1950 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1950 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 66-87. They scored 654 runs and belted 99 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Ted Kluszewski, who led the team with 25 home runs, 111 RBI, and 165 hits.
The team allowed 734 runs and had a team ERA of 4.32. Ewell Blackwell led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 188 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Adams | 2B | 115 | 348 | 57 | 98 | 3 | 25 | 7 | .361 | .414 | .775 | .282 |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 2B | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 | .286 | .599 | .214 |
| Grady Hatton | 3B | 130 | 438 | 67 | 114 | 11 | 54 | 6 | .366 | .379 | .745 | .260 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 1B | 134 | 538 | 76 | 165 | 25 | 111 | 3 | .348 | .515 | .863 | .307 |
| Sammy Meeks | SS | 39 | 95 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .327 | .368 | .695 | .284 |
| Connie Ryan | 2B | 106 | 367 | 45 | 95 | 3 | 43 | 4 | .352 | .360 | .712 | .259 |
| Virgil Stallcup | SS | 136 | 483 | 44 | 121 | 8 | 54 | 4 | .276 | .356 | .632 | .251 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe Adcock | OF | 102 | 372 | 46 | 109 | 8 | 55 | 2 | .336 | .406 | .742 | .293 |
| Jim Bolger | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Danny Litwhiler | OF | 54 | 112 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .371 | .455 | .826 | .259 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | OF | 91 | 264 | 34 | 60 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .320 | .292 | .612 | .227 |
| Lloyd Merriman | OF | 92 | 298 | 44 | 77 | 2 | 31 | 6 | .330 | .349 | .679 | .258 |
| Ron Northey | OF | 27 | 77 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .380 | .519 | .899 | .260 |
| Bob Usher | OF | 106 | 321 | 51 | 83 | 6 | 35 | 3 | .316 | .368 | .684 | .259 |
| Johnny Wyrostek | OF | 131 | 509 | 70 | 145 | 8 | 76 | 1 | .357 | .418 | .775 | .285 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walker Cooper | C | 15 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .191 | .255 | .446 | .191 |
| Dixie Howell | C | 82 | 224 | 30 | 50 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .326 | .299 | .625 | .223 |
| Hobie Landrith | C | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 | .214 | .527 | .214 |
| Johnny Pramesa | C | 74 | 228 | 14 | 70 | 5 | 30 | 0 | .363 | .425 | .788 | .307 |
| Bob Scheffing | C | 21 | 47 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .333 | .404 | .737 | .277 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Marv Rackley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Ted Tappe | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .800 | 1.133 | .200 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5253 | 654 | 1366 | 99 | 617 | 37 | .323 | .376 | .698 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jay Avrea | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.38 | 1.698 | |||
| Ewell Blackwell | 40 | 32 | 261 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 4 | 188 | 112 | 2.97 | 1.207 | |||
| Bud Byerly | 4 | 1 | 14.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2.45 | 1.088 | |||
| Eddie Erautt | 33 | 2 | 65.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 35 | 22 | 5.65 | 1.593 | |||
| Howie Fox | 34 | 22 | 187 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 1 | 64 | 85 | 4.33 | 1.503 | |||
| Johnny Hetki | 22 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 5.09 | 1.509 | |||
| Harry Perkowski | 22 | 0 | 34.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 5.24 | 1.720 | |||
| Kent Peterson | 9 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 7.20 | 2.100 | |||
| Ken Raffensberger | 38 | 35 | 239 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 0 | 87 | 40 | 4.26 | 1.301 | |||
| Willie Ramsdell | 27 | 22 | 157.3 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 0 | 83 | 75 | 3.72 | 1.437 | |||
| Frank Smith | 38 | 4 | 90.7 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 3 | 55 | 39 | 3.87 | 1.235 | |||
| Herm Wehmeier | 41 | 32 | 230 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 4 | 121 | 135 | 5.67 | 1.696 | |||
| Team Totals | 310 | 153 | 1357.6 | 66 | 87 | .431 | 13 | 686 | 582 | 4.32 | 1.433 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Virgil Stallcup | 136 |
| At Bats | Ted Kluszewski | 538 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ted Kluszewski | 572 |
| Batting Average | Ted Kluszewski | .307 |
| On-Base % | Grady Hatton | .366 |
| Slugging % | Ted Kluszewski | .515 |
| OPS | Ted Kluszewski | .863 |
| Runs | Ted Kluszewski | 76 |
| Hits | Ted Kluszewski | 165 |
| Total Bases | Ted Kluszewski | 277 |
| Doubles | Ted Kluszewski | 37 |
| Triples | Bobby Adams | 8 |
| Home Runs | Ted Kluszewski | 25 |
| RBI | Ted Kluszewski | 111 |
| Walks | Grady Hatton | 70 |
| Strikeouts | Connie Ryan | 46 |
| Stolen Bases | Bobby Adams | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ewell Blackwell and Virgil Stallcup | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ted Kluszewski | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ewell Blackwell | 17 |
| Losses | Ken Raffensberger | 19 |
| Saves | Ewell Blackwell and Herm Wehmeier | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Howie Fox | .579 |
| ERA | Ewell Blackwell | 2.97 |
| WHIP | Ewell Blackwell | 1.207 |
| Innings Pitched | Ewell Blackwell | 261 |
| Games | Herm Wehmeier | 41 |
| Games Started | Ken Raffensberger | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Ewell Blackwell | 188 |
| Complete Games | Ewell Blackwell and Ken Raffensberger | 18 |
| Shutouts | Ken Raffensberger | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Ewell Blackwell | 1102 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Herm Wehmeier | 145 |
| Hits Allowed | Ken Raffensberger | 271 |
| Walks Allowed | Herm Wehmeier | 135 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ken Raffensberger | 34 |
| Wild Pitches | Ewell Blackwell and Herm Wehmeier | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ewell Blackwell | 13 |
