1950 Cleveland Indians season
The 1950 Cleveland Indians season was the 50th season in franchise history. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 92–62, six games behind the New York Yankees.Offseason
In 1950, the Cleveland Indians became the first Major League Baseball franchise to use a bullpen car. Rookie Al Rosen led the American League in home runs with 37.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
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 | | 131 | 415 | 91 | .219 | 14 | 58 |
1B | | 141 | 540 | 151 | .280 | 28 | 107 |
2B | | 119 | 368 | 87 | .236 | 19 | 57 |
SS | | 109 | 365 | 110 | .301 | 7 | 58 |
3B | | 155 | 554 | 159 | .287 | 37 | 116 |
OF | | 146 | 540 | 157 | .291 | 9 | 54 |
OF | | 142 | 503 | 164 | .326 | 25 | 102 |
OF | | 130 | 506 | 156 | .308 | 3 | 49 |
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 |
| 81 | 260 | 70 | .269 | 1 | 29 |
| 80 | 201 | 60 | .299 | 1 | 21 |
| 59 | 163 | 35 | .215 | 6 | 21 |
| 55 | 139 | 38 | .273 | 1 | 13 |
| 57 | 101 | 18 | .178 | 1 | 7 |
| 28 | 90 | 17 | .189 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 44 | 288 | 23 | 11 | 3.84 | 170 |
| 35 | 247 | 16 | 11 | 3.43 | 119 |
| 32 | 213.2 | 18 | 8 | 3.20 | 143 |
| 33 | 184 | 11 | 11 | 3.86 | 76 |
| 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 |
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 |
| 31 | 113.1 | 10 | 7 | 3.65 | 43 |
| 14 | 45.1 | 1 | 3 | 6.15 | 10 |
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 |
| 36 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3.57 | 26 |
| 33 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3.96 | 15 |
| 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.18 | 11 |
| 28 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.74 | 27 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.97 | 14 |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.81 | 16 |
Awards and honors
- Al Rosen, American League leader, home runs
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilkes-Barre