1950 in Sports - Baseball

Baseball

  • The Japanese Baseball League is reorganized, creating the modern Nippon Professional Baseball.
  • World Series – The New York Yankees sweep the Philadelphia Phillies four games to none.
  • Japan Series – In the inaugural Japan Series, the Mainichi Orions defeat the Shochiku Robins 4 games to 2.

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