1950 International League season

1950 International League season
LeagueInternational League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 20 – September 27
Number of games154
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPTom Poholsky, Rochester Red Wings
Governors' Cup Playoffs
League championsBaltimore Orioles
  Runners-upRochester Red Wings
IL seasons

The 1950 International League was a Class AAA baseball season played between April 20 and September 27. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.

The Baltimore Orioles won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Rochester Red Wings in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

1950 International League
Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland St. Louis Browns Municipal Stadium
Buffalo Bisons Buffalo, New York Philadelphia Athletics Offermann Stadium
Jersey City Giants Jersey City, New Jersey New York Giants Roosevelt Stadium
Montreal Royals Montreal, Quebec Brooklyn Dodgers Delorimier Stadium
Rochester Red Wings Rochester, New York St. Louis Cardinals Red Wing Stadium
Springfield Cubs Springfield, Massachusetts Chicago Cubs Pynchon Park
Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse, New York Cincinnati Reds MacArthur Stadium
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Philadelphia Phillies Maple Leaf Stadium

Map of teams

International League teams

Regular season

Summary

Randy Jackson of the Springfield Cubs, seen here with the Chicago Cubs, won the first ever International League Rookie of the Year award.

Standings

[1]

International League
Team Win Loss % GB
Rochester Red Wings 92 59 .609 –
Montreal Royals 86 67 .562 7
Baltimore Orioles 85 68 .556 8
Jersey City Giants 81 70 .536 11
Springfield Cubs 74 78 .487 18.5
Syracuse Chiefs 74 79 .484 19
Toronto Maple Leafs 60 90 .400 31.5
Buffalo Bisons 56 97 .366 37

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVG Don Richmond, Rochester Red Wings .333
H Don Richmond, Rochester Red Wings 191
R Don Richmond, Rochester Red Wings 126
2B Dee Phillips, Montreal Royals 34
3B George Byam, Baltimore Orioles 12
HR Russ Derry, Rochester Red Wings 30
RBI Russ Derry, Rochester Red Wings 102
SB Pete Pavlick, Jersey City Giants 23

Pitching leaders

[3]

Tom Poholsky of the Rochester Red Wings, seen here with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1955, won the MVP Award.
Stat Player Total
W Tom Poholsky, Rochester Red Wings 18
L Harold Wood, Buffalo Bisons 16
ERA Tom Poholsky, Rochester Red Wings 2.17
CG Tom Poholsky, Rochester Red Wings 21
SHO Carl Erskine, Montreal Royals
Bill Kennedy, Baltimore Orioles
Tom Poholsky, Rochester Red Wings		 5
SO Roger Bowman, Jersey City Giants 181
IP Roger Bowman, Jersey City Giants 233.0

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Governors' Cup
      
1 Rochester 4
4 Jersey City 2
1 Rochester 2
3 Baltimore 4
2 Montreal 3
3 Baltimore 4

Awards

Player awards
Award name Recipient Position
Most Valuable Player Tom Poholsky, Rochester Red Wings[4] Pitcher
Rookie of the Year Randy Jackson, Springfield Cubs[5] Third baseman

See also

References

  1. ^ 1950 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 1, 2024
  2. ^ 1950 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 1, 2024
  3. ^ 1950 IL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 1, 2024
  4. ^ "Tom Poholsky Minor League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Randy Jackson Minor League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 13 November 2024.