On This Day

Sunday, May 21, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 8 .714 --
Tigers 16 9 .640 2.5
Senators 16 11 .593 3.5
Red Sox 20 14 .588 3.0
Indians 15 13 .536 5.0
Athletics 10 19 .345 10.5
Browns 7 16 .304 10.5
White Sox 6 20 .231 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 10 .630 --
Phillies 18 11 .621 0.0
Cardinals 15 13 .536 2.5
Braves 15 13 .536 2.5
Pirates 15 15 .500 3.5
Cubs 12 13 .480 4.0
Giants 10 15 .400 6.0
Reds 7 19 .269 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Coleman 5
1 Joe Collins 5
1 Joe DiMaggio 5
1 Larry Doby 5
1 3 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
2 Phil Cavarretta 1
2 Walker Cooper 1
2 Bob Dillinger 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 8
2 Bob Dillinger 4
2 Ralph Kiner 4
2 Sherm Lollar 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wayne Terwilliger 2
2 Luis Olmo 1
2 Johnny Pesky 1
2 Sibby Sisti 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ellis Kinder 0.67
1 Connie Marrero 0.67
3 Allie Reynolds 0.60
4 Preacher Roe 0.56
5 Billy Pierce 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 1
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Bob Chesnes 1
1 Bob Hooper 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 9
2 Herm Wehmeier 8
3 Billy Pierce 7
4 Bob Feller 5
4 Preacher Roe 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 Bill Werle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .439
2 Larry Doby .415
3 Paul Lehner .411
4 Dick Sisler .371
5 Phil Rizzuto .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 11
2 Walt Dropo 9
3 Sid Gordon 8
3 Willie Jones 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 36
2 Vern Stephens 35
3 Vic Wertz 29
4 Del Ennis 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Cain 1.67
2 Ewell Blackwell 1.91
3 Joe Ostrowski 2.01
4 Bob Miller 2.05
5 Harry Brecheen 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 6
2 Cliff Chambers 5
2 Art Houtteman 5
2 Robin Roberts 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 37
2 Allie Reynolds 36
3 Warren Spahn 33
4 Howie Pollet 32
4 Herm Wehmeier 32

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Doby .463
2 Sam Mele .452
3 Stan Musial .440
4 Enos Slaughter .422
5 Paul Lehner .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 8
2 Al Rosen 6
3 Ted Williams 5
4 Ralph Kiner 4
5 13 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 19
2 Walt Dropo 17
2 Enos Slaughter 17
2 Ted Williams 17
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 2
1 Herb Adams 2
1 Richie Ashburn 2
1 Ted Beard 2
1 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rex Barney 0.69
2 Howie Judson 0.73
3 Mel Parnell 1.38
3 Bob Chesnes 1.38
5 Ray Scarborough 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
1 Bob Rush 3
1 Johnny Sain 3
1 Curt Simmons 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 26
2 Herm Wehmeier 22
3 Ewell Blackwell 18
3 Larry Jansen 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Scheib 3
1 Bill Werle 3
3 Jack Banta 2
3 Joe Dobson 2
5 20 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .368
2 Jackie Robinson .350
3 Ted Williams .340
4 Enos Slaughter .336
5 George Kell .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 55
2 Ted Williams 46
3 Vern Stephens 36
4 Stan Musial 35
5 Hank Sauer 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 167
2 Ted Williams 163
3 Vic Wertz 134
4 Ralph Kiner 130
5 Stan Musial 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 33
2 Pee Wee Reese 29
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Phil Rizzuto 16
5 Elmer Valo 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.49
2 Howie Pollet 2.55
3 Dave Koslo 2.64
4 Preacher Roe 2.89
5 Virgil Trucks 3.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 166
2 Bob Lemon 151
2 Warren Spahn 151
4 Virgil Trucks 146
5 Ellis Kinder 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 28
2 Jim Konstanty 10
3 Al Benton 9
4 Ted Wilks 7
5 4 tied 6