The Philadelphia Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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 season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League

American League

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 with a record of 52 wins and 102 losses. It would be 88-year-old Connie Mack

Connie Mack

Connie Mack may refer to:* Connie Mack I , Hall of Fame baseball manager, player, owner* Connie Mack III , U.S. Representative , U.S. Senator from Florida * Connie Mack IV , U.S...

’s 50th and last as A’s manager, a North American professional sports record. During that year the team wore uniforms trimmed in blue and gold, in honor of the Golden Jubilee of "The Grand Old Man of Baseball."

Offseason

• December 13, 1949: Ray Coleman
  Ray Coleman (baseball)
  Raymond Leroy Coleman was a professional baseball outfielder. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1947 and 1952, for the St. Louis Browns , Philadelphia Athletics, and Chicago White Sox.Signed by the Browns as an amateur free agent in 1940, Coleman made his major league debut...
  
  , Billy DeMars
  Billy DeMars
  William Lester DeMars is a retired American shortstop and coach in Major League Baseball. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5'10" tall and weighed 160 pounds during his playing career....
  
  , Frankie Gustine
  Frankie Gustine
  Frankie Gustine was a Major League Baseball player who appeared in three All-Star Games. He spent the bulk of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, though he also played a season for the Chicago Cubs and played the last 9 games of his career with the St. Louis Browns...
  
  , Ray Ippolito (minors) and $100,000 were traded by the Athletics to the St. Louis Browns
  Baltimore Orioles
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   for Bob Dillinger
  Bob Dillinger
  Robert Bernard "Bob" Dillinger was a professional baseball player who played third base in the major leagues from 1946-51. He played for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago White Sox. He was born in Glendale, California.Dillinger led the American League in...
  
   and Paul Lehner
  Paul Lehner
  Paul Eugene Lehner was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a center fielder for five American League teams from 1946 through 1952. A native of Dolomite, Alabama, Lehner batted and threw left-handed...
  
  .

Roster

1950 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

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		87	252	71	.282	2	26
1B		151	522	147	.282	10	83
3B		84	356	110	.309	3	41
SS		131	476	111	.233	18	58
OF		129	446	125	.280	10	46
OF		114	427	132	.309	9	52
OF		144	553	129	.251	23	95

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
	89	280	72	.257	2	27
	6	14	1	.071	0	3

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
	46	246	7	19	4.02	101
	36	225.1	8	20	5.47	85
	11	66.2	1	5	6.48	15

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
	45	170.1	15	10	5.02	58
	15	54	0	5	8.50	12
	8	30	0	3	5.70	8
	4	26	1	1	3.46	8

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
	9	0	1	0	7.11	12
	6	0	0	0	16.88	2
	5	0	0	0	9.53	0
	2	0	0	0	27.00	2

Farm system