1950 New York Giants (MLB) season

The 1950 New York Giants season was the franchise's 68th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 86–68 record, 5 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.

1950 New York Giants
League	National League
Ballpark	Polo Grounds
City	New York City
Owners	Horace Stoneham
General managers	Chub Feeney
Managers	Leo Durocher
Television	WPIX (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)
Radio	WMCA (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)
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Offseason

• December 14, 1949: Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr, Willard Marshall, and Red Webb were traded by the Giants to the Boston Braves for Eddie Stanky and Alvin Dark.^[1]
• Prior to 1950 season: Al Sima was purchased from the Giants by the Washington Senators.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

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National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	91	63	.591	—	48‍–‍29	43‍–‍34
Brooklyn Dodgers	89	65	.578	2	48‍–‍30	41‍–‍35
New York Giants	86	68	.558	5	44‍–‍32	42‍–‍36
Boston Braves	83	71	.539	8	46‍–‍31	37‍–‍40
St. Louis Cardinals	78	75	.510	12½	48‍–‍28	30‍–‍47
Cincinnati Reds	66	87	.431	24½	38‍–‍38	28‍–‍49
Chicago Cubs	64	89	.418	26½	35‍–‍42	29‍–‍47
Pittsburgh Pirates	57	96	.373	33½	33‍–‍44	24‍–‍52

Record vs. opponents

1950 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13	9–13	17–5	13–9	9–13–1	15–7–1	11–11
Brooklyn	13–9	—	10–12	12–10	12–10	11–11–1	19–3	12–10
Chicago	13–9	12–10	—	4–17	5–17	9–13–1	11–11	10–12
Cincinnati	5–17	10–12	17–4	—	11–11	4–18	12–10	7–15
New York	9–13	10–12	17–5	11–11	—	12–10	16–6	11–11
Philadelphia	13–9–1	11–11–1	13–9–1	18–4	10–12	—	14–8	12–10
Pittsburgh	7–15–1	3–19	11–11	10–12	6–16	8–14	—	12–9
St. Louis	11–11	10–12	12–10	15–7	11–11	10–12	9–12	—

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

• June 20, 1950: Willie Mays was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.^[3]

Roster

1950 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers 44 Andy Hansen 36 Clint Hartung 21 Jim Hearn 30 Kirby Higbe 46 Larry Jansen 37 Sheldon Jones 32 Monte Kennedy 31 Dave Koslo 33 Jack Kramer 35 Sal Maglie 30 George Spencer		Catchers  6 Sam Calderone  7 Ray Mueller  9 Wes Westrum  7 Sal Yvars Infielders 19 Alvin Dark 15,20 Tookie Gilbert 15 Jack Harshman 20 Monte Irvin 10 Spider Jorgensen 17 Jack Lohrke 20 Nap Reyes 18 Bill Rigney 14 Rudy Rufer 12 Eddie Stanky 16 Hank Thompson		Outfielders 25 Whitey Lockman 24 Jack Maguire 22 Don Mueller 23 Bobby Thomson 39 Roy Weatherly Other batters 10 Marv Blaylock 21 Mike McCormick 26 Pete Milne		Manager  2 Leo Durocher Coaches  5 Fred Fitzsimmons  3 Herman Franks  1 Frank Shellenback

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	Wes Westrum	140	437	103	.236	23	71
1B	Tookie Gilbert	113	322	71	.220	4	32
2B	Eddie Stanky	152	527	158	.300	8	51
SS	Alvin Dark	154	587	164	.279	16	67
3B	Hank Thompson	148	512	148	.289	20	91
OF	Whitey Lockman	129	532	157	.295	6	52
OF	Don Mueller	132	525	153	.291	7	84
OF	Bobby Thomson	149	563	142	.252	25	85

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
Monte Irvin	110	374	112	.299	15	66
Bill Rigney	56	83	15	.181	0	8
Roy Weatherly	52	69	18	.261	0	11
Sam Calderone	34	67	20	.299	1	12
Jack Lohrke	30	43	8	.186	0	4
Jack Maguire	29	40	7	.175	0	3
Spider Jorgensen	24	37	5	.135	0	4
Jack Harshman	9	32	4	.125	2	4
Sal Yvars	9	14	2	.143	0	0
Ray Mueller	4	11	1	.091	0	0
Mike McCormick	4	4	0	.000	0	0
Pete Milne	4	4	1	.250	0	1
Nap Reyes	1	1	0	.000	0	0
Marv Blaylock	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

= Indicates league leader

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
Larry Jansen	40	275.0	19	13	3.01	161
Sheldon Jones	40	199.0	13	16	4.61	97
Jim Hearn	16	125.0	11	3	1.94	54

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
Sal Maglie	47	206.0	18	4	2.71	96
Dave Koslo	40	186.2	13	15	3.91	56
Monty Kennedy	36	114.1	5	4	4.72	41
Jack Kramer	35	86.2	3	6	3.53	27
Clint Hartung	20	65.1	3	3	6.61	23

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
Andy Hansen	31	0	1	3	5.53	19
Kirby Higbe	18	0	3	0	4.93	17
George Spencer	10	1	0	0	2.49	5

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level Team League Manager AAA Minneapolis Millers American Association Tommy Heath AAA Jersey City Giants International League Joe Becker A Jacksonville Tars Sally League Hal Gruber and Dale Alexander A Sioux City Soos Western League Hugh Poland B Trenton Giants Interstate League Frank Genovese B Richmond Colts Piedmont League Vinnie Smith B Vicksburg Billies Southeastern League Buddy Blair B Knoxville Smokies Tri-State League Jack Aragón C Erie Sailors Middle Atlantic League Pete Pavich C St. Cloud Rox Northern League Charlie Fox C Idaho Falls Russets Pioneer League Lilio Marcucci C Enid Giants Western Association Harold Kollar D Bristol Twins Appalachian League Ben Geraghty D Galax Leafs Blue Ridge League Jim Grigg D Medford Rogues Far West League Tommy Nelson and Wilfred Jonas

Level Team League Manager D Sanford Giants Florida State League Ed Levy D Springfield Giants Ohio–Indiana League Andy Gilbert D Lawton Giants Sooner State League Louis Brower D Lenoir Red Sox Western Carolina League Claude Jonnard D Oshkosh Giants Wisconsin State League Dave Garcia LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sioux City, Bristol, Lenoir, Oshkosh[4]