Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, May 9, 1950

On This Day

Tuesday, May 9, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	10	5	.667	--
Red Sox	14	7	.667	-1.0
Yankees	10	7	.588	1.0
Senators	9	7	.563	1.5
Athletics	7	10	.412	4.0
Indians	6	9	.400	4.0
White Sox	4	9	.308	5.0
Browns	4	10	.286	5.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Tigers 1

Yankees 4, Browns 2

Athletics 9, Indians 8

Senators 3, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	11	7	.611	--
Phillies	12	8	.600	--
Cardinals	10	8	.556	1.0
Cubs	7	6	.538	1.5
Pirates	10	9	.526	1.5
Braves	10	9	.526	1.5
Giants	5	9	.357	4.0
Reds	4	13	.235	6.5

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 0

Pirates 10, Dodgers 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Rosen	4
2	Sam Dente	3
2	Walt Dropo	3
2	Ralph Kiner	3
2	Eddie Yost	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	2
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Walt Dropo	1
2	Ferris Fain	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	7
2	Gil Hodges	3
2	Dale Mitchell	3
2	Elmer Valo	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Ted Beard	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Lopat	1.40
2	Johnny Schmitz	1.00
3	Larry Jansen	0.75
4	Lloyd Hittle	0.40
5	Mel Parnell	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lloyd Hittle	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	Mel Parnell	1
1	Johnny Schmitz	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Lopat	7
2	Larry Jansen	6
3	Mel Parnell	5
3	Johnny Schmitz	5
5	Lloyd Hittle	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Scheib	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Sisler	.397
2	Tommy Glaviano	.382
3	Dom DiMaggio	.382
4	Larry Doby	.375
5	Al Zarilla	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	7
1	Ted Williams	7
3	Willie Jones	6
4	Bob Elliott	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	26
2	Ted Williams	22
3	Ralph Kiner	20
4	Del Ennis	19
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Bobby Adams	3
2	Tommy Glaviano	3
2	Sam Jethroe	3
2	Duke Snider	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Cain	0.00
2	Harry Brecheen	1.20
3	Al Papai	1.50
4	Bob Hooper	1.54
5	Bob Miller	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Houtteman	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Cliff Chambers	3
3	Joe Dobson	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	24
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Harry Brecheen	20
3	Howie Pollet	20
5	Bob Lemon	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	3
1	Joe Page	3
3	Paul Calvert	2
3	Mickey Harris	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.357
2	Jackie Robinson	.355
3	Ted Williams	.346
4	George Kell	.338
5	Enos Slaughter	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	57
2	Ted Williams	45
3	Vern Stephens	36
4	Stan Musial	35
5	Hank Sauer	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	163
2	Ted Williams	158
3	Vic Wertz	137
4	Ralph Kiner	131
5	Jackie Robinson	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	34
2	Pee Wee Reese	31
3	Bob Dillinger	20
4	Phil Rizzuto	17
5	Elmer Valo	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	2.50
2	Dave Koslo	2.67
3	Mike Garcia	2.79
4	Preacher Roe	2.83
5	Fred Hutchinson	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	25
2	Ellis Kinder	23
3	Bob Lemon	22
3	Howie Pollet	22
3	Warren Spahn	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	157
2	Warren Spahn	151
2	Virgil Trucks	151
4	Ellis Kinder	139
4	Bob Lemon	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	27
2	Jim Konstanty	10
3	Al Benton	9
3	Ted Wilks	9
5	Erv Palica	7