On This Day

Tuesday, May 2, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 6 3 .667 --
Yankees 6 4 .600 0.5
Red Sox 8 6 .571 0.5
Senators 5 4 .556 1.0
Indians 4 4 .500 1.5
Browns 3 5 .375 2.5
White Sox 2 4 .333 2.5
Athletics 4 8 .333 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 8 3 .727 --
Cubs 4 2 .667 1.5
Pirates 7 5 .583 1.5
Cardinals 6 6 .500 2.5
Braves 6 7 .462 3.0
Phillies 6 7 .462 3.0
Reds 4 6 .400 3.5
Giants 1 6 .143 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Miller 4
2 Larry Doby 2
2 Walt Dropo 2
2 Carl Furillo 2
2 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Duke Snider 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 3
1 Wally Westlake 3
3 Walt Dropo 2
3 Carl Furillo 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 1
1 Dick Sisler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey McDermott 0.89
2 Murry Dickson 0.43
3 Preacher Roe 0.36
4 Howie Pollet 0.33
5 2 tied 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Mickey McDermott 1
1 Preacher Roe 1
1 Bob Rush 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 8
2 Preacher Roe 5
3 Murry Dickson 3
3 Howie Pollet 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .433
2 Larry Doby .423
3 Dale Mitchell .382
4 Phil Rizzuto .371
5 3 tied .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 4
1 Willie Jones 4
1 Wally Westlake 4
1 Ted Williams 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 19
2 Willie Jones 15
3 Wally Westlake 14
4 Joe DiMaggio 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
2 Bob Dillinger 2
2 Duke Snider 2
2 Earl Torgeson 2
5 29 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.00
1 Ewell Blackwell 0.00
3 Harry Brecheen 0.86
4 Art Houtteman 0.98
5 Bob Feller 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
3 Cliff Chambers 2
3 Murry Dickson 2
3 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 21
2 Harry Brecheen 15
2 Howie Pollet 15
2 Frank Smith 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
1 Joe Page 2
4 Paul Calvert 1
4 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .352
2 Ted Williams .347
3 Stan Musial .346
4 George Kell .340
5 Carl Furillo .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 55
2 Ted Williams 45
3 Vern Stephens 36
4 Stan Musial 35
5 Hank Sauer 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 161
2 Ted Williams 158
3 Vic Wertz 137
4 Jackie Robinson 127
5 Ralph Kiner 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 34
2 Pee Wee Reese 29
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Phil Rizzuto 18
5 Duke Snider 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 2.62
2 Mike Garcia 2.65
3 Dave Koslo 2.70
4 Virgil Trucks 2.79
5 Preacher Roe 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 24
2 Ellis Kinder 23
3 Warren Spahn 22
4 Bob Lemon 21
4 Howie Pollet 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 157
2 Virgil Trucks 152
3 Warren Spahn 150
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
5 4 tied 6