On This Day

Sunday, May 28, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	10	.706	--
Tigers	21	11	.656	2.0
Red Sox	24	16	.600	3.0
Indians	19	16	.543	5.5
Senators	18	16	.529	6.0
Athletics	13	23	.361	12.0
White Sox	10	23	.303	13.5
Browns	8	22	.267	14.0

Games

White Sox 2, Indians 0

Indians 7, White Sox 0

Yankees 6, Athletics 3

Athletics 6, Yankees 5

Senators 7, Red Sox 6

Tigers 6, Browns 2

Tigers 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	23	13	.639	--
Dodgers	21	13	.618	1.0
Cardinals	20	14	.588	2.0
Braves	18	15	.545	3.5
Cubs	17	15	.531	4.0
Pirates	16	21	.432	7.5
Giants	11	20	.355	9.5
Reds	9	24	.273	12.5

Games

Braves 4, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 6, Reds 2

Cardinals 7, Reds 2

Phillies 5, Giants 2

Giants 3, Phillies 1

Cubs 6, Pirates 0

Cubs 5, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Dillinger	6
2	Hank Sauer	5
2	Vic Wertz	5
4	Dom DiMaggio	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Borkowski	1
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	4
1	Joe Garagiola	4
1	Sam Mele	4
1	Johnny Schmitz	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Enos Slaughter	2
2	Ray Coleman	1
2	Bob Dillinger	1
2	Eddie Miksis	1
2	Stan Musial	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Johnson	0.86
2	Early Wynn	0.83
3	Fred Sanford	0.60
4	Dave Koslo	0.38
4	Warren Spahn	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Johnson	6
1	Fred Sanford	6
3	Early Wynn	5
4	Fritz Dorish	4
4	6 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey Harris	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Howie Pollet	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.442
2	Larry Doby	.402
3	Paul Lehner	.385
4	Jackie Robinson	.369
5	George Kell	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Walt Dropo	10
3	Al Rosen	9
3	Vern Stephens	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	43
2	Ted Williams	39
3	Vic Wertz	37
4	Walt Dropo	33
5	Joe DiMaggio	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	6
2	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Larry Doby	5
2	Sam Jethroe	5
2	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	1.50
2	Harry Brecheen	2.02
3	Al Brazle	2.08
4	Bob Cain	2.18
5	Joe Ostrowski	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sid Hudson	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Bob Rush	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
1	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	48
2	Allie Reynolds	42
2	Warren Spahn	42
4	Curt Simmons	37
5	3 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	7
2	Mickey Harris	4
2	Jim Konstanty	4
2	Bill Werle	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.456
2	Jackie Robinson	.449
3	Enos Slaughter	.429
4	Larry Doby	.424
5	Stan Musial	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walt Dropo	6
2	Hank Sauer	5
2	Vern Stephens	5
4	Eddie Joost	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	23
2	Hank Sauer	19
3	Joe DiMaggio	17
3	Vern Stephens	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doby	4
2	Dom DiMaggio	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Enos Slaughter	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	1.23
2	Mel Parnell	1.38
3	Jim Konstanty	1.50
4	Dave Koslo	1.84
5	Jack Banta	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	Jim Konstanty	3
1	Bob Rush	3
1	Bobby Shantz	3
5	25 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	24
2	Larry Jansen	18
3	Robin Roberts	16
3	Herm Wehmeier	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.440
2	Larry Doby	.409
3	Sam Mele	.391
4	George Kell	.376
5	Jackie Robinson	.374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Walt Dropo	33
3	Vic Wertz	29
4	Vern Stephens	28
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	6
2	Larry Doby	5
2	Sam Jethroe	5
2	Wayne Terwilliger	5
5	Dom DiMaggio	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Hiller	0.68
2	Jack Banta	1.38
3	Bob Miller	1.69
4	Mel Parnell	1.87
5	Harry Brecheen	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Simmons	6
2	Sid Hudson	5
2	Bob Rush	5
4	Dan Bankhead	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	39
2	Robin Roberts	38
3	Curt Simmons	32
4	Warren Spahn	30
4	Herm Wehmeier	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.374
2	Jackie Robinson	.351
3	George Kell	.346
4	Enos Slaughter	.342
5	Ted Williams	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	52
2	Ted Williams	45
3	Vern Stephens	37
4	Stan Musial	35
5	Hank Sauer	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	169
2	Ted Williams	162
3	Vic Wertz	137
4	Stan Musial	131
5	Ralph Kiner	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	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.48
2	Howie Pollet	2.75
3	Dave Koslo	2.78
4	Jack Banta	2.99
5	Ken Heintzelman	3.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	170
2	Bob Lemon	155
3	Warren Spahn	153
4	Ellis Kinder	136
5	Virgil Trucks	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	31
2	Al Benton	9
2	Jim Konstanty	9
4	Ted Wilks	7
5	3 tied	6