1950 Pacific Coast League season

The 1950 Pacific Coast League season was the 48th season in the league's history. It ended with the Oakland Oaks winning their second league championship in three years.

Final standings

Pennant winner in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Oakland Oaks	118	82	.590	--	Chuck Dressen	None
San Diego Padres	114	86	.570	4	Del Baker	Cleveland Indians
Hollywood Stars	104	96	.520	14	Fred Haney	None
Portland Beavers	101	99	.505	17	Bill Sweeney	Brooklyn Dodgers
San Francisco Seals	100	100	.500	18	Lefty O'Doul	None
Seattle Rainiers	96	104	.480	22	Paul Richards	None
Los Angeles Angels	86	114	.430	32	Bill Kelly	Chicago Cubs
Sacramento Solons	81	119	.405	37	Red Kress/Joe Marty	Chicago White Sox

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Frank Baumholtz, Los Angeles, .379
• Runs Scored Artie Wilson, Oakland, 168
• Hits Wilson, 264
• Doubles Baumholtz, 53
• Triples Harry Simpson, San Diego; Luis Márquez, Portland, 19
• Home Runs Frankie Kelleher, Hollywood, 40
• Runs Batted In Simpson, 156
• Stolen Bases Márquez, 38

Pitching

• Wins Jim Wilson, Seattle, 24
• Earned Run Average Jack Salveson, Hollywood, 2.84
• Complete Games Wilson, 26
• Shutouts Wilson, 8
• Strikeouts Wilson, 228

All-Star Team

• First Base Les Fleming, San Francisco
• Second Base Gene Handley, Hollywood
• Shortstop Artie Wilson, Oakland
• Third Base Minnie Miñoso, San Diego
• Outfield Frank Baumholtz, Los Angeles; Earl Rapp, Oakland; Harry Simpson, San Diego
• Catcher Ray Noble, Oakland
• Pitcher Jim Wilson, Seattle

References

• W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, eds.: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Baseball America, 1993.
• 1951 Baseball Guide
• 1950 PCL season for DMB by Stephen Davis

Related Sites

• BR Minors page