1950 Brooklyn Dodgers

89-65 • .578 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers went 89-65 (.578) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 847 runs, allowed 724, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Gil Hodges (32 HR, 113 RBI) and Don Newcombe (19-11, 3.70 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

89 Wins
65 Losses
.578 Win %
2nd Rank
847 R 724 RA
Diff +123

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847 Runs Scored
724 Runs Allowed
+123 Run Diff
1,193K Attendance

📈 vs. 1950 NL Average

Batting Avg .272 4% above the 1950 league average (.261)
OBP .349 4% above the 1950 league average (.335)
SLG .444 11% above the 1950 league average (.401)
Team ERA 4.28 3% worse than the 1950 league average (4.14)
Runs Scored 847 18% above the 1950 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,193,190
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Avg per Game 15,297

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1950

Batting Avg

1 Jackie Robinson 0.328 2 Duke Snider 0.321 3 Carl Furillo 0.305 4 Gene Hermanski 0.298 5 Tommy Brown 0.291

Home Runs

1 Gil Hodges 32 2 Roy Campanella 31 3 Duke Snider 31 4 Carl Furillo 18 5 Jackie Robinson 14

RBI

1 Gil Hodges 113 2 Duke Snider 107 3 Carl Furillo 106 4 Roy Campanella 89 5 Jackie Robinson 81
1950 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carl Furillo 153 620 99 189 30 6 18 106 41 40 8 0.305
Duke Snider 152 620 109 199 31 10 31 107 58 79 16 0.321
Gil Hodges 153 561 98 159 26 2 32 113 73 73 6 0.283
Pee Wee Reese 141 531 97 138 21 5 11 52 91 62 17 0.260
Jackie Robinson 144 518 99 170 39 4 14 81 80 24 12 0.328
Billy Cox 119 451 62 116 17 2 8 44 35 24 6 0.257
Roy Campanella 126 437 70 123 19 3 31 89 55 51 1 0.281
Gene Hermanski 94 289 36 86 17 3 7 34 36 26 2 0.298
Jim Russell 77 214 37 49 8 2 10 32 31 36 1 0.229
Bobby Morgan 67 199 38 45 10 3 7 21 32 43 0 0.226
Bruce Edwards 50 142 16 26 4 1 8 16 13 22 1 0.183
George Shuba 34 111 15 23 8 2 3 12 13 22 2 0.207
Don Newcombe 40 97 8 24 3 1 1 8 10 19 0 0.247
Preacher Roe 36 91 8 14 1 0 0 3 2 27 0 0.154
Tommy Brown 48 86 15 25 2 1 8 20 11 9 0 0.291
Eddie Miksis 51 76 13 19 2 1 2 10 5 10 3 0.250
Erv Palica 48 68 4 15 4 0 1 8 0 8 2 0.221
Cal Abrams 38 44 5 9 1 0 0 4 9 13 0 0.205
Dan Bankhead 41 39 2 9 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.231
Carl Erskine 22 37 4 9 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.243
Ralph Branca 43 34 3 4 0 0 2 7 4 10 0 0.118
Bud Podbielan 20 28 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.107
Joe Hatten 27 18 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.111
Jack Banta 16 12 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.167
Wayne Belardi 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Chris Van Cuyk 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.100
Rex Barney 20 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.125
Steve Lembo 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.167
Willie Ramsdell 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Spider Jorgensen 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
Billy Loes 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jim Romano 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Epperly 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clem Labine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Landrum 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mal Mallette 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat McGlothin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1950

ERA

1 Preacher Roe 3.30 2 Erv Palica 3.58 3 Don Newcombe 3.70 4 Jack Banta 4.35 5 Joe Hatten 4.59

Wins

1 Don Newcombe 19 2 Preacher Roe 19 3 Erv Palica 13 4 Dan Bankhead 9 5 Ralph Branca 7

Strikeouts

1 Erv Palica 131 2 Don Newcombe 130 3 Preacher Roe 125 4 Ralph Branca 100 5 Dan Bankhead 96
1950 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Newcombe 19 11 3.70 40 35 3 267.1 258 110 75 130
Preacher Roe 19 11 3.30 36 32 1 250.2 245 92 66 125
Erv Palica 13 8 3.58 43 19 1 201.1 176 80 98 131
Ralph Branca 7 9 4.69 43 15 7 142.0 152 74 55 100
Dan Bankhead 9 4 5.50 41 12 3 129.1 119 79 88 96
Carl Erskine 7 6 4.72 22 13 1 103.0 109 54 35 50
Bud Podbielan 5 4 5.33 20 10 1 72.2 93 43 29 28
Joe Hatten 2 2 4.59 23 8 0 68.2 82 35 31 29
Jack Banta 4 4 4.35 16 5 2 41.1 39 20 36 15
Rex Barney 2 1 6.42 20 1 0 33.2 25 24 48 23
Chris Van Cuyk 1 3 4.86 12 4 0 33.1 33 18 12 21
Billy Loes 0 0 7.82 10 0 0 12.2 16 11 5 2
Al Epperly 0 0 5.00 5 0 0 9.0 14 5 5 3
Joe Landrum 0 0 8.10 7 0 1 6.2 12 6 1 5
Willie Ramsdell 1 2 2.84 5 0 1 6.1 7 2 2 2
Jim Romano 0 0 5.68 3 1 0 6.1 8 4 2 8
Clem Labine 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0
Pat McGlothin 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 5 3 1 2
Mal Mallette 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.1 2 0 1 2

👥 Roster (37)

Cal Abrams Dan Bankhead Jack Banta Rex Barney Wayne Belardi Ralph Branca Tommy Brown Roy Campanella Billy Cox Bruce Edwards Al Epperly Carl Erskine +25 more

37 players

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The 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

The 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers won 89 games and lost 65, ending up 2nd in the NL. The run column shows 847 for and 724 against. At the plate the Brooklyn Dodgers hit .272, 4% better than the league's .261. Pitchers allowed 4.28 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.14. The 847 runs scored compare with a league average of 720 per club, 18% more.

The home park, Ebbets Field, recorded 1,193,190 in attendance, about 15,297 a game. Gil Hodges topped the Brooklyn Dodgers with 32 home runs. Duke Snider collected the most hits, 199. The pitching staff's wins leader was Don Newcombe (19). Erv Palica struck out 131, the most on the club. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Gil Hodges led the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers with 32 home runs.
What was the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 4.28.
Did the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gil Hodges (32 HR, 113 RBI) and Don Newcombe (19-11, 3.70 ERA).
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