1950 American Association Playoffs Series Leaderboard

1950 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION PLAYOFF SERIES LEADERBOARD

1950 Playoff Teams
(by pos. in final standings)

1. Minneapolis Millers
2. Indianapolis Indians
3. Columbus Red Birds
4. St. Paul Saints

Dates
Semifinals: Sept. 12 to Sept. 19
Final Round: Sept. 22 to Sept. 28


PLAYER RECORDS

Runs
9 - Dale Coogan, Indianapolis

Hits
15 - Solly Hemus, Columbus
15 - Larry Miggins, Columbus
15 - Harry “The Hat” Walker, Columbus

Doubles
5 - Mo Mozzali, Columbus

Triples
1 - nine players

Home Runs
3 - Dale Coogan, Indianapolis

Runs Batted In
10 - Solly Hemus, Columbus

Batting Average (min. 25 at-bats)
.448 - Roy Hughes, Columbus

Total Bases
25 - Solly Hemus, Columbus

Slugging Percentage (min. 25 at-bats)
.586 - Roy Hughes, Columbus

Hitting Streak
9 games - Billy Costa, Columbus


FIELDING

Assists
44 - Solly Hemus (2b), Columbus

Infield Putouts*
50 - Solly Hemus (2b), Columbus


Outfield Putouts
36 - Larry Miggins (lf), Columbus

*excludes first-basemen


1950 SINGLE-GAME PLAYOFF RECORDS

Runs
2 - ten players

Hits
4 - Solly Hemus (4/4), Columbus

Runs Batted In
4 - Jake Early, Minneapolis

FIELDING

Putouts - 1b
16 - Bert Haas, Minneapolis

Putouts - INF
7 - Solly Hemus (2b), Columbus (twice)
7 - Monty Basgall (2b), Indianapolis
7 - Jack Cassini (2b), St. Paul

Putouts - OF
8 - Larry Miggins (lf), Columbus

Assists
10 - Davey Williams (2b), Minneapolis

1950 FINAL ROUND CONTESTANTS
COMBINED PLAYOFF RECORD 
Indianapolis (2nd) vs. Columbus (3rd)

SCORING

Team Runs
59 - Columbus (13 games)
42 - Indianapolis (11 games)

Opponent Runs
44 - vs. Columbus (13 games)
44 - vs. Indianapolis (11 games)

Team vs. Opponent Runs Per Game
4.69 to 3.38 (Columbus)
3.73 to 4.00 (Indianapolis)

Hi-Game Run Totals
8 - Columbus, Game 6, Semifinals vs. Minneapolis
7 - Indianapolis, Game 3, Finals at Columbus


GAME OUTCOMES

Winning/Losing Streaks
5 games won - Indianapolis

Game Outcome Sequence
Indianapolis
W-W-W-W-W-L-W-L-L-W-L
Columbus
W-W-L-L-W-W-L-W-L-W-W-L-W

BATTING

Team Batting Average
Columbus - .265
Indianapolis - .232

Team Slugging Percentage
.388 - Columbus
.339 - Indianapolis


COMBINED PLAYER RECORDS

Leaders in Run Scoring
9 - Dale Coogan, Indianapolis
8 - Solly Hemus, Columbus
8 - Harry “The Hat” Walker, Columbus

Leaders in Batting Average (min. 25 at-bats)
.448 (13/29) - Roy Hughes, Columbus
.290 (9/31) - Lloyd Gearhart, Indianapolis

Leaders in Total Bases
25 - Solly Hemus, Columbus
23 - Dale Coogan, Indianapolis

Leaders in Slugging Pct. (min. 25 at-bats)
.586 - Roy Hughes, Columbus
.484 - Lloyd Gearhart, Indianapolis



1950 FINAL ROUND RECORDS
Columbus defeated Indianapolis in 7 games

TEAM RECORDS

SCORING

Runs
33 - Columbus
26 - Indianapolis

Runs Per Game
4.86 - Columbus
3.57 - Indianapolis

Hi-Game Run Totals
7 - Columbus, Game 2 at Indianapolis
and Game 5 at Columbus
7 - Indianapolis, Game 3 at Columbus

Biggest Inning
6 runs - Columbus, 7th inning, Game 2
(took a 7-2 lead)
4 runs - Indianapolis, 3rd inning, Game 1
(took 4-2 lead)

Maximum Scoring Sequence
3 innings - Indianapolis, innings 1-2-3
(scored four runs)

Maximum Consecutive Scoreless Sequence
8 innings - Columbus; Games 6-7 (inns. 7-9; 1-5)
15 innings - Indianapolis; Games 4-6 (inns. 10; 1-9; 1-5)

First Team to Score
Columbus lost Game 1
Indianapolis lost Game 4
Columbus lost Game 6


HITTING

Team Batting Average
.279 - Columbus (73/262)
.229 - Indianapolis (56/245)

Team Hi-game Batting Average
.351 - Columbus, Game 5
.333 - Indianapolis, Game 3

Team Slugging Pct.
.382 - Columbus
.347 - Indianapolis

Doubles
9 - Columbus
9 - Indianapolis

Triples
2 - Columbus
3 - Indianapolis

Home Runs
5 - Columbus
5 - Indianapolis

Total Bases
100 - Columbus
85 - Indianapolis

Left on Base
62 - Columbus
48 - Indianapolis


PITCHING

Strikeouts to Walks
Columbus: 38-24
Indianapolis: 32-24

Complete Games
Columbus: 5
Indianapolis: 0

Hits Allowed
Indianapolis: 73
Columbus: 56


FIELDING

Assists
Columbus - 71
Indianapolis - 96

Double Plays
8 - Columbus
6 - Indianapolis

Errors
7 - Columbus
9 - Indianapolis
Columbus played its final three games without an error
Indianapolis played Game 7 without an error

Fielding Pct.
.975 - Columbus
.970 - Indianapolis


FINAL ROUND GAME OUTCOMES
Sept. 22-28

at Indianapolis
Game 1
Indianapolis 5, Columbus 3

Game 2
Columbus 7, Indianapolis 4

at Columbus
Game 3
Indianapolis 7, Columbus 5

Game 4
Columbus 4, Indianapolis 3 (10 innings)

Game 5
Columbus 7, Indianapolis 0

at Indianapolis
Game 6
Indianapolis 5, Columbus 4

Game 7
Columbus 3, Indianapolis 2 (13 innings)


Walkoffs
Game 4
Indianapolis scored one in the tenth to win


HIGH ATTENDANCE
7,354 - at Indianapolis, Game 1
2,754 - at Columbus, Game 5

VENUES
Columbus: Red Bird Stadium (cap. 14,500)
LF - 324  CF - 430  RF - 316

Indianapolis: Victory Field (cap. 12,671)
LF - 335   CF - 500   RF - 335

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