1950 Chicago Cubs

64-89 • .418 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1950 Chicago Cubs went 64-89 (.418) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 643 runs, allowed 772, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Andy Pafko (36 HR, 92 RBI) and Bob Rush (13-20, 3.71 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.

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📊 Season Record

64 Wins
89 Losses
.418 Win %
7th Rank
643 R 772 RA
Diff -129

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643 Runs Scored
772 Runs Allowed
-129 Run Diff
1,149K Attendance

📈 vs. 1950 NL Average

Batting Avg .248 5% below the 1950 league average (.261)
OBP .314 6% below the 1950 league average (.335)
SLG .401 equal to the 1950 league average (.401)
Team ERA 4.28 3% worse than the 1950 league average (4.14)
Runs Scored 643 11% below the 1950 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,149,220
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Avg per Game 14,733

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1950

Batting Avg

1 Hank Edwards 0.364 2 Andy Pafko 0.304 3 Ron Northey 0.281 4 Hank Sauer 0.274 5 Bob Borkowski 0.273

Home Runs

1 Andy Pafko 36 2 Hank Sauer 32 3 Roy Smalley 21 4 Bill Serena 17 5 Phil Cavarretta 10

RBI

1 Hank Sauer 103 2 Andy Pafko 92 3 Roy Smalley 85 4 Bill Serena 61 5 Preston Ward 33
1950 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roy Smalley 154 557 58 128 21 9 21 85 49 114 2 0.230
Hank Sauer 145 540 85 148 32 2 32 103 60 67 1 0.274
Andy Pafko 146 514 95 156 24 8 36 92 69 32 4 0.304
Wayne Terwilliger 133 480 63 116 22 3 10 32 43 63 13 0.242
Bill Serena 127 435 56 104 20 4 17 61 65 75 1 0.239
Preston Ward 80 285 31 72 11 2 6 33 27 42 3 0.253
Mickey Owen 86 259 22 63 11 0 2 21 13 16 2 0.243
Bob Borkowski 85 256 27 70 7 4 4 29 16 30 1 0.273
Phil Cavarretta 82 256 49 70 11 1 10 31 40 31 1 0.273
Rube Walker 74 213 19 49 7 1 6 16 18 34 0 0.230
Carmen Mauro 62 185 19 42 4 3 1 10 13 31 3 0.227
Hal Jeffcoat 66 179 21 42 13 1 2 18 6 23 7 0.235
Bob Ramazzotti 61 145 19 38 3 3 1 6 4 16 3 0.262
Ron Northey 53 114 11 32 9 0 4 20 10 9 0 0.281
Randy Jackson 34 111 13 25 4 3 3 6 7 25 4 0.225
Hank Edwards 41 110 13 40 11 1 2 21 10 13 0 0.364
Carl Sawatski 38 103 4 18 1 0 1 7 11 19 0 0.175
Bob Rush 40 90 6 15 2 0 1 5 3 36 1 0.167
Johnny Schmitz 39 67 3 8 2 0 0 5 1 19 0 0.119
Paul Minner 43 65 6 14 0 1 1 7 4 16 0 0.215
Monk Dubiel 39 45 4 9 2 0 0 0 2 16 0 0.200
Frank Hiller 38 44 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.114
Emil Verban 45 37 7 4 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.108
Doyle Lade 34 35 5 10 2 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.286
Johnny Klippstein 35 33 4 11 3 0 1 3 0 5 0 0.333
Dutch Leonard 35 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.062
Bob Scheffing 12 16 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.188
Johnny Vander Meer 35 16 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 0.125
Bill Voiselle 19 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.077
Harry Chiti 3 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Warren Hacker 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Varga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1950

ERA

1 Frank Hiller 3.53 2 Bob Rush 3.71 3 Dutch Leonard 3.77 4 Johnny Vander Meer 3.79 5 Paul Minner 4.11

Wins

1 Bob Rush 13 2 Frank Hiller 12 3 Johnny Schmitz 10 4 Paul Minner 8 5 Monk Dubiel 6

Strikeouts

1 Paul Minner 99 2 Bob Rush 93 3 Johnny Schmitz 75 4 Frank Hiller 55 5 Monk Dubiel 51
1950 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Rush 13 20 3.71 39 34 1 254.2 261 105 93 93
Johnny Schmitz 10 16 4.99 39 27 0 193.0 217 107 91 75
Paul Minner 8 13 4.11 39 24 4 190.1 217 87 72 99
Frank Hiller 12 5 3.53 38 17 1 153.0 153 60 32 55
Monk Dubiel 6 10 4.16 39 12 2 142.2 152 66 67 51
Doyle Lade 5 6 4.74 34 12 2 117.2 126 62 50 36
Johnny Klippstein 2 9 5.25 33 11 1 104.2 112 61 64 51
Dutch Leonard 5 1 3.77 35 1 6 74.0 70 31 27 28
Johnny Vander Meer 3 4 3.79 32 6 1 73.2 60 31 59 41
Bill Voiselle 0 4 5.79 19 7 0 51.1 64 33 29 25
Warren Hacker 0 1 5.28 5 3 1 15.1 20 9 8 5
Andy Varga 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (32)

Bob Borkowski Phil Cavarretta Harry Chiti Monk Dubiel Hank Edwards Warren Hacker Frank Hiller Randy Jackson Hal Jeffcoat Johnny Klippstein Doyle Lade Dutch Leonard +20 more

32 players

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The 1950 Chicago Cubs in brief

The record for the 1950 Chicago Cubs reads 64 wins and 89 losses, good for 7th in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 643 runs and allowed 772, a run differential of -129. Against a league average of .261, the 1950 Chicago Cubs batted .248. Pitchers allowed 4.28 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.14. The 643 runs scored compare with a league average of 720 per club, 11% fewer.

Wrigley Field was home in 1950, drawing a total attendance of 1,149,220. The home run leader was Andy Pafko, who hit 36. The RBI leader was Hank Sauer, with 103. Bob Rush led the pitchers with 13 wins. Paul Minner struck out 99, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1950 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1950 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1950 Chicago Cubs finished 64-89 (.418 win pct).
Who led the 1950 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Andy Pafko led the 1950 Chicago Cubs with 36 home runs.
What was the 1950 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1950 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.28.
Did the 1950 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1950 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1950 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1950 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1950 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andy Pafko (36 HR, 92 RBI) and Bob Rush (13-20, 3.71 ERA).
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