On This Day

Thursday, May 25, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 8 .733 --
Tigers 17 11 .607 4.0
Red Sox 22 15 .595 3.5
Senators 17 14 .548 5.5
Indians 17 14 .548 5.5
Athletics 11 21 .344 12.0
Browns 8 18 .308 12.0
White Sox 8 21 .276 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 11 .645 --
Phillies 20 12 .625 0.5
Cardinals 17 13 .567 2.5
Braves 16 14 .533 3.5
Pirates 16 17 .485 5.0
Cubs 13 15 .464 5.5
Giants 10 17 .370 8.0
Reds 8 21 .276 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Pesky 5
2 Hank Arft 3
2 Tookie Gilbert 3
2 Billy Goodman 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Walt Dropo 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 6
2 Yogi Berra 4
2 Owen Friend 4
4 Johnny Lindell 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doby 2
2 Jerry Coleman 1
2 Billy Cox 1
2 Owen Friend 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Houtteman 0.64
2 Bob Lemon 0.50
3 Bobby Shantz 0.43
4 Tommy Byrne 0.36
4 Cliff Chambers 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Houtteman 7
2 Kirby Higbe 5
3 Tommy Byrne 4
3 Cliff Chambers 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 1
1 Al Papai 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .448
2 Larry Doby .418
3 Paul Lehner .398
4 Phil Rizzuto .361
5 Dick Sisler .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 11
2 Walt Dropo 10
3 Vern Stephens 9
4 Sid Gordon 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 43
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Walt Dropo 31
3 Vic Wertz 31
5 Joe DiMaggio 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 5
1 Wayne Terwilliger 5
1 Earl Torgeson 5
4 Bob Dillinger 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 1.53
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 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 39
2 Robin Roberts 37
3 Allie Reynolds 36
4 Bob Lemon 35
5 Howie Pollet 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 5
2 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 .465
2 Sam Mele .449
3 Paul Lehner .415
4 Danny Murtaugh .413
5 Stan Musial .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 8
2 Andy Pafko 5
2 Vern Stephens 5
4 Sam Chapman 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 23
2 Vern Stephens 17
3 Al Rosen 16
3 Ted Williams 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doby 3
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Wayne Terwilliger 3
1 Earl Torgeson 3
5 3 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Sain 0.67
2 Bob Miller 1.29
3 Virgil Trucks 1.32
4 Mike Garcia 1.35
5 2 tied 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
1 Bob Rush 3
1 Johnny Sain 3
1 Bobby Shantz 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 26
2 Ewell Blackwell 19
3 Herm Wehmeier 18
4 Don Newcombe 17
5 Tommy Byrne 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .458
2 Larry Doby .431
3 Paul Lehner .393
4 Phil Rizzuto .390
5 Dick Sisler .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 10
1 Ted Williams 10
3 Vern Stephens 8
4 Willie Jones 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 33
2 Walt Dropo 31
3 Vern Stephens 29
4 Vic Wertz 25
5 Dick Sisler 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wayne Terwilliger 5
1 Earl Torgeson 5
3 Larry Doby 4
3 Tommy Glaviano 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 1.62
2 Mel Parnell 1.87
3 Al Brazle 1.93
4 Joe Ostrowski 2.01
5 Dan Bankhead 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Hudson 5
1 Curt Simmons 5
3 Dan Bankhead 4
3 Tommy Byrne 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 33
2 Ewell Blackwell 31
2 Robin Roberts 31
2 Warren Spahn 31
5 Herm Wehmeier 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 4
2 Jim Konstanty 3
2 Joe Page 3
2 Carl Scheib 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .371
2 Jackie Robinson .346
3 George Kell .343
4 Enos Slaughter .336
5 Ted Williams .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 54
2 Ted Williams 45
3 Vern Stephens 37
4 Stan Musial 33
5 Hank Sauer 30

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 2.68
3 Dave Koslo 2.83
4 Preacher Roe 2.94
5 Jack Banta 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 25
2 Mel Parnell 24
3 Ellis Kinder 22
3 Howie Pollet 22
5 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 170
2 Bob Lemon 155
3 Warren Spahn 153
4 Virgil Trucks 141
5 Tommy Byrne 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 29
2 Al Benton 9
2 Jim Konstanty 9
4 Ted Wilks 7
5 4 tied 6