. The Modesto Reds won the California League championship, defeating the San Jose Red Sox in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Ventura Yankees ended their affiliation with the New York Yankees and began a new affiliation with the Boston Braves. The club was renamed to the Ventura Braves. The Stockton Ports ended their affiliation with the Chicago White Sox. Teams 1950 California League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Bakersfield Indians Bakersfield, California Cleveland Indians Sam Lynn Ballpark Fresno Cardinals Fresno, California St. Louis Cardinals Fresno State College Park Modesto Reds Modesto, California Pittsburgh Pirates Modesto Field San Jose Red Sox San Jose, California Boston Red Sox San Jose Municipal Stadium Santa Barbara Dodgers Santa Barbara, California Brooklyn Dodgers Laguna Park Stockton Ports Stockton, California None Oak Park Field Ventura Braves Ventura, California Boston Braves Babe Ruth Field Visalia Cubs Visalia, California Chicago Cubs Recreation Ballpark Map of teams left 10px California League Teams 475 450 400 25 100 California 450 California 35.40 -119.02 Black pog.svg 80 right Indians #ffe California 36.75 -119.77 Black pog.svg 80 right Cardinals #ffe California 37.66 -120.99 Black pog.svg 80 right Reds #ffe California 37.32 -121.86 Black pog.svg 80 left Red Sox #ffe California 34.42 -119.70 Black pog.svg 80 left Dodgers #ffe California 37.98 -121.29 Black pog.svg 80 left Ports #ffe California 34.28 -119.30 Black pog.svg 80 right Braves #ffe California 36.33 -119.30 Black pog.svg 80 right Cubs #ffe Regular season Summary The Ventura Braves finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time in team history. Standings CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 8, 2025 California League Team Win Loss % GB Ventura Braves 85 55 85 55 – Modesto Reds 82 58 82 58 3 Stockton Ports 79 61 79 61 6 San Jose Red Sox 78 62 78 62 7 Visalia Cubs 65 75 65 75 20 Bakersfield Indians 61 79 61 79 24 Fresno Cardinals 58 82 58 82 27 Santa Barbara Dodgers 52 88 52 88 33 League Leaders Batting leaders 1950 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 8, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Jim Acton, Visalia Cubs .355 H Earl Smith, Modesto Reds 167 R Jess Pike, Modesto Reds 122 2B Dick Adams, Stockton Ports 38 3B Pablo Bernard, Ventura Braves 14 HR Dick Wilson, Modesto Reds 30 RBI Dick Wilson, Modesto Reds 154 SB Earl Smith, Modesto Reds 47 Pitching leaders 1950 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 8, 2025 Stat Player Total W Bud Guldborg, Stockton Ports 22 ERA Tony Freitas, Modesto Reds 2.56 CG Earl Escalante, Bakersfield Indians 22 SHO Bud Guldborg, Stockton Ports 5 IP Earl Escalante, Bakersfield Indians 279.0 SO Gordon Jones, Fresno Cardinals 200 Playoffs The playoff semi-finals format is changed from 1 vs. 3 and 2 vs. 4 to 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3. The Modesto Reds won their first California League championship, defeating the San Jose Red Sox in five games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals 1 Ventura 2 4 San Jose 3 2 Modesto 3 3 Stockton 1 4 San Jose 1 2 Modesto 4 Awards California League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Dick Wilson, Modesto Reds See also 1950 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website California League season Category:1950 in sports in California