On This Day

Sunday, April 23, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 4 1 .800 --
Yankees 3 2 .600 1.0
Indians 3 2 .600 1.0
Senators 2 2 .500 1.5
Athletics 3 3 .500 1.5
Red Sox 3 4 .429 2.0
Browns 2 3 .400 2.0
White Sox 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 3 0 1.000 --
Pirates 5 1 .833 -0.5
Braves 4 1 .800 0.0
Dodgers 3 1 .750 0.5
Phillies 2 3 .400 2.0
Cardinals 1 4 .200 3.0
Giants 0 4 .000 3.5
Reds 0 4 .000 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Goodman 5
1 Willie Jones 5
3 Sam Chapman 4
3 Ferris Fain 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Wood 2
2 Del Ennis 1
2 Ferris Fain 1
2 Sid Gordon 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Wood 6
2 Dick Kokos 4
3 Sam Chapman 3
3 Del Crandall 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Danny Murtaugh 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Lemon 0.73
2 Frank Smith 0.56
3 Ned Garver 0.33
3 Johnny Sain 0.33
5 Fred Hutchinson 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Jim Konstanty 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 8
2 Frank Smith 5
3 Ned Garver 4
3 Billy Pierce 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Flores 1
1 Bob Hooper 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gil Hodges .571
2 Dale Mitchell .500
2 Bobby Morgan .500
2 Hank Thompson .500
5 Willie Jones .478

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Westlake 4
2 Sid Gordon 3
2 Hank Thompson 3
4 Ted Beard 2
4 12 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 14
2 Tommy Henrich 10
3 Del Ennis 9
3 Ken Wood 9
5 2 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Danny Murtaugh 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 4 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Houtteman 0.00
1 Bob Rush 0.00
3 Preacher Roe 1.00
3 Dick Starr 1.00
3 Virgil Trucks 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 2
1 Art Houtteman 2
1 Johnny Sain 2
1 Warren Spahn 2
5 31 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 11
2 Alex Kellner 10
2 Frank Smith 10
4 Cliff Chambers 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 2
1 Joe Page 2
3 Paul Calvert 1
3 Jesse Flores 1
3 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .348
2 George Kell .347
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Stan Musial .343
5 Enos Slaughter .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 55
2 Ted Williams 44
3 Vern Stephens 40
4 Stan Musial 37
5 Hank Sauer 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 172
2 Ted Williams 162
3 Vic Wertz 140
4 Jackie Robinson 127
5 2 tied 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 37
2 Pee Wee Reese 27
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Phil Rizzuto 18
5 Elmer Valo 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.38
2 Preacher Roe 2.68
3 Howie Pollet 2.70
4 Dave Koslo 2.72
5 Virgil Trucks 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 25
2 Ellis Kinder 23
2 Warren Spahn 23
4 Bob Lemon 22
5 Alex Kellner 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 154
2 Virgil Trucks 152
3 Don Newcombe 149
4 Ellis Kinder 145
5 Bob Lemon 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 28
2 Al Benton 10
3 Ted Wilks 9
4 Jim Konstanty 7
4 Nels Potter 7