On This Day

Friday, April 28, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 6 2 .750 --
Indians 4 2 .667 1.0
Senators 5 3 .625 1.0
Yankees 5 4 .556 1.5
Red Sox 5 6 .455 2.5
Athletics 4 6 .400 3.0
Browns 2 5 .286 3.5
White Sox 1 4 .200 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 7 2 .778 --
Cubs 3 1 .750 1.5
Pirates 6 2 .750 0.5
Braves 5 4 .556 2.0
Cardinals 4 5 .444 3.0
Phillies 4 5 .444 3.0
Giants 1 6 .143 5.0
Reds 1 6 .143 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Hopp 4
1 Eddie Waitkus 4
3 Nanny Fernandez 3
3 Carl Furillo 3
3 Duke Snider 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Steve Nagy 1
1 Irv Noren 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hegan 3
1 Ralph Kiner 3
1 Irv Noren 3
4 Joe Adcock 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Chuck Diering 1
1 Bob Kennedy 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Simmons 0.50
1 Herm Wehmeier 0.50
3 Ted Gray 0.43
4 Jack Kramer 0.33
5 Fred Sanford 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Bankhead 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Steve Nagy 1
1 Mel Parnell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Bankhead 5
2 Curt Simmons 4
2 Herm Wehmeier 4
4 Bob Feller 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Woody Main 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .464
2 Stan Musial .448
3 Al Dark .423
4 Gil Hodges .419
4 Phil Rizzuto .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 4
1 Wally Westlake 4
3 Ferris Fain 3
3 Sid Gordon 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 15
2 Willie Jones 13
3 Yogi Berra 11
3 Joe DiMaggio 11
3 Del Ennis 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
2 Bob Dillinger 2
2 Duke Snider 2
4 Roy Campanella 1
4 18 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Houtteman 0.00
1 Joe Hatten 0.00
1 Max Lanier 0.00
1 Bob Rush 0.00
1 Connie Marrero 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 3
2 Cliff Chambers 2
2 Bob Feller 2
2 Art Houtteman 2
2 8 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alex Kellner 13
1 Frank Smith 13
3 Howie Pollet 12
3 Warren Spahn 12
3 Virgil Trucks 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 2
1 Joe Page 2
3 Paul Calvert 1
3 Jesse Flores 1
3 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .349
2 Stan Musial .347
3 Ted Williams .346
4 George Kell .340
5 Enos Slaughter .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 55
2 Ted Williams 44
3 Vern Stephens 36
4 Stan Musial 35
5 Hank Sauer 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 162
2 Ted Williams 160
3 Vic Wertz 136
4 Jackie Robinson 127
5 Stan Musial 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 35
2 Pee Wee Reese 29
3 Bob Dillinger 21
4 Phil Rizzuto 18
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.45
2 Howie Pollet 2.52
3 Dave Koslo 2.68
4 Virgil Trucks 2.80
5 Preacher Roe 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 25
2 Ellis Kinder 23
2 Warren Spahn 23
4 Alex Kellner 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 157
2 Virgil Trucks 155
3 Warren Spahn 151
4 Ellis Kinder 143
5 Bob Lemon 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 27
2 Al Benton 10
3 Ted Wilks 9
4 Jim Konstanty 7
4 Nels Potter 7