On This Day

Wednesday, April 19, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 1 0 1.000 --
Browns 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Yankees 2 1 .667 0.0
Senators 1 1 .500 0.5
Athletics 1 1 .500 0.5
Red Sox 1 2 .333 1.0
Indians 0 1 .000 1.0
White Sox 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 1 0 1.000 --
Braves 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Pirates 1 1 .500 0.5
Cardinals 1 1 .500 0.5
Dodgers 1 1 .500 0.5
Phillies 1 1 .500 0.5
Reds 0 1 .000 1.0
Giants 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gil Hodges 4
1 Johnny Pesky 4
3 Yogi Berra 3
3 Gil Coan 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sid Gordon 2
2 Carl Furillo 1
2 Jack Harshman 1
2 Clint Hartung 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 6
2 Sid Gordon 5
3 Joe DiMaggio 3
3 Bobby Doerr 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Hank Thompson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Chambers 0.60
2 Dick Starr 0.57
3 Joe Dobson 0.50
4 Bob Kuzava 0.43
5 Red Munger 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Bud Podbielan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Chambers 6
2 Joe Dobson 4
2 Ellis Kinder 4
2 Dick Starr 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 1
1 Joe Page 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .833
2 Gil Hodges .714
3 Mike Goliat .625
4 Owen Friend .600
5 2 tied .571

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sid Gordon 2
1 Andy Pafko 2
1 Hank Thompson 2
4 Larry Doby 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 7
2 Bobby Doerr 5
2 Billy Goodman 5
2 Sid Gordon 5
2 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Bobby Shantz 1
1 Hank Thompson 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Page 0.00
1 Bob Hooper 0.00
1 Bob Cain 0.00
1 Jesse Flores 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Chambers 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
3 Joe Dobson 4
3 Larry Jansen 4
3 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 2
2 Paul Calvert 1
2 Mickey Harris 1
2 Bob Hooper 1
2 Dutch Leonard 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .346
2 Jackie Robinson .345
3 George Kell .342
4 Stan Musial .338
5 Enos Slaughter .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 54
2 Ted Williams 44
3 Vern Stephens 39
4 Stan Musial 37
5 Hank Sauer 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 164
1 Ted Williams 164
3 Vic Wertz 136
4 Ralph Kiner 128
5 Jackie Robinson 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 37
2 Pee Wee Reese 28
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Phil Rizzuto 18
5 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.36
2 Dave Koslo 2.50
3 Gerry Staley 2.70
4 Howie Pollet 2.77
5 Preacher Roe 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 25
2 Ellis Kinder 23
3 Bob Lemon 22
3 Warren Spahn 22
5 Vic Raschi 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 156
2 Virgil Trucks 154
3 Don Newcombe 149
4 Ellis Kinder 144
4 Hal Newhouser 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 29
2 Al Benton 10
3 Ted Wilks 9
4 Jim Konstanty 7
4 Nels Potter 7