On This Day

Monday, April 24, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 4 1 .800 --
Senators 3 2 .600 1.0
Yankees 3 2 .600 1.0
Indians 3 2 .600 1.0
Athletics 3 3 .500 1.5
Browns 2 3 .400 2.0
Red Sox 3 5 .375 2.5
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
Dodgers 4 1 .800 --
Braves 4 2 .667 0.5
Phillies 2 3 .400 2.0
Cardinals 2 4 .333 2.5
Giants 0 4 .000 3.5
Reds 0 5 .000 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Zarilla 3
2 Steve Bilko 2
2 Sam Dente 2
2 Chuck Diering 2
2 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 3
2 Roy Campanella 2
3 Carl Furillo 1
3 Sid Gordon 1
3 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Duke Snider 2
2 Carl Furillo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Lanier 1.17
2 Ray Scarborough 1.00
3 Al Papai 0.88
4 Don Newcombe 0.53
5 Dick Donovan 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Don Newcombe 1
1 Ray Scarborough 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 8
2 Max Lanier 7
2 Al Papai 7
4 Ray Scarborough 6
5 Dick Donovan 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Ramsdell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gil Hodges .500
1 Dale Mitchell .500
1 Hank Thompson .500
4 Willie Jones .478
5 Yogi Berra .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Westlake 4
2 Sid Gordon 3
2 Hank Thompson 3
4 Ted Beard 2
4 13 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 14
2 Tommy Henrich 10
3 Del Ennis 9
3 Sid Gordon 9
3 Ken Wood 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Duke Snider 2
2 Bob Dillinger 1
2 Carl Furillo 1
2 Danny Murtaugh 1
2 6 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Houtteman 0.00
1 Max Lanier 0.00
1 Bob Rush 0.00
4 Preacher Roe 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 2
1 Art Houtteman 2
1 Johnny Sain 2
1 Ray Scarborough 2
1 Warren Spahn 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 11
2 Alex Kellner 10
2 Frank Smith 10
4 Cliff Chambers 9
5 3 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 2
1 Joe Page 2
3 Paul Calvert 1
3 Jesse Flores 1
3 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .348
2 George Kell .346
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Stan Musial .344
5 Enos Slaughter .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 55
2 Ted Williams 44
3 Vern Stephens 38
4 Stan Musial 36
5 Hank Sauer 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 167
2 Ted Williams 161
3 Vic Wertz 139
4 Jackie Robinson 127
5 Ralph Kiner 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 35
2 Pee Wee Reese 27
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Phil Rizzuto 18
5 2 tied 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 Warren Spahn 23
3 Ellis Kinder 22
3 Bob Lemon 22
5 Alex Kellner 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 157
2 Warren Spahn 152
2 Virgil Trucks 152
4 Bob Lemon 143
5 Ellis Kinder 142

Saves

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