On This Day

Wednesday, May 3, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 6 3 .667 --
Yankees 7 4 .636 --
Senators 6 4 .600 0.5
Red Sox 9 6 .600 --
Indians 4 5 .444 2.0
Browns 3 6 .333 3.0
Athletics 4 8 .333 3.5
White Sox 2 5 .286 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 8 4 .667 --
Cubs 4 3 .571 1.5
Pirates 7 6 .538 1.5
Cardinals 7 6 .538 1.5
Braves 7 7 .500 2.0
Phillies 7 7 .500 2.0
Reds 4 7 .364 3.5
Giants 2 6 .250 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Glaviano 5
2 Willard Marshall 4
2 Don Mueller 4
2 Roy Smalley 4
5 3 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Jones 2
2 Gil Coan 1
2 Walt Dropo 1
2 Bob Elliott 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Coan 4
1 Bob Elliott 4
1 Johnny Sain 4
4 Walt Dropo 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Tommy Glaviano 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Raschi 0.57
2 Sid Hudson 0.50
3 Bill Werle 0.43
4 Johnny Sain 0.38
5 Red Munger 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Ken Johnson 1
1 Monty Kennedy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 8
2 Red Munger 4
3 Sid Hudson 3
3 Ellis Kinder 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 Jim Konstanty 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .441
2 Ted Williams .393
3 Dale Mitchell .385
3 Phil Rizzuto .385
5 Gil Hodges .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Jones 6
2 Roy Campanella 4
2 Wally Westlake 4
2 Ted Williams 4
2 Ken Wood 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 20
2 Willie Jones 18
3 Joe DiMaggio 14
3 Wally Westlake 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
2 Bob Dillinger 2
2 Tommy Glaviano 2
2 Duke Snider 2
2 Earl Torgeson 2

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 Max Lanier 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 Johnny Sain 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
4 Cliff Chambers 2
4 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 21
2 Harry Brecheen 15
2 Howie Pollet 15
2 Frank Smith 15
5 4 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey Harris 2
1 Bob Hooper 2
1 Dutch Leonard 2
1 Joe Page 2
5 9 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .351
2 Stan Musial .347
3 Ted Williams .347
4 George Kell .340
5 Carl Furillo .334

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 162
2 Ted Williams 158
3 Vic Wertz 137
4 Jackie Robinson 128
5 2 tied 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 Ellis Kinder 24
1 Mel Parnell 24
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 146
5 Bob Lemon 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 27
2 Al Benton 10
3 Ted Wilks 9
4 Jim Konstanty 8
5 4 tied 6