1950 International League season

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The 1950 International League season was the 65th in the league's history, and ended with the Baltimore Orioles winning their first Governors' Cup in six years. The Orioles would go on to lose the Junior World Series.

After the season, the Jersey City Giants were moved to Ottawa.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Rochester Red Wings 92 59 .609 -- Johnny Keane St. Louis Cardinals
Montreal Royals 86 67 .562 7 Walter Alston Brooklyn Dodgers
Baltimore Orioles 85 68 .556 8 Nick Cullop St. Louis Browns
Jersey City Giants 81 70 .536 11 Joe Becker New York Giants
Springfield Cubs 74 78 .487 18½ Stan Hack Chicago Cubs
Syracuse Chiefs 74 79 .484 12½ Bruno Betzel Cincinnati Reds
Toronto Maple Leafs 60 90 .400 31½ Jack Sanford Philadelphia Phillies
Buffalo Bisons 56 97 .366 37 Ray Schalk/Frank Skaff Philadelphia Athleticss

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Governors' Cup Finals
                 
1  Rochester Red Wings 4  
4  Jersey City Giants 2  
    1  Rochester Red Wings 2
  3  Baltimore Orioles 4
2  Montreal Royals 3
3  Baltimore Orioles 4  

First Round[edit]

Rochester vs. Jersey City
Date Away Home
September 12 Jersey City 5 Rochester 4
September 14 Jersey City 4 Rochester 10
September 15 Rochester 1 Jersey City 6
September 16 Rochester 6 Jersey City 3
September 17 Rochester 6 Jersey City 3
September 18 Jersey City 3 Rochester 7
Rochester wins series 4-2
Montreal vs. Baltimore
Date Away Home
September 12 Montreal 2 Baltimore 6
September 14 Montreal 3 Baltimore 2
September 15 Montreal 1 Baltimore 3
September 17 Baltimore 0 Montreal 5
September 18 Baltimore 1 Montreal 8
September 19 Baltimore 6 Montreal 3
September 20 Baltimore 5 Montreal 4
Baltimore wins series 4-3

Governors' Cup Finals[edit]

Rochester vs. Baltimore
Date Away Home
September 21 Baltimore 2 Rochester 12
September 22 Baltimore 11 Rochester 5
September 23 Rochester 6 Baltimore 1
September 25 Rochester 5 Baltimore 6
September 26 Rochester 2 Baltimore 3
September 27 Baltimore 10 Rochester 5
Baltimore wins series 4-2 and
advances to Junior World Series

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Pitching[edit]

References[edit]

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

The International League: Year-by-Year Statistics. Marshall Wright, McFarland, 1998