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 --
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