- 1950 Boston Braves season
MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt
name = Boston Braves
season = 1950
misc =
current league = National League
y1 = 1876
Uniform
ballpark =Braves Field
y4 = 1915
city =Boston, Massachusetts
y5 = 1871
owners = Louis R. Perini
general manager = John Quinn
managers =Billy Southworth
television = WNACWBZ-TV
(Jim Britt , Tom Hussey,Bump Hadley )
radio = WHDH
(Jim Britt , Tom Hussey, Leo Egan)|The 1950 season was the Braves 80th season. During the season,
Sam Jethroe became the first black player in the history of the Braves. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.199, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]Offseason
*December 5, 1949:
Phil Paine was selected by the Braves from thePhiladelphia Phillies in the minor league draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/paineph01.shtml Phil Paine page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 14, 1949:Eddie Stanky andAlvin Dark were traded by the Braves to the New York Giants forSid Gordon ,Buddy Kerr ,Willard Marshall , andRed Webb . [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stanked01.shtml Eddie Stanky page at Baseball Reference] ]Regular season
eason standings
Roster
Relief pitchers
Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]* Class AAA: Milwaukee Brewers (American Association;
Bob Coleman , manager)
* Class AA:Atlanta Crackers (Southern Association ;Dixie Walker , manager)
* Class A:Hartford Chiefs (Eastern League;Ripper Collins , manager)
* Class A:Denver Bears (Western League;Earl Browne , manager)
* Class B:Evansville Braves (Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League ;Ernie White , manager)
* Class B:Hagerstown Braves (Interstate League ;Dutch Dorman , manager)
* Class B:Jackson Senators (Southeastern League ;Willis Hudlin , manager)
* Class C:Ventura Braves (California League ;Gene Lillard , manager)
* Class C:Eau Claire Bears (Northern League; Andy Cohen, manager)
* Class D:Bluefield Blue-Grays (Appalachian League ;Bill Adair , manager)
* Class D:Owensboro Oilers (KITTY League ;Travis Jackson , manager)References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1950.shtml 1950 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference]
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