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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.
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.
In three Phillies seasons, Roy Sievers hit 44 home runs. Carlos Silva won eight games in a Phillies uniform against a single loss. On the final day of the 1950 season, Dick Sisler hit a tenth-inning home run against the Brooklyn Dodgers that gave the Phillies their first National League pennant in 35 years. [40]
The Phillies also honor two additional players with the letter "P" in the manner of a retired number: Alexander played before numbers were used in the major leagues; and Klein wore a variety of numbers in his Phillies career. [7] Forty Phillies players have been elected to the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame.
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 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.
In 11 seasons as a Phillies outfielder in the post World War II years, Ennis averaged better than 23 home runs and 100 runs batted in and was the key player on the 1950 pennant winning team. July 27 – Ennis hit a double and a grand slam with seven RBI against the Chicago Cubs , as the Phillies won 13–3 at Shibe Park.
However Waitkus did return in uniform, although not to action, on August 19, 1949, for "Eddie Waitkus Night" at Shibe Park, at which he was feted by the Phillies and showered with gifts. [12] Waitkus returned to play in the 1950 season as the leadoff hitter for the Whiz Kids team that won the 1950 National