1950 Chicago Cubs season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Chicago Cubs
| season = 1950
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Wrigley Field
| city = Chicago
| record = {{winpct|64|89|record=y}}
| league_place = 7th
| owners = Philip K. Wrigley
| general_managers = Wid Matthews
| managers = Frankie Frisch
| television = WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton, Vince Lloyd)
WBKB
(Joe Wilson)
| radio = 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.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fanniji01.shtml Jim Fanning] at Baseball Reference
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1950 National League standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1950 NL Record vs. opponents|team=CHC}}
= Notable transactions =
- April 1, 1950: Gene Baker was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bakerge02.shtml Gene Baker] at Baseball Reference
- June 29, 1950: Harry Chiti was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/chitiha01.shtml Harry Chiti] at Baseball Reference
= Roster =
| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #0e3386; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1950 Chicago Cubs |
|---|
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #EE1422; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|26|Monk Dubiel}} {{MLBplayer|18|Warren Hacker}} {{MLBplayer|30,45|Frank Hiller}} {{MLBplayer|36|Johnny Klippstein}} {{MLBplayer|23|Doyle Lade}} {{MLBplayer|20|Dutch Leonard}} {{MLBplayer|24|Paul Minner}} {{MLBplayer|17|Bob Rush}} {{MLBplayer|53|Johnny Schmitz}} {{MLBplayer|34|Johnny Vander Meer}} {{MLBplayer|33|Andy Varga}} {{MLBplayer|96|Bill Voiselle}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|32|Harry Chiti}} {{MLBplayer|12|Mickey Owen}} {{MLBplayer|11|Carl Sawatski}} {{MLBplayer|10|Bob Scheffing}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Rube Walker}} Infielders {{MLBplayer|44|Phil Cavarretta}} {{MLBplayer| 2|Randy Jackson}} {{MLBplayer| 5|Bob Ramazzotti}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Bill Serena}} {{MLBplayer|39|Roy Smalley Jr.}} {{MLBplayer|21|Wayne Terwilliger}} {{MLBplayer| 7|Emil Verban}} {{MLBplayer|29|Preston Ward}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer|22|Bob Borkowski}} {{MLBplayer|16|Hank Edwards}} {{MLBplayer| 4|Hal Jeffcoat}} {{MLBplayer|41|Carmen Mauro}} {{MLBplayer|10|Ron Northey}} {{MLBplayer|48|Andy Pafko}} {{MLBplayer| 9|Hank Sauer}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer| 3|Frankie Frisch}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|49|Bill Baker}} {{MLBplayer|47|Spud Davis}} {{MLBplayer|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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | Mickey Owen | 86 | 259 | 63 | .243 | 2 | 21 |
| align="center"
| 1B | Preston Ward | 80 | 285 | 72 | .253 | 6 | 33 |
| align="center"
| 2B | Wayne Terwilliger | 133 | 480 | 116 | .242 | 10 | 32 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Roy|Smalley Jr.}} | 154 | 557 | 128 | .230 | 21 | 85 |
| align="center"
| 3B | Bill Serena | 127 | 435 | 104 | .239 | 17 | 61 |
| align="center"
| OF | Bob Borkowski | 85 | 256 | 70 | .273 | 4 | 29 |
| align="center"
| OF | Andy Pafko | 146 | 514 | 156 | .304 | 36 | 92 |
| align="center"
| 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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 82 | 256 | 70 | .273 | 10 | 31 |
| align="center" | 74 | 213 | 49 | .230 | 6 | 16 |
| align="center" | 62 | 185 | 42 | .227 | 1 | 10 |
| align="center" | 66 | 179 | 42 | .235 | 2 | 18 |
| align="center" | 61 | 145 | 38 | .262 | 1 | 6 |
| align="center" | 53 | 114 | 32 | .281 | 4 | 20 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Randy|Jackson|Randy Jackson (baseball)}} | 34 | 111 | 25 | .225 | 3 | 6 |
| align="center" | 41 | 110 | 40 | .364 | 2 | 21 |
| align="center" | 38 | 103 | 18 | .175 | 1 | 7 |
| align="center" | 45 | 37 | 4 | .108 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center" | 12 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bob|Rush|Bob Rush (baseball)}} | 39 | 254.2 | 13 | 20 | 3.71 | 93 |
| align="center" | 39 | 193.0 | 10 | 16 | 4.99 | 75 |
| align="center" | 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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Frank|Hiller}} | 38 | 153.0 | 12 | 5 | 3.53 | 55 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Monk|Dubiel}} | 39 | 142.2 | 6 | 10 | 4.16 | 51 |
| align="center" | 34 | 117.2 | 5 | 6 | 4.74 | 36 |
| align="center" | 33 | 104.2 | 2 | 9 | 5.25 | 51 |
| align="center" | 32 | 73.2 | 3 | 4 | 3.79 | 41 |
| align="center" | 19 | 51.1 | 0 | 4 | 5.79 | 25 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dutch|Leonard|Dutch Leonard (right-handed pitcher)}} | 35 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3.77 | 28 |
| align="center" | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Minor Leagues
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System|level6=AAA|team6=Springfield Cubs|league6=International League|manager6=Stan Hack
|level7=AAA|team7=Los Angeles Angels|league7=Pacific Coast League|manager7=Bill Kelly
|level8=AA |team8=Nashville Vols|league8=Southern Association|manager8=Don Osborn
|level9=A|team9=Grand Rapids Jets|league9=Central League|manager9=Jack Knight
|level10=A|team10=Des Moines Bruins|league10=Western League|manager10=Charlie Root
|level11=B|team11=Decatur Commodores|league11=Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League|manager11=Morrie Arnovich
|level12=B|team12=Rock Hill Chiefs|league12=Tri-State League|manager12=Dick Bouknight
|level13=C|team13=Visalia Cubs|league13=California League|manager13=Jim Acton
|level14=C|team14=Sioux Falls Canaries|league14=Northern League|manager14=Lee Eilbracht
|level15=C|team15=Springfield Cubs|league15=Western Association|manager15=Bob Peterson
|level16=C|team16=Clovis Pioneers|league16=West Texas–New Mexico League|manager16=Paul Dean, Harold Hoffman,
Ray Bauer and Chuck Bushong
|level17=D|team17=Moultrie Cubs|league17=Georgia–Florida League|manager17=Steve Collins and Jim Trew
|level18=D|team18=Carthage Cubs|league18=Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League|manager18=Donald Anderson
|level19=D|team19=Rutherford County Owls|league19=Western Carolina League|manager19=Halley Wilson
|level20=D|team20=Janesville Cubs|league20=Wisconsin State League|manager20=Adolph Matulis
}}
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Nashville, Rock Hill, Sioux Falls
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1950.shtml 1950 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]
{{1950 MLB season by team}}
{{Chicago Cubs}}