# 1950 International League season

The 1950 International League was a Class AAA baseball season played between April 20 and September 27. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Baltimore Orioles won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Rochester Red Wings in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Newark Bears relocated to Springfield, Massachusetts and became the Springfield Cubs and would be affiliated with the Chicago Cubs.
* The Buffalo Bisons ended their affiliation with the Detroit Tigers and began an affiliation with the Philadelphia Athletics.

## Teams

1950 International League :
| Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| Baltimore Orioles | Baltimore, Maryland | St. Louis Browns | Municipal Stadium |
| Buffalo Bisons | Buffalo, New York | Philadelphia Athletics | Offermann Stadium |
| Jersey City Giants | Jersey City, New Jersey | New York Giants | Roosevelt Stadium |
| Montreal Royals | Montreal, Quebec | Brooklyn Dodgers | Delorimier Stadium |
| Rochester Red Wings | Rochester, New York | St. Louis Cardinals | Red Wing Stadium |
| Springfield Cubs | Springfield, Massachusetts | Chicago Cubs | Pynchon Park |
| Syracuse Chiefs | Syracuse, New York | Cincinnati Reds | MacArthur Stadium |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto, Ontario | Philadelphia Phillies | Maple Leaf Stadium |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Rochester Red Wings finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1940.
* Randy Jackson of the Springfield Cubs won the first ever International League Rookie of the Year award.

### Standings

International League :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Rochester Red Wings | 92 | 59 | .609 | – |
| Montreal Royals | 86 | 67 | .562 | 7 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 68 | .556 | 8 |
| Jersey City Giants | 81 | 70 | .536 | 11 |
| Springfield Cubs | 74 | 78 | .487 | 18.5 |
| Syracuse Chiefs | 74 | 79 | .484 | 19 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 90 | .400 | 31.5 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 56 | 97 | .366 | 37 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Don Richmond, Rochester Red Wings | .333 |
| H | Don Richmond, Rochester Red Wings | 191 |
| R | Don Richmond, Rochester Red Wings | 126 |
| 2B | Dee Phillips, Montreal Royals | 34 |
| 3B | George Byam, Baltimore Orioles | 12 |
| HR | Russ Derry, Rochester Red Wings | 30 |
| RBI | Russ Derry, Rochester Red Wings | 102 |
| SB | Pete Pavlick, Jersey City Giants | 23 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Tom Poholsky, Rochester Red Wings | 18 |
| L | Harold Wood, Buffalo Bisons | 16 |
| ERA | Tom Poholsky, Rochester Red Wings | 2.17 |
| CG | Tom Poholsky, Rochester Red Wings | 21 |
| SHO | Carl Erskine, Montreal Royals Bill Kennedy, Baltimore Orioles Tom Poholsky, Rochester Red Wings | 5 |
| SO | Roger Bowman, Jersey City Giants | 181 |
| IP | Roger Bowman, Jersey City Giants | 233.0 |

## Playoffs

* The Baltimore Orioles won their second Governors' Cup, defeating the Rochester Red Wings in six games.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Governors' Cup | Governors' Cup | Governors' Cup |
| 1 | Rochester | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Jersey City | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Jersey City | 2 | 1 | Rochester | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Baltimore | 4 |
| 2 | Montreal | 3 | 3 | Baltimore | 4 |
| 3 | Baltimore | 4 | | | |

## Awards

Player awards :
| Award name | Recipient | Position |
| Most Valuable Player | Tom Poholsky, Rochester Red Wings | Pitcher |
| Rookie of the Year | Randy Jackson, Springfield Cubs | Third baseman |