On This Day

Monday, May 22, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 8 .724 --
Tigers 17 9 .654 2.5
Senators 16 12 .571 4.5
Red Sox 20 15 .571 4.0
Indians 15 14 .517 6.0
Athletics 10 19 .345 11.0
Browns 7 16 .304 11.0
White Sox 7 20 .259 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 10 .643 --
Phillies 18 11 .621 0.5
Cardinals 15 13 .536 3.0
Braves 15 13 .536 3.0
Pirates 15 15 .500 4.0
Cubs 12 13 .480 4.5
Giants 10 15 .400 6.5
Reds 7 20 .259 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Lipon 4
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Hank Majeski 3
2 Phil Masi 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 2
2 Dick Kryhoski 1
2 Gus Zernial 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 5
2 Dick Kryhoski 3
2 Hank Majeski 3
4 Joe DiMaggio 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Gordon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Raschi 1.20
2 Don Newcombe 0.70
3 Bob Kuzava 0.44
4 Howie Fox 0.33
5 Mickey McDermott 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Cain 1
1 Don Newcombe 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 Vic Raschi 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 7
2 Vic Raschi 6
3 Bob Kuzava 4
4 Howie Fox 3
4 Mickey McDermott 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .439
2 Paul Lehner .411
3 Larry Doby .407
4 Dick Sisler .371
5 Birdie Tebbetts .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 40
2 Ted Williams 36
3 Vic Wertz 30
4 Joe DiMaggio 28
5 Del Ennis 27

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 Ewell Blackwell 1.91
2 Joe Ostrowski 2.01
3 Bob Miller 2.05
4 Bob Cain 2.23
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 Sam Mele .432
2 Larry Doby .429
3 Paul Lehner .426
4 Stan Musial .422
5 Johnny Wyrostek .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 8
2 Ralph Kiner 4
2 Al Rosen 4
2 Vern Stephens 4
2 Ted Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 17
2 Al Rosen 16
3 Vern Stephens 15
3 Ted Williams 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 3
2 Ted Beard 2
2 Gil Coan 2
2 Bob Dillinger 2
2 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 0.46
2 Johnny Sain 0.67
3 Howie Judson 0.69
4 Tommy Byrne 1.00
5 Mike Garcia 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Allie Reynolds 3
1 Bob Rush 3
1 Johnny Sain 3
4 Vern Bickford 2
4 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 26
2 Herm Wehmeier 22
3 Larry Jansen 18
4 Don Newcombe 17
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 3
2 Jack Banta 2
2 Joe Dobson 2
2 Carl Scheib 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .369
2 Jackie Robinson .349
3 Ted Williams .337
4 George Kell .335
5 Enos Slaughter .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 55
2 Ted Williams 46
3 Vern Stephens 37
4 Stan Musial 35
5 Hank Sauer 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 169
2 Ted Williams 163
3 Vic Wertz 133
4 Ralph Kiner 130
5 Stan Musial 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 32
2 Pee Wee Reese 28
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Phil Rizzuto 16
5 Elmer Valo 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.44
2 Howie Pollet 2.55
3 Dave Koslo 2.64
4 Preacher Roe 2.89
5 Murry Dickson 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
1 Mel Parnell 24
3 Ellis Kinder 23
4 Howie Pollet 22
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 173
2 Bob Lemon 151
3 Warren Spahn 147
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