1950 Major League Baseball season

The 1950 Major League Baseball season began on April 18 and ended on October 7, 1950, with the New York Yankees of the American League winning the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League in four games.

The only no-hitter of the season was pitched by Vern Bickford on August 9, in the Boston Braves 7–0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. This season saw the first use of a bullpen car, by the Cleveland Indians.

Rule changes
The 1950 season saw the following rule changes:
 * Home team must bat second, in the bottom of the inning. This replaced the previous rule which would give the manager or captain of the home team preference to whether the home team would bat first or second. A major league game did not feature a home team in the top of the inning since 1914.
 * Mount must be 15 inches high. The previous rule stated that the maximum height was 15 inches, but gave no minimum.
 * Rules for determining winning and losing pitcher established.
 * The size of all glove, aside from first baseman and catcher's gloves, are regulated to be no more than 8 inches wide and 12 inches long. The size and shape of the webbing between the thumb and index finger was also regulated.
 * Strike zone redefined and shrunk to be from the armpits to top of the knees.

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Awards and honors

 * MLB Most Valuable Player Award
 * AL Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees, SS
 * NL Jim Konstanty, Philadelphia Phillies, P
 * MLB Rookie of the Year Award
 * Walt Dropo, Boston Red Sox, 1B
 * Sam Jethroe, Boston Braves, OF
 * The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
 * Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees
 * The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
 * Red Rolfe, Detroit Tigers