Whiz Kids (baseball)
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The Whiz Kids is the nickname of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. The team had a number of young players: the average age of a member of the Whiz Kids was 26.4. The team won the 1950 National League pennant but failed to win the World Series.
Herb Pennock was the Phillies' general manager until his sudden death in 1948.
Robin Roberts, the Philadelphia Phillies' ace and opening day starter during the 1950 Phillies season, was inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame in 1978.
Robin Roberts, pitcher, inducted 1978
Richie Ashburn, center fielder, inducted 1979
1950 Philadelphia Phillies season
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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.
Granny Hamner, Del Ennis, and Richie Ashburn of the 1950 Phillies "Whiz Kids" in a promotional photo.