# 1950 South Atlantic League season

The 1950 South Atlantic League was a Class A baseball season played between April 12 and September 6. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.
The Macon Peaches won the South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Columbia Reds in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Augusta Tigers ended their affiliation with the New York Yankees and began a new affiliation with the Washington Senators.
* The Charleston Rebels ended their affiliation with the Chicago White Sox and began a new affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
* The Macon Peaches ended their affiliation with the Chicago Cubs.

## Teams

1950 South Atlantic League :
| Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| Augusta Tigers | Augusta, Georgia | Washington Senators | Municipal Stadium |
| Charleston Rebels | Charleston, South Carolina | Pittsburgh Pirates | College Park |
| Columbia Reds | Columbia, South Carolina | Cincinnati Reds | Capital City Stadium |
| Columbus Cardinals | Columbus, Georgia | St. Louis Cardinals | Golden Park |
| Greenville Spinners | Greenville, South Carolina | Brooklyn Dodgers | Meadowbrook Park |
| Jacksonville Tars | Jacksonville, Florida | New York Giants | Durkee Field |
| Macon Peaches | Macon, Georgia | None | Luther Williams Field |
| Savannah Indians | Savannah, Georgia | Philadelphia Athletics | Grayson Stadium |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Macon Peaches finish the season with the best record for the second consecutive season.

### Standings

South Atlantic League :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Macon Peaches | 90 | 63 | .588 | – |
| Savannah Indians | 83 | 70 | .542 | 7 |
| Columbia Reds | 83 | 70 | .542 | 7 |
| Charleston Rebels | 79 | 72 | .523 | 10 |
| Columbus Cardinals | 78 | 73 | .517 | 11 |
| Greenville Spinners | 68 | 85 | .444 | 22 |
| Augusta Tigers | 66 | 87 | .431 | 24 |
| Jacksonville Tars | 63 | 90 | .412 | 27 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Pete Kraus, Charleston Rebels | .324 |
| H | August Gregory, Macon Peaches | 186 |
| R | August Gregory, Macon Peaches | 116 |
| 2B | Hal Keller, Augusta Tigers | 37 |
| 3B | Mike Sichko, Greenville Spinners | 16 |
| HR | James Dickey, Columbus Cardinals | 20 |
| RBI | Lewis Davis, Macon Peaches | 119 |
| SB | Elwyn Rider, Augusta Tigers | 27 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Stan Karpinski, Macon Peaches | 20 |
| ERA | Moe Savransky, Columbia Reds | 2.25 |
| CG | Bill Seinsoth, Macon Peaches | 27 |
| SHO | Moe Savransky, Columbia Reds | 5 |
| IP | Fred Wollpert, Macon Peaches | 281.0 |
| SO | Bob Garber, Charleston Rebels | 205 |

## Playoffs

* The semi-finals were shortened to a best-of-five series.
* The Macon Peaches won their seventh South Atlantic League championship, and second in a row, defeating the Columbia Reds in four games.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Macon | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Charleston | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Charleston | 2 | 1 | Macon | 4 |
| | | | 3 | Columbia | 0 |
| 2 | Savannah | 2 | 3 | Columbia | 0 |
| 3 | Columbia | 3 | | | |