It all began in game 4 of the 1950 fall classic, as his yankees were looking for a sweep of manger eddie sawyers philadelphia phillies. If that becomes the case, the phillies will drop to 2 world series titles in 7 world series tries. Self philadelphia phillies center fielder 4 episodes, 1950. Miller was 116 during the season, a solid performance.
The philadelphia phillies climbed to the top of the national league thanks to a clutch performance down the home stretch by twentygame. Sep 23, 2019 in this installment of logos we love series, we take a look at the logo worn in the 1950 world series. Nov 02, 2009 yankees won the 1950 world series, 4 games to 0, over the phillies. Yanks swept phillies and the undertaker in 1950 fox sports. Theres also a look at the 1951 training camp with dimaggio, berra. This world series history pin set has been development for years and is finally being released and will no doubt be the most popular sort after mlb pins on the planet. The 1950 philadelphia phillies team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1950 season. Whitey ford wins game 4 of 1950 world series baseball hall of. Follow philadelphia phillies team history, regular season results, postseason results, and more on.
This newsreel is a treat for baseball fans and especially yankee fans watch joe dimaggio slam a homer in the 1950 world series. The whiz kids is the nickname of the 1950 philadelphia phillies of major league baseball. Yankees win 52, win world series 40 facing elimination the young phillies were desperate for a win. Who was on the 1950 philadelphia phillies roster answers. First played in 1903, the world series championship is a bestofseven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseballs national league nl and american league al. New york yankees vs philadelphia phillies october 5, 1950 box score. San diego took a 32 lead in the bestofseven series, but the yankees were able to win games 6 and 7 to claim the title. What is the value of a 1950 world series program between the.
Oddly enough, the yankees and padres met in the world series. Nicknamed the whiz kids because of the youth of their roster, they went on to lose the world series to the new york yankees in four straight games. If the yankees also win the 2009 world series, their overall record will be 27 world series championships in 40 world series appearances. Back in 1950, yankees turned phillies from whiz kids to wheeze kids in world series. What is the value of a 1950 world series program between. The yankees found themselves in the world series for the third time in four years, but the youthful phillies known popularly as the whiz kids reached postseason play by virtue of their first national league pennant since 1915. The springfield union, massachusetts, october 5, 1950. The phillies, a particularly young team which came to be known as the whiz kids, had won the national league pennant in dramatic fashion on the final day of the season to garner their second pennant their first in 35 years. Yankees, phillies met before in 1950 world series sports. A program and ticket from the first game of the 1950 world series at shibe park between the phillies and the yankees. Roberts pitched three times in the last five days of the regular season and. Each pin is individually numbered and measures at 1. He was part of the phillies team that faced the yankees in the world series in 1950. Roberts pitched three times in the last five days of the regular season and although he managed to nail down the national league pennant, the marathon had left him.
Yankees won the 1950 world series, 4 games to 0, over the phillies. Back in 1950, yankees turned phillies from whiz kids to. The 1950 world series matched the defending champion new york yankees against the philadelphia phillies. The phillies baseball park from its opening in 1887 until 1938. Tv, the live video streaming product that airs every game in hd to nearly 400 different devices.
Home ballparks have included baker bowl, shibe park, veterans. Buy this officially licensed 1950 world series commemorative pin yankees vs. May 24, 2009 1950 world series new york yankees 9856 vs. The philadelphia phillies as 1950 champions of the national league and the new york yankees, as 1950 american league champions, competed to win a bestofseven game series. Phillies and add it to your world series history commemorative pin set. The yankees beat the phillies 4 games to none but philadelphia still loves their phillies none the less, as indicated by the great fighting phils, and whiz kids background watermark. Whiz kids met the yankees of joe dimaggio and yogi berra in the 1950 world series, in which the bronx bombers dispatched our boys in four. Oct 27, 2009 if the natural nickname for this rare yankeesphillies pairing is the amtrak world series, consider that when these two teams met in october for the only other time, in 1950, amtrak didnt even. The yankees and phillies battle in the last allwhite fall classic in 1950. Oct 28, 2009 the phillies and yankees open the 105th world series tonight at yankee stadium in the bronx. In 1950, the philadelphia phillies put together a phenomenal season.
Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to mlb. The 1950 philadelphia phillies won the national league pennant by two games over the brooklyn dodgers. Yankees vic raschi shuts out phillies on two hits in world series opener. The first time the phillies played the yankees was in the 1950 world series, which new york swept. Oct 30, 2009 in pitching his sixhit, complete game gem over the yankees in game 1 of the world series, cliff lee took a page right out of the 1950 yankees phillies world series. Phillies phestival phillies salute the military phillies charities, inc. Oct 28, 2009 as a result, if it is remembered for nothing else, the world series of 1950 will long maintain this ignoble distinction. A 1950 philadelphia phillies world series program played at. Who would pitch the first game of the world series. The highlight of the series for the phils came in the first game when sawyer tapped jim konstanty photo at right as the starter, and. The team finished with a record of 9856, winning their 17th pennant, finishing 3 games ahead of the detroit tigers. The phillies had not appeared in a world series since 1915, when they were defeated in five games by the boston red sox. The 70th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the american league al champion and defending world series champion oakland athletics and the national league nl champion new york mets. Did the new york yankees play in the 1950 world series.
You can also enjoy our video on the firstever phillies logo right here. If that becomes the case, the phillies will drop to 2 world series titles in 7 world series. However, if just a few things had gone differently, it would have been a lot closer. Miller was 116 during the season, a solid performance, but as ken heintzelmans 39 record obscured a strong finish in september, millers was deceiving as well. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and concludes the mlb postseason. Memories of the first philliesyankees world series. New york yankees beat philadelphia phillies 1950 series youtube. Philadelphia phillies mlb team history major league. I have a ticket to game 1 of the 1950 world series. They played their home games at shibe park park factors. The 2009 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2009 season. Whiz witout a sports blog devoted to all things philadelphia sports leading by 7.
As the 105th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff contested between the philadelphia phillies, champions of the national league nl and defending world series champions, and the new york yankees, champions of the american league al. But the 1950 series that also featured those two teams is always in the front of robin roberts mind. The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on october 5, 1950 at shibe park. Oct 11, 2019 it mightve even ended up with the phillies sweeping the series. The average age of a member of the whiz kids was 26. In the world series, they defeated the philadelphia phillies in 4 games.
The philadelphia phillies as 1950 champions of the national league and the new york yankees, as 1950 american league. Nov 23, 2009 it was the top of the 10th inning in game 2 of the 1950 world series when joe dimaggio stepped in to face phillies ace robin roberts. Losing shutout in 1950 yankeesphillies world series still. Divisional realignment on the table for mlb and phillies. The yankees swept the phillies in the 1950 world series. The phillies did not have one of their star pitchers available for that series and lost three of the games by just one run. Yankees win 10, take 10 series lead right from the start of the world series the phillies. Ap it was the top of the 10th inning in game 2 of the 1950 world series when joe dimaggio stepped in to face phillies. New york yankees manager casey stengel with philadelphia phillies manager eddie sawyer prior to game 1 of the 1950 world series at shibe.
In pitching his sixhit, complete game gem over the yankees in game 1 of the world series, cliff lee took a page right out of the 1950 yankees phillies world series. Philadelphia phillies manager eddie sawyer faced a dilemma. The playoffs of this virtual league eight teams begin on april 30 and the world series is may 2. In the world series, the phils were no match for the new york yankees, losing all four games, including the first three by one run. If the baseball is signed by both teams it would have a lower value than a baseball signed by one. The 1950 new york yankees season was the 48th season for the team in new york and its 50th overall as a franchise. The new york yankees defeated the philadelphia phillies and the box score is. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season.
The 1950 philadelphia phillies played 154 games during the regular season, won 91 games, lost 63 games, and finished in first position. The yankees defeated the philadelphia phillies 4 games to 0. Philadelphia phillies baseball 1950 vintage sports. Finishing with a 9163 record, the team was first in the national league and headed to the postseason. World series game 7 yankees vs pirates complete actual radio. The 1950 world series was the 47th world series between the american and national leagues for the championship of major league baseball. Phillies manager eddie sawyer selected bob miller to start the fourth game of the 1950 world series.
Shibe park, the church of baseball, was decked out in all its splendor on an unseasonably cool october. But while the phillies and yankees were certainly late to integration, they were hardly alone in the stillsegregated world of 1950 baseball. What is the value of a 1950 new york yankees autographed team. Dec 10, 2009 1950 world series team signed baseball the 1950 world series featured the yankees and phillies. Roberts pitched three times in the last five days of the regular season and although he managed to nail down the national league pennant, the marathon had left him unavailable for a game 1 start. The yankees icon, then 35, wasnt having a good day at the.