1950 Washington Senators season

1950 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Griffith Stadium (since 1911)
Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Clark Griffith, John Jachym, H. Gabriel Murphy
Manager(s)	Bucky Harris
Local television	WTTG (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
Local radio	WWDC (FM) (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
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The 1950 Washington Senators won 67 games, lost 87, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason

November 17, 1949: Steve Nagy was drafted by the Senators from the San Francisco Seals in the 1949 rule 5 draft.^[1]
Prior to 1950 season: Al Sima was purchased by the Senators from the New York Giants.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	98	56	.636	--
Detroit Tigers	95	59	.617	3
Boston Red Sox	94	60	.610	4
Cleveland Indians	92	62	.597	6
Washington Senators	67	87	.435	31
Chicago White Sox	60	94	.390	38
St. Louis Browns	58	96	.377	40
Philadelphia Athletics	52	102	.338	46

Record vs. opponents

1950 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	15–7	10–12	10–12	9–13	19–3	19–3	12–10
Chicago	7–15	—	8–14	6–16–2	8–14	11–11	12–10	8–14
Cleveland	12–10	14–8	—	13–9–1	8–14	17–5	13–9	15–7
Detroit	12–10	16–6–2	9–13–1	—	11–11	17–5	17–5	13–9
New York	13–9	14–8	14–8	11–11	—	15–7	17–5	14–8–1
Philadelphia	3–19	11–11	5–17	5–17	7–15	—	8–14	13–9
St. Louis	3–19	10–12	9–13	5–17	5–17	14–8	—	12–10
Washington	10–12	14–8	7–15	9–13	8–14–1	9–13	10–12	—

Notable transactions

June 14, 1950: Dick Weik was traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Mickey Vernon.^[3]
June 25, 1950: Steve Nagy was traded by the Senators to the San Francisco Seals for Elmer Singleton.^[1]

Roster

1950 Washington Senators

Roster

Pitchers

29 Gene Bearden

15 Sandy Consuegra

17 Mickey Harris

18 Joe Haynes

19 Lloyd Hittle

20 Sid Hudson

25 Bob Kuzava

21 Connie Marrero

19 Rogelio Martínez

19,33 Julio Moreno

22 Steve Nagy

14 Carlos Pascual

24 Jim Pearce

19 Bob Ross

25 Ray Scarborough

28 Al Sima

22 Elmer Singleton

27 Dick Weik

21 Dick Welteroth

Catchers

10 Al Evans

11 Mickey Grasso

14 Hal Keller

12 Len Okrie

Infielders

46 Merl Combs

40 Sam Dente

42 Al Kozar

42 Cass Michaels

44 Eddie Robinson

46 Fred Taylor

44 Mickey Vernon

45 Eddie Yost

Outfielders

30 Gil Coan

31 Sam Mele

32 Irv Noren

35 Tommy O'Brien

33 Roberto Ortiz

35 Johnny Ostrowski

43 Sherry Robertson

34 Bud Stewart

35 Clyde Vollmer

Other batters

41 George Genovese

Manager

50 Bucky Harris

Coaches

54 Nick Altrock

52 Joe Fitzgerald

51 Clyde Milan

53 George Myatt

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
1B	Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon	90	327	100	.306	9	65

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
Robinson, EddieEddie Robinson	36	129	30	.233	1	13
Ortiz, RobertoRoberto Ortiz	39	75	17	.227	0	8
Taylor, FredFred Taylor	6	16	2	.125	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
Consuegra, SandySandy Consuegra	21	124.2	7	8	4.40	38
Bearden, GeneGene Bearden	12	68.1	3	5	4.21	40
Nagy, SteveSteve Nagy	9	53.1	2	5	6.58	17
Moreno, JulioJulio Moreno	4	21.1	1	1	4.64	7

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
Haynes, JoeJoe Haynes	27	101.2	7	5	5.84	15
Sima, AlAl Sima	17	77	4	5	4.79	23
Pearce, JimJim Pearce	20	56.2	2	1	6.04	18
Weik, DickDick Weik	14	44	1	3	4.30	26
Hittle, LloydLloyd Hittle	11	43.1	2	4	4.98	9

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
Harris, MickeyMickey Harris	53	5	9	15	4.78	41
Singleton, ElmerElmer Singleton	21	1	2	0	5.20	19

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	Fred Walters
A	Augusta Tigers	Sally League	Pete Appleton
B	Havana Cubanos	Florida International League	Oscar Rodríguez
B	Charlotte Hornets	Tri-State League	Clyde McDowell and Joe Bird
C	New Castle Nats	Middle Atlantic League	Charles Cronin
D	Orlando Senators	Florida State League	Cal Ermer
D	Rome Red Sox	Georgia–Alabama League	Norman Veazey, John Stowe and Myril Hoag
D	Fulton Railroaders	KITTY League	Ivan Kuester
D	Concord Nationals	North Carolina State League	George Lacy, Tom Hockenbury and Ginger Watts
D	Wellsville Senators	PONY League	Jimmy Wasdell and Bill Mongiello
D	Emporia Nationals	Virginia League	Morrie Aderholt

References

1 2 Steve Nagy at Baseball-Reference
↑ Al Sima at Baseball-Reference
↑ Mickey Vernon at Baseball-Reference

External links

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1950 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
1950 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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

Minnesota Twins

Formerly the Washington Nationals and the Washington Senators
Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Twin Cities)

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring Training: Plant Field
Tinker Field
Hammond Stadium

Culture

Homer Hanky
Little Big League
Major League: Back to the Minors
Continental League
"The Piranhas"
AL Central tie-breaker games
- 2008
- 2009
Damn Yankees

Important figures

Senators Hall of Famers	Herb Carneal Goose Goslin Bucky Harris Walter Johnson Arch McDonald Sam Rice

Wall of Fame members	Rick Aguilera Bob Allison Earl Battey Bert Blyleven George Brophy Rod Carew Bob Casey Gary Gaetti Calvin Griffith Kent Hrbek Jim Kaat Tom Kelly Harmon Killebrew Tony Oliva Carl Pohlad Kirby Puckett Brad Radke Jim Rantz Zoilo Versalles Frank Viola

Key personnel

Owner Jim Pohlad
President Dave St. Peter
Vice president/Chief baseball officer Derek Falvey
General manager Thad Levine
Manager Paul Molitor

World Series
championships (3)

Pennants (6)

American League: 1924
1925
1933
1965
1987
1991

Division titles (10)

West: 1969; 1970; 1987; 1991
Central: 2002; 2003; 2004; 2006; 2009; 2010

Minor league affiliates

Triple-A: Rochester Red Wings
Double-A: Chattanooga Lookouts
A Adv.: Fort Myers Miracle
A: Cedar Rapids Kernels
Rookie Adv.: Elizabethton Twins
Rookie: GCL Twins; DSL Twins

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