1950 Philadelphia Phillies season

1950 Philadelphia Phillies
1950 National League Champions
Granny Hamner, Del Ennis, and Richie Ashburn of the 1950 Phillies "Whiz Kids" in a promotional photo.
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Shibe Park (since 1938)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
General manager(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr.
Manager(s)	Eddie Sawyer
Local television	WPTZ WCAU WFIL (Bill Campbell)
Local radio	WPEN (Bill Brundige, Gene Kelly)
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The 1950 Philadelphia Phillies won the National League pennant by two games over the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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.^[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]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Regular season

Main article: Whiz Kids (baseball)

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	91	63	0.591	—	48–29	43–34
Brooklyn Dodgers	89	65	0.578	2	48–30	41–35
New York Giants	86	68	0.558	5	44–32	42–36
Boston Braves	83	71	0.539	8	46–31	37–40
St. Louis Cardinals	78	75	0.510	12½	48–28	30–47
Cincinnati Reds	66	87	0.431	24½	38–38	28–49
Chicago Cubs	64	89	0.418	26½	35–42	29–47
Pittsburgh Pirates	57	96	0.373	33½	33–44	24–52

Record vs. opponents

1950 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13	9–13	17–5	13–9	9–13–1	15–7–1	11–11
Brooklyn	13–9	—	10–12	12–10	12–10	11–11–1	19–3	12–10
Chicago	13–9	12–10	—	4–17	5–17	9–13–1	11–11	10–12
Cincinnati	5–17	10–12	17–4	—	11–11	4–18	12–10	7–15
New York	9–13	10–12	17–5	11–11	—	12–10	16–6	11–11
Philadelphia	13–9–1	11–11–1	13–9–1	18–4	10–12	—	14–8	12–10
Pittsburgh	7–15–1	3–19	11–11	10–12	6–16	8–14	—	12–9
St. Louis	11–11	10–12	12–10	15–7	11–11	10–12	9–12	—

Roster

1950 Philadelphia Phillies

Roster

Pitchers

20 Hank Borowy

41 Jack Brittin

18 Milo Candini

23 Bubba Church

30 Blix Donnelly

27 Ken Heintzelman

39 Ken Johnson

35 Jim Konstanty

34 Russ Meyer

19 Bob Miller

20 Steve Ridzik

36 Robin Roberts

28 Curt Simmons

39 Paul Stuffel

33 Jocko Thompson

Catchers

29 Stan Lopata

21 Andy Seminick

25 Ken Silvestri

Infielders

5 Jimmy Bloodworth

3 Putsy Caballero

9 Mike Goliat

2 Granny Hamner

6 Willie Jones

4 Eddie Waitkus

Outfielders

1 Richie Ashburn

16 Johnny Blatnik

14 Del Ennis

17 Stan Hollmig

15 Jackie Mayo

12 Bill Nicholson

8 Dick Sisler

37 Dick Whitman

Manager

24 Eddie Sawyer

Coaches

11 Benny Bengough

32 Dusty Cooke

38 George Earnshaw

40 Maje McDonnell

31 Cy Perkins

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
Lopata, StanStan Lopata	58	129	27	.209	1	11
Whitman, DickDick Whitman	75	132	33	.250	0	12
Bloodworth, JimmyJimmy Bloodworth	54	96	22	.229	0	13
Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson	41	58	13	.224	3	10
Mayo, JackieJackie Mayo	18	36	8	.222	0	3
Caballero, PutsyPutsy Caballero	46	24	4	.167	0	0
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
Thompson, JockoJocko Thompson	2	0	0	0	0.00	2
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, National League MVP
Eddie Sawyer, Associated Press Manager of the Year.^[6]
Eddie Waitkus, Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year.^[7]

Records

Jim Konstanty, Major league single-season record (since broken), most wins by a relief pitcher (16)^[8]

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 Hasenmayer
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

References

↑ Schoolboy Rowe page at Baseball Reference
↑ Milo Candini page at Baseball Reference
↑ Bob Bowman page at Baseball Reference
↑ "Blue Jay Nickname Junked by Phillies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. January 10, 1950. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
↑ Roberts, Robin; C. Paul Rogers, Pat Williams (1996). The Whiz Kids and the 1950 Pennant. Temple University Press. p. 214. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
↑ "Eddie Sawyer Honored in Baseball Vote". Prescott Evening Courier. November 8, 1950. p. Section 2, Page 1.
↑ "Waitkus, Who Beat Death Rap, 'Comeback King'". Ellensburg Daily Record. November 10, 1950. p. 3.
↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 290, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

1950 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

National League champions

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

Philadelphia Phillies

Formerly the Philadelphia Quakers
Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The franchise

Ballparks

Recreation Park Baker Bowl Shibe Park Veterans Stadium Citizens Bank Park

Spring training Fogel Field Coffee Pot Park Rickwood Field Cooke Field McKechnie Field Wilmington Park Flamingo Field Clearwater Athletic Field Jack Russell Memorial Stadium Carpenter Complex / Bright House Field

Culture

Rivalries

Important figures

Wall of Fame members	Grover Cleveland Alexander Dick Allen Richie Ashburn Bob Boone Larry Bowa Jim Bunning Pat Burrell Johnny Callison Steve Carlton Gavvy Cravath Darren Daulton Ed Delahanty Del Ennis Dallas Green Billy Hamilton Granny Hamner Willie Jones Harry Kalas Chuck Klein John Kruk Mike Lieberthal Greg Luzinski Garry Maddox Sherry Magee Charlie Manuel Tug McGraw Paul Owens Robin Roberts Juan Samuel Curt Schilling Mike Schmidt Chris Short Curt Simmons Tony Taylor Jim Thome Sam Thompson John Vukovich Cy Williams

Franchise record holders	John Coleman Bill Duggleby Lenny Dykstra Kid Gleason Ryan Howard George McQuillan José Mesa Lefty O'Doul Jimmy Rollins Curt Schilling Kent Tekulve Chase Utley

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owner: Limited partnership (John S. Middleton, Jim & Pete Buck, David Montgomery, & Pat Gillick)
President: Andy MacPhail
General Manager: Matt Klentak
Manager: Pete Mackanin

World Series
championships (2)

1980
2008

NL pennants (7)

Division
championships (11)

Minor league
affiliates

AAA: Lehigh Valley IronPigs
AA: Reading Fightin Phils
A Adv.: Clearwater Threshers
A: Lakewood BlueClaws
Short A: Williamsport Crosscutters
Rookie: GCL Phillies; DSL Phillies 1; DSL Phillies 2
Rosters: Minor league rosters

Broadcasting

Television

Radio

94 WIP (Flagship Station)
El Pasaporte (Spanish Flagship Station)
Phillies radio network affiliates

Broadcasters

TV Tom McCarthy Ben Davis Matt Stairs Mike Schmidt

Radio Scott Franzke Larry Andersen

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