The 1950 Philadelphia Phillies won the National League pennant by two games over the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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. Previous off-season October 3, 1949: Schoolboy Rowe was released by the Phillies. November 17, 1949: Milo Candini was drafted by the Phillies from the Oakland Oaks in the 1949 rule 5 draft. Prior to 1950 season: Bob Bowman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. On January 10, 1950, owner Bob Carpenter announced that the club had officially abandoned the nickname "Blue Jays" and would be the "Phillies". The club had adopted the nickname in 1944 but it never caught on among fans. City Series The pre-season 1950 City Series was planned for three games prior to Opening Day. Snow flurries and cold weather in Philadelphia caused the cancellation of the first game. The Athletics beat the Phillies 7–4 and the Phillies won the following game 11–2. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log |- style="background:#bfb" | 1 || April 18 || Dodgers || 9–1 || Robin Roberts (1–0) || Don Newcombe (0–1) || None || 29,074 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 19 || Dodgers || 5–7 || Bud Podbielan (1–0) || Russ Meyer (0–1) || None || 8,450 || 1–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 20 || Dodgers || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 8 |- style="background:#fffdd0" | 3 || April 21 || @ Braves || 2–2 (7) || None || None || None || 7,308 || 1–1–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 4 || April 22 || @ Braves || 2–3 || Warren Spahn (2–0) || Curt Simmons (0–1) || None || 7,607 ||| 1–2–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 5 || April 23 (1) || @ Braves || 3–4 || Johnny Sain (2–0) || Blix Donnelly (0–1) || None || see 2nd game || 1–3–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 6 || April 23 (2) || @ Braves || 6–5 || Jim Konstanty (1–0) || Bobby Hogue (0–1) || None || 10,302 || 2–3–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 24 || @ Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain and cold); Makeup: August 20 |- style="background:#fbb" | 7 || April 25 || @ Giants || 4–8 || Larry Jansen (1–1) || Russ Meyer (0–2) || None || 4,940 ||