1950 AL
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The 1950 season of the American League was the fiftieth season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
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| 1 | New York Yankees | 155 | 98 | 56 | 1 | .632 | -.- | 914 (5.90) | 691 (4.46) | 0.282 | 0.363 | 0.441 | 4.15 | 0.979 |
| 2 | Detroit Tigers | 157 | 95 | 59 | 3 | .605 | 3.0 | 837 (5.33) | 713 (4.54) | 0.282 | 0.367 | 0.417 | 4.12 | 0.981 |
| 3 | Boston Red Sox | 154 | 94 | 60 | 0 | .610 | 4.0 | 1027 (6.67) | 804 (5.22) | 0.302 | 0.382 | 0.464 | 4.88 | 0.981 |
| 4 | Cleveland Indians | 155 | 92 | 62 | 1 | .594 | 6.0 | 806 (5.20) | 654 (4.22) | 0.269 | 0.354 | 0.422 | 3.75 | 0.978 |
| 5 | Washington Senators | 155 | 67 | 87 | 1 | .432 | 31.0 | 690 (4.45) | 813 (5.25) | 0.260 | 0.344 | 0.360 | 4.66 | 0.972 |
| 6 | Chicago White Sox | 156 | 60 | 94 | 2 | .385 | 38.0 | 625 (4.01) | 749 (4.80) | 0.260 | 0.330 | 0.364 | 4.41 | 0.977 |
| 7 | St. Louis Browns | 154 | 58 | 96 | 0 | .377 | 40.0 | 684 (4.44) | 916 (5.95) | 0.246 | 0.335 | 0.370 | 5.20 | 0.967 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Athletics | 154 | 52 | 102 | 0 | .338 | 46.0 | 670 (4.35) | 913 (5.93) | 0.261 | 0.347 | 0.378 | 5.49 | 0.974 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The American League lost the seventeenth midsummer classic at Comiskey Park in Chicago, IL on Tuesday, July 11, 1950 by a score of 4 to 3 in 14 innings. The league's manager was Casey Stengel.
[edit] Postseason
In the World Series, the American League champion New York Yankees defeated the National League's Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 0.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Phil Rizzuto, a shortstop with the New York Yankees. In the award's voting, he had 284 out of a possible 336 points and 16 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Walt Dropo, a first baseman with the Boston Red Sox. In the award's voting, he had 15 out of a possible 24 points and 15 first place votes.
[edit] Hall of Fame Game
The ninth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on July 24 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the American League's Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Giants of the National League by a score of 8 to 5.
[edit] Notable events
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