1950 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1950 National League Crosley Field Cincinnati Powel Crosley Jr. Warren Giles Luke Sewell WCPO-TV(Waite Hoyt) WCPO(Waite Hoyt) The 1950 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the National League with a record of 66–87, 24 1 2 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies. Offseason December 14, 1949: Harry Walker was traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lou Klein and Ron Northey.Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions June 20, 1950: Jim Bolger was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference September 7, 1950: Peanuts Lowrey was purchased from the Reds by the St. Louis Cardinals.Peanuts Lowrey page at Baseball Reference Roster 1950 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 38 Jay Avrea 47 Ewell Blackwell 38 Bud Byerly 34 Eddie Erautt 43 Howie Fox 33 Johnny Hetki 35 Harry Perkowski 30 Kent Peterson 36 Ken Raffensberger 40 Willie Ramsdell 32 Frank Smith 31 Herm Wehmeier Catchers  7 Walker Cooper  6 Dixie Howell  8 Hobie Landrith  8 Johnny Pramesa  7 Bob Scheffing Infielders 12 Bobby Adams 11 Jimmy Bloodworth 15 Grady Hatton 18 Ted Kluszewski 14 Sammy Meeks 16 Connie Ryan 10 Virgil Stallcup Outfielders 17 Joe Adcock 23 Jim Bolger 28 Danny Litwhiler 21 Peanuts Lowrey 20 Lloyd Merriman 23 Ron Northey 24 Bob Usher 22 Johnny Wyrostek Other batters 25 Marv Rackley  2 Ted Tappe Manager 50 Luke Sewell Coaches 51 Tony Cuccinello 52 Gus Mancuso 53 Phil Page 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 Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Dixie Howell Dixie Howell (catcher) 82 224 50 .223 2 22 1B Ted Kluszewski 134 538 165 .307 25 111 2B Connie Ryan 106 367 95 .259 3 43 SS Virgil Stallcup 136 483 121 .251 8 54 3B Grady Hatton 130 438 114 .260 11 54 OF Joe Adcock 102 372 109 .293 8 55 OF Johnny Wyrostek 131 509 145 .285 8 76 OF Bob Usher 106 321 83 .259 6 35 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 Bobby Adams 115 348 98 .282 3 25 Lloyd Merriman 92 298 77 .258 2 31 Peanuts Lowrey 91 264 60 .227 1 11 Johnny Pramesa 74 228 70 .307 5 30 Danny Litwhiler 54 112 29 .259 6 12 Sammy Meeks 39 95 27 .284 1 8 Ron Northey 27 77 20 .260 5 9 Bob Scheffing 21 47 13 .277 2 6 Walker Cooper 15 47 9 .191 0 4 Hobie Landrith 4 14 3 .214 0 1 Jimmy Bloodworth 4 14 3 .214 0 1 Ted Tappe 7 5 1 .200 1 1 Marv Rackley 5 2 1 .500 0 1 Jim Bolger Jim Bolger (baseball) 2 1 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 Ewell Blackwell 40 261.0 17 15 2.97 188 Ken Raffensberger 38 239.0 14 19 4.26 87 Herm Wehmeier 41 230.0 10 18 5.67 121 Willie Ramsdell 27 157.1 7 12 3.72 83 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 Howie Fox 34 187.0 11 8 4.33 64 Kent Peterson baseball 9 20.0 0 3 7.20 6 Bud Byerly 4 14.2 0 1 2.45 5 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 Frank Smith 38 2 7 3 3.87 55 Eddie Erautt 33 4 2 1 5.65 35 Johnny Hetki 22 1 2 0 5.09 21 Harry Perkowski 22 0 0 0 5.24 19 Jay Avrea 2 0 0 0 3.38 2 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Bruno Betzel AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Al Vincent A Charleston Senators Central League Joe Beggs A Columbia Reds Sally League Gee Walker C Ogden Reds Pioneer League Cecil Scheffel D Muncie Reds Ohio–Indiana League Mike Blazo D Lockport Reds PONY League Cyril Pfeifer D Wilmington Pirates Tobacco State League Bull Hamons, Red Teague and Steve CollinsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 1950 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cincinnati Reds