On This Day

Tuesday, May 23, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 8 .724 --
Tigers 17 10 .630 3.0
Senators 17 12 .586 4.0
Red Sox 20 15 .571 4.0
Indians 15 14 .517 6.0
Browns 8 16 .333 10.5
Athletics 10 20 .333 11.5
White Sox 7 20 .259 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 11 .621 --
Phillies 18 12 .600 0.5
Cardinals 15 13 .536 2.5
Braves 15 14 .517 3.0
Pirates 16 15 .516 3.0
Cubs 13 13 .500 3.5
Giants 10 15 .400 6.0
Reds 8 20 .286 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Owen Friend 3
1 George Kell 3
3 Bobby Adams 2
3 Gil Coan 2
3 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Owen Friend 2
2 Gil Coan 1
2 Ray Coleman 1
2 Ron Northey 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Owen Friend 4
1 Wally Westlake 4
3 Eddie Yost 3
4 Sam Dente 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Ramazzotti 1
1 Stan Rojek 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Macdonald 1.75
2 Willie Ramsdell 0.62
3 Johnny Schmitz 0.57
4 Ralph Branca 0.56
5 Russ Meyer 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Bill Macdonald 1
1 Willie Ramsdell 1
1 Johnny Schmitz 1
1 Al Widmar 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Ramsdell 8
2 Bill Macdonald 7
3 Ralph Branca 5
3 Russ Meyer 5
5 Johnny Schmitz 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .439
2 Larry Doby .407
3 Paul Lehner .390
4 Birdie Tebbetts .366
5 Johnny Hopp .365

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 Cain 2.23
4 Harry Brecheen 2.25
5 Connie Marrero 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 6
2 Cliff Chambers 5
2 Art Houtteman 5
2 Sid Hudson 5
2 3 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 .447
2 Sam Mele .447
3 Stan Musial .429
3 Johnny Wyrostek .429
5 Paul Lehner .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 8
2 Andy Pafko 4
2 Al Rosen 4
2 Vern Stephens 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 17
2 Al Rosen 16
3 Vern Stephens 15
3 Ted Williams 15
5 Joe DiMaggio 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 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 26
2 Larry Jansen 18
2 Herm Wehmeier 18
4 Don Newcombe 17
4 Johnny Schmitz 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 3
2 Joe Dobson 2
2 Carl Scheib 2
4 Jack Banta 1
4 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .369
2 Jackie Robinson .349
3 George Kell .341
4 Ted Williams .339
5 Enos Slaughter .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 54
2 Ted Williams 46
3 Vern Stephens 37
4 Stan Musial 34
5 Hank Sauer 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 169
2 Ted Williams 163
3 Vic Wertz 132
4 Ralph Kiner 129
5 Stan Musial 126

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 2.30
2 Howie Pollet 2.55
3 Dave Koslo 2.70
4 Preacher Roe 2.89
5 Murry Dickson 2.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 170
2 Bob Lemon 151
3 Warren Spahn 147
4 Virgil Trucks 141
5 Ellis Kinder 139

Saves

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