The Tigers' home attendance of 1,951,474 was a team record at the time and the second highest in the major leagues during the 1950 season. Red Rolfe was the team's manager for the second season and received the Sporting News Manager of the Year Award. The Tigers spent most of the season in first place but lost the pennant to the Yankees in the final two weeks of the season. The team compiled a record of 95–59 (.617), the second best record in the major leagues, behind the New York Yankees. The 1950 Detroit Tigers were a professional baseball team that represented Detroit in the American League (AL) during the 1950 baseball season.
( Harry Heilmann, Paul Williams, Ty Tyson)