On This Day

Wednesday, May 17, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 14 7 .667 --
Yankees 16 8 .667 -0.5
Red Sox 18 11 .621 --
Senators 14 10 .583 1.5
Indians 12 11 .522 3.0
Athletics 9 15 .375 6.5
Browns 5 15 .250 8.5
White Sox 5 16 .238 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 9 .654 --
Dodgers 14 9 .609 1.5
Cardinals 13 11 .542 3.0
Cubs 11 10 .524 3.5
Braves 13 12 .520 3.5
Pirates 13 13 .500 4.0
Giants 7 13 .350 7.0
Reds 6 17 .261 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yogi Berra 3
1 Hank Edwards 3
1 Sherm Lollar 3
1 Cliff Mapes 3
1 Phil Rizzuto 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 2
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 Pete Castiglione 1
2 Sam Chapman 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherm Lollar 5
2 Walt Dropo 3
3 Bobby Brown 2
3 Dale Coogan 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Eddie Joost 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Newcombe 0.89
2 Herm Wehmeier 0.88
3 Ray Scarborough 0.67
4 Ellis Kinder 0.50
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Ken Johnson 1
1 Sheldon Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 8
2 Herm Wehmeier 7
3 Ray Scarborough 6
4 Ted Gray 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Carl Scheib 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .451
2 Larry Doby .393
3 Cliff Mapes .373
4 Dick Sisler .372
5 Johnny Hopp .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 11
2 Walt Dropo 8
2 Sid Gordon 8
2 Al Rosen 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 32
2 Vern Stephens 31
3 Del Ennis 26
4 Willie Jones 24
4 Vic Wertz 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 1.53
2 Bob Cain 1.54
3 Bob Miller 1.85
4 Harry Brecheen 1.85
5 Joe Ostrowski 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 5
1 Johnny Sain 5
3 Cliff Chambers 4
3 Joe Dobson 4
3 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 36
2 Warren Spahn 30
3 Bob Lemon 28
4 Allie Reynolds 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Mickey Harris 3
2 Jim Konstanty 3
2 Carl Scheib 3
2 Bill Werle 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .462
2 Sam Mele .455
3 Dick Sisler .429
4 Bud Stewart .405
5 Tommy Glaviano .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 8
2 Ted Williams 7
3 Al Rosen 6
4 Sid Gordon 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 19
2 Walt Dropo 16
2 Al Rosen 16
4 Vic Wertz 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 3
2 Bobby Adams 2
2 Herb Adams 2
2 Richie Ashburn 2
2 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Stobbs 0.57
2 Howie Pollet 1.00
3 Frank Hiller 1.50
4 Al Brazle 1.59
5 Robin Roberts 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Johnson 3
1 Johnny Sain 3
1 Curt Simmons 3
1 Early Wynn 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 19
1 Allie Reynolds 19
3 Warren Spahn 17
4 Herm Wehmeier 16
5 4 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 3
1 Carl Scheib 3
1 Bill Werle 3
4 Jack Banta 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .367
2 Jackie Robinson .351
3 Ted Williams .344
4 Enos Slaughter .332
5 Carl Furillo .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 55
2 Ted Williams 47
3 Vern Stephens 37
4 Stan Musial 35
5 Hank Sauer 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 165
2 Ted Williams 163
3 Vic Wertz 131
4 Stan Musial 128
5 Ralph Kiner 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 33
2 Pee Wee Reese 30
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Phil Rizzuto 16
5 Elmer Valo 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 2.49
2 Mike Garcia 2.52
3 Preacher Roe 2.65
4 Dave Koslo 2.78
5 Fred Hutchinson 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 25
2 Ellis Kinder 23
2 Bob Lemon 23
4 Howie Pollet 22
5 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 167
2 Warren Spahn 153
3 Virgil Trucks 152
4 Bob Lemon 148
5 Ellis Kinder 144

Saves

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