1950 American Association season

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The 1950 American Association season was the 49th in the league's history, and ended with the Columbus Red Birds winning their first league championship since 1943. The Red Birds would go on to win the Junior World Series.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Minneapolis Millers 90 64 .584 -- Tommy Heath New York Giants
Indianapolis Indians 85 67 .559 4 Al Lopez Pittsburgh Pirates
Columbus Red Birds 84 69 .549 Rollie Hemsley St. Louis Cardinals
St. Paul Saints 83 69 .546 6 Clay Hopper Brooklyn Dodgers
Louisville Colonels 82 71 .536 Mike Ryba Boston Red Sox
Milwaukee Brewers 68 85 .444 21½ Bob Coleman Boston Braves
Toledo Mud Hens 65 87 .428 24 Eddie Mayo Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Blues 54 99 .353 35½ Joe Kuhel New York Yankees

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Championship Finals
                 
1  Minneapolis Millers 2  
3  Columbus Red Birds 4  
    3  Columbus Red Birds 4
  2  Indianapolis Indians 3
2  Indianapolis Indians 4
4  St. Paul Saints 0  

First Round[edit]

Minneapolis vs. Columbus
Date Away Home
September 13 Columbus 5 Minneapolis 4
13 innings
September 13 Columbus 7 Minneapolis 0
September 15 Columbus 1 Minneapolis 4
September 17 Minneapolis 6 Columbus 2
September 18 Minneapolis 2 Columbus 3
10 innings
September 19 Minneapolis 3 Columbus 8
Columbus wins series 4-2
Indianapolis vs. St. Paul
Date Away Home
September 12 St. Paul 0 Indianapolis 2
September 13 St. Paul 3 Indianapolis 4
September 14 St. Paul 3 Indianapolis 4
September 16 Indianapolis 6 St. Paul 4
11 innings
Indianapolis wins series 4-0

Championship Finals[edit]

Indianapolis vs. Columbus
Date Away Home
September 22 Columbus 3 Indianapolis 5
September 23 Columbus 7 Indianapolis 4
September 24 Indianapolis 7 Columbus 5
September 25 Indianapolis 3 Columbus 4
10 innings
September 26 Indianapolis 0 Columbus 7
September 27 Columbus 4 Indianapolis 5
September 28 Columbus 3 Indianapolis 2
13 innings
Columbus wins series 4-3 and
advances to Junior World Series

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Pitching[edit]

  • Wins Harvey Haddix, Columbus, 18
  • Earned Run Average Haddix, 2.70
  • Complete Games Haddix, 17
  • Shutouts Three tied with 4
  • Strikeouts Haddix, 160

References[edit]

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.

1951 Baseball Guide