1950 Boston Red Sox season


The 1950 Boston Red Sox season was the 50th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League with a record of 94 wins and 60 losses, four games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees. This was the last time that the Red Sox would win at least 90 games until their return to the World Series in 1967.
The team scored 1,027 runs, one of only six teams to score more than 1,000 runs in a season in the modern era, and, along with the 1999 Cleveland Indians, are one of two teams to do so post-World War II. The 1950 Red Sox compiled a.302 batting average, and remain the most recent major league team to record a.300 or higher team batting average for a season.
In a game on June 8, the Red Sox set a major league record for total bases by a team in one game, which still stands. During their 29–4 win over the St. Louis Browns, the Red Sox collected 28 hits: 7 home runs, 1 triple, 9 doubles, and 11 singles for 60 total bases.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C7926883.310845
1B136559180.32234144
2B149586172.29427120
SS149628185.29530144
3B127490153.312149
OF130471153.325974
OF89334106.3172897
OF141588193.328770

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
110424150.354468
7523865.273434
5716948.284737
5410734.318020
278425.298112
9314.12903
13289.32102
24175.29402
10123.25002
6114.36400
380.00000
100.00000
100---00

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
4024918103.6193
39206.215104.1881
32169.11275.1078
22101.1866.0457

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
4820714124.2695
38130735.1996
33129.1865.6460
319201.428

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
164226.7519
152219.2613
143208.3414
110007.246
91003.795
800010.291
40004.503
10003.860
100018.001
100020.250
10009.000
10006.750

Farm system

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