On This Day

Sunday, May 14, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 13 6 .684 --
Yankees 14 8 .636 0.5
Red Sox 17 10 .630 --
Senators 12 10 .545 2.5
Indians 11 10 .524 3.0
Athletics 8 14 .364 6.5
Browns 5 13 .278 7.5
White Sox 5 14 .263 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 15 9 .625 --
Cardinals 13 9 .591 1.0
Dodgers 12 9 .571 1.5
Cubs 10 9 .526 2.5
Braves 12 11 .522 2.5
Pirates 12 12 .500 3.0
Giants 6 12 .333 6.0
Reds 6 15 .286 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Westlake 7
2 Johnny Hopp 6
3 Sam Mele 5
3 Hank Sauer 5
3 Wayne Terwilliger 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 2
1 Johnny Hopp 2
1 Eddie Yost 2
4 Walker Cooper 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 5
1 Hank Sauer 5
1 Roy Sievers 5
4 Del Ennis 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Herb Adams 1
1 Nanny Fernandez 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jansen 1.00
2 Mike Garcia 0.88
3 Dick Weik 0.54
4 Warren Spahn 0.38
5 Johnny Schmitz 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Chesnes 1
1 Cliff Fannin 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 9
2 Mike Garcia 7
2 Dick Weik 7
4 Woody Main 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 2
2 Jack Banta 1
2 Al Brazle 1
2 Tom Ferrick 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .467
2 Dick Sisler .382
3 Cliff Mapes .379
4 Andy Pafko .375
5 Dom DiMaggio .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 9
2 Sid Gordon 8
2 Al Rosen 8
4 Willie Jones 7
4 Ralph Kiner 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 29
2 Ted Williams 28
3 Del Ennis 26
4 Willie Jones 23
5 Vic Wertz 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 5
2 Sam Jethroe 4
3 Bobby Adams 3
3 Herb Adams 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Cain 1.54
2 Ewell Blackwell 1.65
3 Joe Ostrowski 1.73
4 Bob Miller 1.85
5 Harry Brecheen 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Houtteman 4
1 Mel Parnell 4
1 Robin Roberts 4
1 Johnny Sain 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 32
2 Warren Spahn 30
3 Bob Lemon 28
4 Larry Jansen 26
4 Howie Pollet 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Mickey Harris 3
2 Jim Konstanty 3
2 Bill Werle 3
5 7 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walt Dropo .400
1 Eddie Yost .400
3 Dom DiMaggio .397
4 Dick Sisler .396
5 Vic Wertz .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 8
2 Walt Dropo 6
2 Al Rosen 6
4 Sid Gordon 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 23
2 Walt Dropo 15
3 Bobby Doerr 14
3 Del Ennis 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Herb Adams 3
1 Sam Jethroe 3
3 Bobby Adams 2
3 Ted Beard 2
3 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Hiller 1.50
2 Ewell Blackwell 1.73
2 Harry Brecheen 1.73
4 Bob Cain 1.83
5 Al Brazle 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Simmons 3
2 Ewell Blackwell 2
2 Harry Brecheen 2
2 Tommy Byrne 2
2 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 22
2 Larry Jansen 19
3 Mickey McDermott 18
3 Warren Spahn 18
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 3
1 Bill Werle 3
3 Jack Banta 2
3 Mickey Harris 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .363
2 Jackie Robinson .351
3 Ted Williams .344
4 Enos Slaughter .337
5 George Kell .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 163
2 Ted Williams 161
3 Vic Wertz 136
4 Ralph Kiner 128
5 Stan Musial 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 33
2 Pee Wee Reese 31
3 Bob Dillinger 21
4 Phil Rizzuto 17
5 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 2.51
2 Mike Garcia 2.52
3 Preacher Roe 2.72
4 Dave Koslo 2.82
5 Jack Banta 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 25
2 Ellis Kinder 23
2 Bob Lemon 23
2 Howie Pollet 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 159
2 Warren Spahn 153
3 Virgil Trucks 152
4 Bob Lemon 148
5 Ellis Kinder 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 28
2 Jim Konstanty 10
3 Al Benton 9
3 Ted Wilks 9
5 Erv Palica 7