The 1950 Boston Braves season was the 80th season of the franchise. During the season, Sam Jethroe became the first black player in the history of the Braves.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 199, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
Offseason December 5, 1949: Phil Paine was selected by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies in the minor league draft.Phil Paine at Baseball-Reference December 14, 1949: Eddie Stanky and Alvin Dark were traded by the Braves to the New York Giants for Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr, Willard Marshall, and Red Webb.Eddie Stanky at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1950 season: Art Fowler was acquired by the Braves from the Atlanta Crackers.Art Fowler at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1950 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB H R Avg. HR RBI SB C Walker Cooper 102 337 111 52.329 14 601 1B Earl Torgeson 156 576 167 120.290 23 8715 2B Roy Hartsfield 107 419 116 62 .277 7 247 SS Buddy Kerr 155 507 115 45 .227 2 460 3B Bob Elliott 142 531 162 94.305 24 1072 OF 134 481 146 78.304 27 1032 OF 141 582 159 100.273 18 5835 OF Tommy Holmes 105 322 96 44 .298 9 510
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 Willard Marshall 105 298 70 .235 5 40 Del Crandall 79 255 56 .220 4 37 Luis Olmo 69 154 35 .227 5 22 Gene Mauch 48 121 28 .231 1 15 Sibby Sisti 69 105 18 .171 2 11 Pete Reiser 53 78 16 .205 1 10 Connie Ryan 20 72 14 .194 3 6 Bob Addis 16 28 7 .250 0 2 Paul Burris 10 23 4 .174 0 3 Walt Linden 3 5 2 .400 0 0 Emil Verban 4 5 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 Vern Bickford 40 311.2 19 14 3.47 126 Warren Spahn 41 293.0 21 17 3.16 191 Johnny Sain 37 278.1 20 13 3.94 96 Max Surkont 9 55.2 5 2 3.23 21
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 Bob Chipman 27 124.0 7 7 4.43 40 Normie Roy 19 59.2 4 3 5.13 25 20 57.2 2 3 5.93 33 Bob Hall 21 50.1 0 2 6.97 22 Dick Donovan 10 29.2 0 2 8.19 9 Mickey Haefner 8 24.0 0 2 5.63 10
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 Bobby Hogue 36 3 5 7 5.03 15 Ernie Johnson Sr. 16 2 0 0 6.97 15 Dave Cole 4 0 1 0 1.13 8 Murray Wall 1 0 0 0 9.00 2 Bucky Walters 1 0 0 0 4.50 0 Dick Manville 1 0 0 0 0.00 2
Farm system
References
External links 1950 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference