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The 1950 season saw the following rule changes: [5] Home team must bat second, in the bottom of the inning. This replaced the previous rule which would give the manager or captain of the home team preference to whether the home team would bat first or second. A major league game did not feature a home team in the top of the inning since 1914. [6]
Billy Martin, later to become one of baseball's most controversial figures as a player and eventual manager, makes his major league debut at age 21, getting hits in both of his at bats, and scoring a run, and driving in three for the New York Yankees in a 15–10 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park's Opening Day. [3]
Pages in category "1950 Major League Baseball season" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. ... 1950 Washington Senators season; Whiz Kids ...
Baseball Digest. pp. 34–36. Joe O'Loughlin (November 2002). "1950: when Philadelphia's Whiz Kids won the N.L. pennant; memories still rich for those who brought Phillies their first National League title in 35 years – Turn Back The Clock". Baseball Digest. Van Lindt, Carson (1998). Fire and spirit: the story of the 1950 Philadelphia ...
The 1950 Carolina League was a Class B baseball season played between April 19 and September 14. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season. The Winston-Salem Cardinals won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Burlington Bees in the final round of the playoffs.
The 1950 New York Yankees season was the 48th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 98–56, winning their 17th pennant , finishing 3 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers . In the World Series , they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in 4 games.
This is a list of seasons of Major League Baseball 1870s. Year National League Champion 1876: Chicago White Stockings ... 1950s. Year American League Champion
The Whiz Kids is the nickname of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. [1] The team had a number of young players: the average age of a member of the Whiz Kids was 26.4. [ 2 ] The team won the 1950 National League pennant but failed to win the World Series .