| 1950 MLB season | |
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| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 18 – October 7, 1950 |
| Number of games | 154 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Phil Rizzuto (NYY) NL: Jim Konstanty (PHP) |
| AL champions | New York Yankees |
| AL runners-up | Detroit Tigers |
| NL champions | Philadelphia Phillies |
| NL runners-up | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| World Series | |
| Champions | New York Yankees |
| Runners-up | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Finals MVP | Jerry Coleman (NYY) |
| MLB seasons | |
The 1950 Major League Baseball season began on April 18 and ended on October 7, 1950, with the New York Yankees of the American League winning the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League in four games.
The only no-hitter of the season was pitched by Vern Bickford on August 9, in the Boston Braves 7–0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers.[1][2] This season saw the first use of a bullpen car, by the Cleveland Indians.[3]
The 1950 season saw the following rule changes:[4]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | — | 53–24 | 45–32 |
| Detroit Tigers | 95 | 59 | .617 | 3 | 50–30 | 45–29 |
| Boston Red Sox | 94 | 60 | .610 | 4 | 55–22 | 39–38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 92 | 62 | .597 | 6 | 49–28 | 43–34 |
| Washington Senators | 67 | 87 | .435 | 31 | 35–42 | 32–45 |
| Chicago White Sox | 60 | 94 | .390 | 38 | 35–42 | 25–52 |
| St. Louis Browns | 58 | 96 | .377 | 40 | 27–47 | 31–49 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 102 | .338 | 46 | 29–48 | 23–54 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 63 | .591 | — | 48–29 | 43–34 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 2 | 48–30 | 41–35 |
| New York Giants | 86 | 68 | .558 | 5 | 44–32 | 42–36 |
| Boston Braves | 83 | 71 | .539 | 8 | 46–31 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 75 | .510 | 12½ | 48–28 | 30–47 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 87 | .431 | 24½ | 38–38 | 28–49 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 89 | .418 | 26½ | 35–42 | 29–47 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 96 | .373 | 33½ | 33–44 | 24–52 |
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| AL | New York Yankees | 4 | ||
| NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | ||
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| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
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| New York Yankees[10] | 98 | 1.0% | 2,081,380 | -8.9% | 27,031 |
| Detroit Tigers[11] | 95 | 9.2% | 1,951,474 | 7.2% | 24,092 |
| Cleveland Indians[12] | 92 | 3.4% | 1,727,464 | -22.7% | 22,435 |
| Boston Red Sox[13] | 94 | -2.1% | 1,344,080 | -15.8% | 17,456 |
| Philadelphia Phillies[14] | 91 | 12.3% | 1,217,035 | 48.5% | 15,603 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers[15] | 89 | -8.2% | 1,185,896 | -27.4% | 15,204 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[16] | 57 | -19.7% | 1,166,267 | -19.5% | 15,146 |
| Chicago Cubs[17] | 64 | 4.9% | 1,165,944 | 2.0% | 14,948 |
| St. Louis Cardinals[18] | 78 | -18.8% | 1,093,411 | -23.6% | 14,387 |
| New York Giants[19] | 86 | 17.8% | 1,008,878 | -17.2% | 13,275 |
| Boston Braves[20] | 83 | 10.7% | 944,391 | -12.7% | 11,954 |
| Chicago White Sox[21] | 60 | -4.8% | 781,330 | -16.6% | 9,890 |
| Washington Senators[22] | 67 | 34.0% | 699,697 | -9.2% | 8,970 |
| Cincinnati Reds[23] | 66 | 6.5% | 538,794 | -23.9% | 7,089 |
| Philadelphia Athletics[24] | 52 | -35.8% | 309,805 | -62.1% | 4,023 |
| St. Louis Browns[25] | 58 | 9.4% | 247,131 | -8.8% | 3,340 |
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