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1950 Philadelphia Phillies 1950 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Shibe Park (Since 1938) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Since 1883)
1950 Information
Owner(s)	Robert R.M. Carpenter
General Manager(s)	Robert R.M. Carpenter
Manager(s)	Eddie Sawyer
Local television	WPTZ WCAU WFIL (Bill Campbell)
Local radio	WPEN (Bill Brundige, Gene Kelly)

The 1950 Philadelphia Phillies won the National League pennant by two games over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nicknamed the "Whiz Kids" due to the youth of their roster, they went on to lose the World Series to the New York Yankees in four straight games.

Offseason

October 3, 1949: Schoolboy Rowe was released by the Phillies.^[1]
November 17, 1949: Milo Candini was drafted by the Phillies from the Oakland Oaks in the 1949 rule 5 draft.^[2]
Prior to 1950 season: Bob Bowman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.^[3]

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 in the first game and the Phillies won the following game 11-2.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies	91	63	--	.591
Brooklyn Dodgers	89	65	2	.578
New York Giants	86	68	5	.558
Boston Braves	83	71	8	.539
St. Louis Cardinals	78	75	12.5	.510
Cincinnati Reds	66	87	24.5	.431
Chicago Cubs	64	89	26.5	.418
Pittsburgh Pirates	57	96	33.5	.373

Roster

1950 Philadelphia Phillies roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

24 Eddie Sawyer

Coaches

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Seminick, AndyAndy Seminick	130	393	113	.288	24	68
1B	Waitkus, EddieEddie Waitkus	154	641	182	.284	2	44
2B	Goliat, MikeMike Goliat	145	483	113	.234	13	64
3B	Jones, WillieWillie Jones	157	610	163	.267	25	88
SS	Hamner, GrannyGranny Hamner	157	637	172	.270	11	82
OF	Sisler, DickDick Sisler	141	523	155	.296	13	83
OF	Ennis, DelDel Ennis	153	595	185	.311	31	128
OF	Ashburn, RichieRichie Ashburn	151	594	180	.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
Bloodworth, JimmyJimmy Bloodworth	54	96	22	.229	0	13
Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson	41	58	13	.224	3	10
Hollmig, StanStan Hollmig	11	12	3	.250	0	1
Blatnik, JohnnyJohnny Blatnik	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
Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts	40	304.1	20	11	3.02	146
Simmons, CurtCurt Simmons	31	214.2	17	8	3.40	146
Meyer, RussRuss Meyer	32	159.2	9	11	5.30	74
Heintzelman, KenKen Heintzelman	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
Miller, BobBob Miller	35	172	11	6	3.57	44
Church, BubbaBubba Church	31	142	8	6	2.73	50
Johnson, KenKen Johnson	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
Konstanty, JimJim Konstanty	74	16	7	22	2.66	56
Candini, MiloMilo Candini	18	1	0	0	2.70	10
Donnelly, BlixBlix Donnelly	14	2	4	0	4.29	10
Borowy, HankHank Borowy	3	0	0	0	5.68	3
Stuffel, PaulPaul Stuffel	3	0	0	0	1.80	3
Brittin, JackJack Brittin	3	0	0	0	4.50	3
Ridzik, SteveSteve Ridzik	1	0	0	0	6.00	2

1950 World Series

Main article: 1950 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (0)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Yankees – 1, Phillies – 0	October 4	Shibe Park	30,746
2	Yankees – 2, Phillies – 1 (10 innings)	October 5	Shibe Park	32,660
3	Phillies – 2, Yankees – 3	October 6	Yankee Stadium	64,505
4	Phillies – 2, Yankees – 5	October 7	Yankee Stadium	68,098

Awards and honors

Jim Konstanty, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
Jim Konstanty, National League MVP
Eddie Sawyer, Associated Press Manager of the Year.^[5]
Eddie Waitkus, Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year.^[6]

Records

Jim Konstanty, Major League Record (since broken), Most Wins in One Season by a Relief Pitcher (16)^[7]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	Jack Sanford
A	Utica Blue Sox	Eastern League	Leon Riley
B	Terre Haute Phillies	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Dan Carnevale
B	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Interstate League	Skeeter Newsome
C	Schenectady Blue Jays	Canadian-American League	Dick Carter
C	Vandergrift Pioneers	Middle Atlantic League	Don Hasenmeyer
C	Salina Blue Jays	Western Association	John Davenport
D	Klamath Falls Gems	Far West League	Hub Kittle
D	Americus Phillies	Georgia-Florida League	Eddie Murphy
D	Carbondale Pioneers	North Atlantic League	Joe Glenn
D	Lima Phillies	Ohio-Indiana League	Frank McCormick
D	Bradford Phillies	PONY League	Barney Lutz

Notes

^ Schoolboy Rowe page at Baseball Reference
^ Milo Candini page at Baseball Reference
^ Bob Bowman page at Baseball Reference
^ Roberts, Robin; C. Paul Rogers, Pat Williams (1996). The Whiz Kids and the 1950 Pennant. Temple University Press. p. 214. http://books.google.com/books?id=wqe_nTq6fZwC&pg=PA213&dq=Phillies+Athletics+city+series&lr=&client=firefox-a#PPA214,M1. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
^ "Eddie Sawyer Honored in Baseball Vote". Prescott Evening Courier: p. Section 2, Page 1. 1950-11-08. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7tIKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BlADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6370,6584502&dq=phillies+yankees&hl=en.
^ "Waitkus, Who Beat Death Rap, 'Comeback King'". Ellensburg Daily Record: p. 3. 1950-11-10. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pQcKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fUoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6305,681022&dq=phillies+yankees&hl=en.
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.290, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

1950 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

1950 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1950 All-Star Game • 1950 World Series

Preceded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1949	National League Championship Season 1950	Succeeded by New York Giants 1951

Philadelphia Phillies

Formerly the Philadelphia Quakers • Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Management • Opening Day starters • First-round picks • No-hitters • Award winners and league leaders

Ballparks

Recreation Park • Baker Bowl • Shibe Park • Veterans Stadium • Citizens Bank Park
Spring Training: Coffee Pot Park • Rickwood Field • McKechnie Field • Wilmington Park • Flamingo Field • Clearwater Athletic Field • Jack Russell Memorial Stadium • Carpenter Complex / Bright House Field

Culture

700 Level • Phillie Phanatic • Curse of Billy Penn • Hot Pants Patrol • Whiz Kids • Baseball Wall of Fame • Sports Hall of Fame • Philadelphia Phillies (NFL) • Franchise awards

Rivalries

Mets–Phillies rivalry • City Series

Important figures

Grover Cleveland Alexander • Dick Allen • Richie Ashburn • Dan Baker • Bob Boone • Larry Bowa • Jim Bunning • Pat Burrell • Johnny Callison • Steve Carlton • Bob Carpenter • Gavvy Cravath • Darren Daulton • Lenny Dykstra • Del Ennis • Jim Fregosi • Dallas Green • Cole Hamels • Von Hayes • Ryan Howard • Willie Jones • Harry Kalas • Chuck Klein • John Kruk • Brad Lidge • Greg Luzinski • Garry Maddox • Gary Matthews • Gene Mauch • Tug McGraw • Pat Moran • Paul Owens • Robin Roberts • Jimmy Rollins • Pete Rose • Eddie Sawyer • Curt Schilling • Mike Schmidt • Chase Utley • Mitch Williams

Retired numbers

1 • 14 • 20 • 32 • 36 • 42 • P • P

Key personnel

Owner: Bill Giles • President: David Montgomery • General Manager: Rubén Amaro, Jr. • Manager: Charlie Manuel

World Series
championships (2)

1980 • 2008

NL pennants (7)

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affiliates

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Broadcasting

Television	Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia • WPHL-TV • Comcast Network

Radio	WPHT-AM • WUBA-AM • Phillies radio network affiliates

Broadcasters:	TV: Tom McCarthy • Chris Wheeler • Gary Matthews Radio: Scott Franzke • Larry Andersen

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