1950 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1950 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 68th season in the history of the franchise.
The Phillies won the National League pennant by two games over the Brooklyn Dodgers. It marked the second pennant in franchise history. Nicknamed the "Whiz Kids" because of the youth of their roster, they went on to lose the World Series to the New York Yankees in four straight games.

Previous off-season

October 3, 1949: Schoolboy Rowe was released by the Phillies.
November 17, 1949: Milo Candini was drafted by the Phillies from the Oakland Oaks in the 1949 rule 5 draft.
Prior to 1950 season: Bob Bowman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.

On January 10, 1950, owner Bob Carpenter announced that the club had officially abandoned the nickname "Blue Jays" and would be the "Phillies". The club had adopted the nickname in 1944 but it never caught on among fans.

City Series

The pre-season 1950 City Series was planned for three games prior to Opening Day. Snow flurries and cold weather in Philadelphia caused the cancellation of the first game. The Athletics beat the Phillies 7–4 and the Phillies won the following game 11–2.

Player stats

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	R	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		130	393	113	55	.288	24	68
1B		154	641	182	102	.284	2	44
2B		145	483	113	49	.234	13	64
3B		157	610	163	100	.267	25	88
SS		157	637	172	78	.270	11	82
OF		141	523	155	79	.296	13	83
OF		153	595	185	92	.311	31	128
OF		151	594	180	84	.303	2	41

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
	75	132	33	.250	0	12
	58	129	27	.209	1	11
	54	96	22	.229	0	13
	41	58	13	.224	3	10
	18	36	8	.222	0	3
	46	24	4	.167	0	0
	11	20	5	.250	0	4
	11	12	3	.250	0	1
	4	4	1	.250	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
	40	304.1	20	11	3.02	146
	31	214.2	17	8	3.40	146
	32	159.2	9	11	5.30	74
	23	125.1	3	9	4.09	39

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
	35	172.0	11	6	3.57	44
	31	142.0	8	6	2.73	50
	14	60.2	4	1	4.01	32

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
	74	16	7	22	2.66	56
	18	1	0	0	2.70	10
	14	2	4	0	4.29	10
	3	0	0	0	5.68	3
	3	0	0	0	1.80	3
	3	0	0	0	4.50	3
	2	0	0	0	0.00	2
	1	0	0	0	6.00	2

1950 World Series

'''AL New York Yankees vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies '''

Awards and honors

Jim Konstanty, Associated Press Athlete of the Year, National League MVP
Eddie Sawyer, Associated Press Manager of the Year.
Eddie Waitkus, Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year.

Records

Jim Konstanty, Major league single-season record, most wins by a relief pitcher

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Terre Haute, Wilmington
Vandergrift club folded, July 20, 1950