1950 AABL playoffs

1950 All-American Baseball League playoffs

The **1950 AABL playoffs** was the postseason tournament of the All-American Baseball League's 1950 season. The playoffs began on October 3rd and concluded on October 10th, 1950. The tournament is single-elimination, meaning that the losing team is eliminated from the rest of the tournament. The 1950 playoffs returned to the 10-team format that was used from 1946 to 1947. 5 teams from each respective conference were eligible for the playoffs, consisting of the three division winners and two Wild Card berths. The defending champion then known as the Anaheim Majestics and became the Montreal Majestics lost in the Western Conference Championship Game. The Baltimore Bullets defeated the Frederick Patriots in the World Series to claim their 21st World Series title. The top three seeds in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference earned byes to the Divisional round.. The lowest two seeds played in the Wild Card round to determine who will advance to the Divisional round. The winner of the Divisional games advance to their respective Conference Championship Game to determine the pennant winners that will face each other in the World Series.

In the Eastern Conference, the Baltimore Bullets were the first to clinch a postseason berth and later their division, continuing their streak of 36 straight playoff berths. The Nashville Bay Sox clinched their fourth consecutive playoff berth, and their 2nd division title. The Brooklyn Dodgers were able to win their division with a losing record, securing their 21st berth and 4th consecutive playoff appearance. The Washington Senators were the first Wild Card berth, at 102–60 record, finishing second in the EC Central for the 7th season in a row. The St. Louis Browns earned the final playoff berth. The Boston Braves were the first to be eliminated from the playoffs.

## Overview

### Notable updates to playoff appearances

* The Baltimore Bullets won their 21st World Series title, and have made the playoffs for 36 consecutive seasons.
* The Brooklyn Dodgers made the playoff for four consecutive seasons.
* The New York Yankees missed the playoffs for the 22nd season in a row. The longest playoff drought in the AABL.
* The Baltimore Orioles missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season

### Notable occurrences

* The No. 5 seeded Frederick Patriots beat the top seeded Los Angeles Baseball Club in the Divisional Round.

## Seeing

### Eastern Conference

1. Baltimore Bullets – EC Central champions, 140–22
2. Nashville Bay Sox – EC South champions, 95–67
3. Brooklyn Dodgers – EC North champions, 73–89
4. Washington Senators – 102–60
5. St. Louis Browns – 90–72

### Western Conference

1. Los Angeles Baseball Club – WC South champions, 105–58
2. Philadelphia Athletics – WC North champions, 102–60
3. Frederick Patriots – WC North champions, 98–64
4. Milwaukee Brewers – 104–59
5. Montreal Majestics – 91–71

## Divisional Series

### Western Conference Division Series

#### (5) Montreal Majestics 4, (1) Los Angeles Baseball Club 2

The Montreal Majestics defeated the heavily favored number one overall seeded Los Angeles Baseball Club in a shocking 4–2 upset.

## World Series

### (EC1) Baltimore Bullets 11, (WC3) Frederick Patriots 9

Main article: 1950 World Series

The 1950 World Series was the first World Series appearance for the Frederick Patriots and was the Baltimore Bullets' 23rd appearance. It was also the first time the two team had ever met in the playoffs. The Bullets were able to come back from an early deficit in the bottom of the 5th inning, scoring 5 runs and taking the lead back from the Patriots earlier 4–0 lead. In the fourth inning, the Bullets scored another 4 runs, which was just enough of win the team's 21st World Series title.