1950 Cincinnati Reds

66-87 • .431 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1950 Cincinnati Reds went 66-87 (.431) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 654 runs, allowed 734, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Ted Kluszewski (25 HR, 111 RBI) and Ewell Blackwell (17-15, 2.97 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

66 Wins
87 Losses
.431 Win %
6th Rank
654 R 734 RA
Diff -80

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654 Runs Scored
734 Runs Allowed
-80 Run Diff
542K Attendance

📈 vs. 1950 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 equal to the 1950 league average (.261)
OBP .326 3% below the 1950 league average (.335)
SLG .375 6% below the 1950 league average (.401)
Team ERA 4.32 4% worse than the 1950 league average (4.14)
Runs Scored 654 9% below the 1950 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 542,506
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Avg per Game 7,138

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1950

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Pramesa 0.307 2 Ted Kluszewski 0.307 3 Joe Adcock 0.293 4 Johnny Wyrostek 0.285 5 Sammy Meeks 0.284

Home Runs

1 Ted Kluszewski 25 2 Grady Hatton 11 3 Joe Adcock 8 4 Virgil Stallcup 8 5 Johnny Wyrostek 8

RBI

1 Ted Kluszewski 111 2 Johnny Wyrostek 76 3 Joe Adcock 55 4 Grady Hatton 54 5 Virgil Stallcup 54
1950 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ted Kluszewski 134 538 76 165 37 0 25 111 33 28 3 0.307
Johnny Wyrostek 131 509 70 145 34 5 8 76 52 38 1 0.285
Virgil Stallcup 136 483 44 121 23 2 8 54 17 39 4 0.251
Grady Hatton 130 438 67 114 17 1 11 54 70 39 6 0.260
Joe Adcock 102 372 46 109 16 1 8 55 24 24 2 0.293
Connie Ryan 106 367 45 95 18 5 3 43 52 46 4 0.259
Bobby Adams 115 348 57 98 21 8 3 25 43 29 7 0.282
Bob Usher 106 321 51 83 17 0 6 35 27 38 3 0.259
Lloyd Merriman 92 298 44 77 15 3 2 31 30 23 6 0.258
Peanuts Lowrey 91 264 34 60 14 0 1 11 36 7 0 0.227
Johnny Pramesa 74 228 14 70 10 1 5 30 19 15 0 0.307
Dixie Howell 82 224 30 50 9 1 2 22 32 31 0 0.223
Danny Litwhiler 54 112 15 29 4 0 6 12 20 21 0 0.259
Sammy Meeks 39 95 7 27 5 0 1 8 6 14 1 0.284
Herm Wehmeier 54 92 8 14 3 0 0 3 1 19 0 0.152
Ewell Blackwell 40 89 7 13 1 0 0 5 5 9 0 0.146
Ken Raffensberger 38 82 7 11 2 0 1 9 4 21 0 0.134
Ron Northey 27 77 11 20 5 0 5 9 15 6 0 0.260
Howie Fox 35 63 7 11 1 0 1 8 2 10 0 0.175
Willie Ramsdell 27 50 1 10 0 0 0 2 5 8 0 0.200
Walker Cooper 15 47 3 9 3 0 0 4 0 5 0 0.191
Bob Scheffing 21 47 4 13 0 0 2 6 4 2 0 0.277
Harry Perkowski 32 22 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.318
Frank Smith 38 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.095
Jimmy Bloodworth 4 14 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.214
Hobie Landrith 4 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.214
Eddie Erautt 33 13 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.154
Johnny Hetki 22 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.222
Ted Tappe 7 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0.200
Bud Byerly 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kent Peterson 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Jay Avrea 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Marv Rackley 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Jim Bolger 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1950

ERA

1 Ewell Blackwell 2.97 2 Willie Ramsdell 3.72 3 Frank Smith 3.87 4 Ken Raffensberger 4.26 5 Howie Fox 4.33

Wins

1 Ewell Blackwell 17 2 Ken Raffensberger 14 3 Howie Fox 11 4 Herm Wehmeier 10 5 Willie Ramsdell 7

Strikeouts

1 Ewell Blackwell 188 2 Herm Wehmeier 121 3 Ken Raffensberger 87 4 Willie Ramsdell 83 5 Howie Fox 64
1950 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ewell Blackwell 17 15 2.97 40 32 4 261.0 203 86 112 188
Ken Raffensberger 14 19 4.26 38 35 0 239.0 271 113 40 87
Herm Wehmeier 10 18 5.67 41 32 4 230.0 255 145 135 121
Howie Fox 11 8 4.33 34 22 1 187.0 196 90 85 64
Willie Ramsdell 7 12 3.72 27 22 0 157.1 151 65 75 83
Frank Smith 2 7 3.87 38 4 3 90.2 73 39 39 55
Eddie Erautt 4 2 5.65 33 2 1 65.1 82 41 22 35
Johnny Hetki 1 2 5.09 22 1 0 53.0 53 30 27 21
Harry Perkowski 0 0 5.24 22 0 0 34.1 36 20 23 19
Kent Peterson 0 3 7.20 9 2 0 20.0 25 16 17 6
Bud Byerly 0 1 2.45 4 1 0 14.2 12 4 4 5
Jay Avrea 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 5.1 6 2 3 2

👥 Roster (34)

Bobby Adams Joe Adcock Jay Avrea Ewell Blackwell Jimmy Bloodworth Jim Bolger Bud Byerly Walker Cooper Eddie Erautt Howie Fox Grady Hatton Johnny Hetki +22 more

34 players

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The 1950 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1950 Cincinnati Reds finished 66-87, a .431 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NL. The Cincinnati Reds scored 654 runs and allowed 734, a run differential of -80. Pitchers allowed 4.32 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.14. The 1950 Cincinnati Reds scored 9% fewer runs than the average club (654 against 720).

Home games were played at Crosley Field, where 542,506 fans came through the gates. Ted Kluszewski topped the Cincinnati Reds with 25 home runs. Ewell Blackwell was the top winner, with 17 victories. The 1950 roster runs to 34 players. The 1949 season and the 1951 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1950 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1950 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1950 Cincinnati Reds finished 66-87 (.431 win pct).
Who led the 1950 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Ted Kluszewski led the 1950 Cincinnati Reds with 25 home runs.
What was the 1950 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1950 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.32.
Did the 1950 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1950 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1950 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1950 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1950 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Kluszewski (25 HR, 111 RBI) and Ewell Blackwell (17-15, 2.97 ERA).
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