1950 Major League Baseball season

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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 October 7. The Yankees swept the Phillies in four games, capturing the 13th championship in franchise history. The 17th Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on July 11, hosted by the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, with the National League winning, 4–3. On April 18, the Boston Braves become the fifth team in MLB to break the color line when they fielded Sam Jethroe. 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. This season saw the first use of a bullpen car, by the Cleveland Indians.

Schedule

The 1950 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the season (except for ) and would be used until in the American League and in the National League. Opening Day took place on April 18, featuring all sixteen teams, the first time since. The final day of the regular season was on October 1, which also saw all sixteen teams play, continuing the trend from the. This was the first time since that all sixteen teams played their first and last games on the same days. The World Series took place between October 4 to October 7.

Rule changes

The 1950 season saw the following rule changes:

Teams

Standings

American League

National League

Postseason

Bracket

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Managerial changes

Off-season

In-season

League leaders

American League

National League

Awards and honors

Regular season

Other awards

Home field attendance

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