1950 New York Yankees season
The 1950 New York Yankees season was the 48th season for the team in New York and its 50th overall as a franchise. The team finished with a record of 98–56, winning their 17th pennant, finishing 3 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. In the World Series, they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in 4 games. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.Offseason
- October 13, 1949: Billy Martin was purchased by the Yankees from the Oakland Oaks.
- Prior to 1950 season
- *Jim Brideweser was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.
- *Don Taussig was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 151 | 597 | 193 | .322 | 28 | 124 |
| 1B | | 108 | 205 | 48 | .234 | 8 | 28 |
| 2B | | 153 | 522 | 150 | .287 | 6 | 69 |
| 3B | | 108 | 327 | 85 | .260 | 6 | 40 |
| SS | | 155 | 617 | 200 | .324 | 7 | 66 |
| OF | | 122 | 449 | 127 | .283 | 6 | 60 |
| OF | | 139 | 525 | 158 | .301 | 32 | 122 |
| OF | | 113 | 415 | 133 | .320 | 13 | 70 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 108 | 356 | 88 | .247 | 12 | 61 |
| 95 | 277 | 74 | .267 | 4 | 37 |
| 90 | 274 | 76 | .277 | 25 | 72 |
| 73 | 151 | 41 | .272 | 6 | 34 |
| 45 | 70 | 12 | .171 | 1 | 5 |
| 34 | 36 | 9 | .250 | 1 | 8 |
| 19 | 27 | 9 | .333 | 1 | 8 |
| 18 | 25 | 4 | .160 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 33 | 256.2 | 21 | 8 | 4.00 | 155 |
| 35 | 240.2 | 16 | 12 | 3.74 | 160 |
| 35 | 236.1 | 18 | 8 | 3.47 | 72 |
| 31 | 203.1 | 15 | 9 | 4.74 | 118 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 26 | 112.2 | 5 | 4 | 4.55 | 54 |
| 20 | 112 | 9 | 1 | 2.81 | 59 |
| 21 | 43.2 | 1 | 1 | 5.15 | 15 |
| 10 | 19.2 | 1 | 1 | 8.69 | 9 |
| 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.34 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 37 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5.04 | 33 |
| 30 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3.65 | 20 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.00 | 9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 |
AL New York Yankees vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies Awards and honors
All-Star GameFarm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: LaGrange, McAlester
