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The 1950 World Series was the 47th World Series between the American and National Leagues for the championship of Major League Baseball.The Philadelphia Phillies as 1950 champions of the National League and the New York Yankees, as 1950 American League champions, competed to win a best-of-seven game series.
The 1950 major league baseball season began on April 18, 1950. The regular season ended on October 1, with the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 47th World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 4 on ...
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
Reliever Ferrick will contribute eight wins and nine saves to the Yankees' pennant drive, then capture one of the Yanks' four victories in their sweep of the 1950 World Series. June 18 – Future Baseball Hall of Famer Joe McCarthy steps down as manager of the Boston Red Sox and ends his legendary career.
Members of the 1950 New York Yankees being honored at the 2010 Old-Timers' Day. 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.
The 1950 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 68th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won the National League pennant by two games over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nicknamed the "Whiz Kids" because of the youth of their roster, they went on to lose the World Series to the New York Yankees in four straight games.
October 1, 1950, for the New York Yankees: MLB statistics; Batting average.282: Home runs: 183: Runs batted in: 795: Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; New York Yankees (1937–1942, 1946–1950) Career highlights and awards; 5× All-Star (1942, 1947–1950) 5× World Series champion (1938, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1951)
MLB statistics; Batting average.279: Home runs: 199: Runs batted in: 929: Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; New York Yankees (1950–1952) Washington Senators (1952–1953) Boston Red Sox (1954–1959, 1961) Career highlights and awards; 3× All-Star (1952, 1955, 1958) World Series champion ; AL MVP (1958) Gold Glove Award (1959) 3× AL RBI ...