1950s: 1950-1959

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🏆 Championship Teams

1950 New York Yankees 98-56 (0.636) 1951 New York Yankees 98-56 (0.636) 1952 New York Yankees 95-59 (0.617) 1953 New York Yankees 99-52 (0.656) 1954 New York Giants 97-57 (0.630) 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 98-55 (0.641) 1956 New York Yankees 97-57 (0.630) 1957 Milwaukee Braves 95-59 (0.617) 1958 New York Yankees 92-62 (0.597) 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 88-68 (0.564)

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1940s 1950s 1960s

🎮 Top Players by Games

Richie Ashburn1948-1962 Nellie Fox1947-1965 Gil Hodges1943-1963 Stan Musial1941-1963 Al Dark1946-1960 Eddie Yost1944-1962 Willie Jones1947-1961 Duke Snider1947-1964 Yogi Berra1946-1965 Gus Bell1950-1964 Minnie Miñoso1949-1980 Chico Carrasquel1950-1959 Del Ennis1946-1959 Whitey Lockman1945-1960 Carl Furillo1946-1960 Jackie Jensen1950-1961 Bobby Thomson1946-1960 Hank Bauer1948-1961
Most Games — 1950-1959

Most Games Played (1950-1959)

1 Richie Ashburn 1523 G 2 Nellie Fox 1512 G 3 Gil Hodges 1477 G 4 Stan Musial 1456 G 5 Al Dark 1441 G 6 Eddie Yost 1439 G 7 Willie Jones 1419 G 8 Duke Snider 1418 G 9 Yogi Berra 1396 G 10 Gus Bell 1380 G

💪 Top Players by Home Runs

Most Home Runs — 1950-1959

Most Home Runs (1950-1959)

1 Duke Snider 326 HR 2 Gil Hodges 310 HR 3 Eddie Mathews 299 HR 4 Mickey Mantle 280 HR 5 Stan Musial 266 HR 6 Yogi Berra 256 HR 7 Willie Mays 250 HR 8 Ted Kluszewski 239 HR 9 Gus Zernial 232 HR 10 Ernie Banks 228 HR

📊 Top Players by Batting Average

Highest AVG — 1950-1959

Highest Batting Average (1950-1959)

1 Ted Williams 0.336 2 Stan Musial 0.330 3 Hank Aaron 0.323 4 Willie Mays 0.317 5 Harvey Kuenn 0.314 6 Richie Ashburn 0.313 7 Jackie Robinson 0.311 8 Al Kaline 0.311 9 Mickey Mantle 0.311 10 George Kell 0.308

What the 1950s page shows

Season links for 1950 through 1959 make up the 1950s calendar on this page. Richie Ashburn played 1523 games in the 1950s, more than anyone else, followed by Nellie Fox (1512). Duke Snider's 326 home runs head the power list, just ahead of Gil Hodges (310). By average, Ted Williams leads at 0.336, with Stan Musial second at 0.330. The 1950s power list and average list overlap: Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, and Willie Mays. Third on the 1950s average list is Hank Aaron, 0.323. Eddie Mathews is third in 1950s home runs with 299. Richie Ashburn (1948-1962) is one of the regulars whose career began before the 1950s. Only games from 1950 through 1959 count toward the 1950s lists. No club won more 1950s championships than the New York Yankees (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, and 1958). 99-52 made the 1953 New York Yankees the winningest title team of the 1950s.

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