Top 5 Players of the 1950 World Series

Originally published on May 5, 2019

By Zane Miller

On Saturday, October 7th, 1950, the New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium in New York to win the 47th World Series four games to none. It was the 13th World Series championship for the Yankees franchise and the 16th that was won in New York. These are the top five players that I felt most stood out during the series.

5. #19 Whitey Ford (Yankees)- P

Ford earned the win in game four, pitching eight and two thirds innings with no earned runs allowed on seven hits and a walk as the Yankees went on to win 5-2 to win the series championship.

4. #8 Yogi Berra (Yankees)- C

Berra took player of the game in game four, hitting two RBIs with two runs and two hits in the Yankees’ 5-2 win to take the series championship.

3. #30 Eddie Lopat (Yankees)- P

Lopat, the game three player of the game, went eight innings while allowing just two earned runs on nine hits and no walks as the Yankees claimed the 3-2 victory.

2. #22 Allie Reynolds (Yankees)- P

Reynolds grabbed player of the game in game two, giving up just one earned run on seven hits and four walks over 10 innings pitched as the Yankees won it 2-1.

1. #17 Vic Raschi (Yankees)- P

Raschi earned player of the game honors in game one, pitching all nine innings with no earned runs allowed on two hits and a walk in the Yankees’ 1-0 victory to start out the series.

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Link to stats database: https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1950_WS.shtml