On This Day

Tuesday, May 30, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	26	10	.722	--
Tigers	22	12	.647	3.0
Red Sox	24	18	.571	5.0
Indians	20	17	.541	6.5
Senators	19	17	.528	7.0
Athletics	14	24	.368	13.0
White Sox	13	23	.361	13.0
Browns	8	25	.242	16.5

Games

Indians 4, Tigers 0

Tigers 5, Indians 2

Yankees 11, Red Sox 7

Yankees 5, Red Sox 3

Senators 4, Athletics 3

Athletics 5, Senators 1

White Sox 14, Browns 2

White Sox 12, Browns 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	23	13	.639	--
Cardinals	22	14	.611	1.0
Phillies	23	15	.605	1.0
Braves	19	16	.543	3.5
Cubs	18	16	.529	4.0
Pirates	16	23	.410	8.5
Giants	12	21	.364	9.5
Reds	10	25	.286	12.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Phillies 6

Dodgers 6, Phillies 4

Braves 7, Giants 2

Giants 10, Braves 3

Reds 4, Cubs 1

Cubs 7, Reds 4

Cardinals 17, Pirates 13

Cardinals 8, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cass Michaels	6
1	Dave Philley	6
3	Dom DiMaggio	5
3	Ted Kluszewski	5
3	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	3
2	Nanny Fernandez	2
2	Ted Kluszewski	2
2	Gus Zernial	2
5	31 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	8
2	Cass Michaels	5
3	Nanny Fernandez	4
3	Ralph Kiner	4
3	6 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Billy Cox	1
1	Luis Olmo	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Jansen	1.00
2	Hal Newhouser	0.71
3	Johnny Sain	0.62
4	Bob Lemon	0.50
5	Ken Raffensberger	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Staley	2
2	Jack Banta	1
2	Tommy Byrne	1
2	Monk Dubiel	1
2	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Byrne	6
1	Larry Jansen	6
3	Bob Lemon	5
3	Hal Newhouser	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Bob Cain	1
1	Mickey Harris	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.415
2	Larry Doby	.398
3	Paul Lehner	.372
3	Jackie Robinson	.372
5	George Kell	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Walt Dropo	10
2	Al Rosen	10
2	Vern Stephens	10
5	Ralph Kiner	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	47
2	Ted Williams	41
3	Vic Wertz	39
4	Hank Sauer	34
5	Walt Dropo	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	7
2	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Larry Doby	5
2	Sam Jethroe	5
2	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	1.42
2	Harry Brecheen	2.02
3	Bob Cain	2.06
4	Jack Banta	2.19
5	Joe Ostrowski	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	7
2	Sid Hudson	6
2	Bob Lemon	6
2	Eddie Lopat	6
2	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	52
2	Allie Reynolds	42
2	Warren Spahn	42
4	Larry Jansen	41
5	Bob Lemon	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	8
2	Mickey Harris	5
3	Jim Konstanty	4
3	Bill Werle	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.475
2	Jackie Robinson	.434
3	Enos Slaughter	.419
4	Gene Woodling	.412
5	Larry Doby	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	6
2	Gus Zernial	5
3	Walt Dropo	4
3	Eddie Joost	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	18
1	Hank Sauer	18
1	Vern Stephens	18
1	Gus Zernial	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doby	4
1	Earl Torgeson	4
3	Dom DiMaggio	3
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	0.66
2	Jim Konstanty	1.23
3	Hal Newhouser	1.33
4	Bob Lemon	1.67
5	Dave Koslo	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Banta	3
1	Tommy Byrne	3
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	24
2	Robin Roberts	20
2	Herm Wehmeier	20
4	Preacher Roe	17
5	Tommy Byrne	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Bob Cain	2
2	Mickey Harris	2
2	Howie Pollet	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.406
2	Larry Doby	.400
3	Jackie Robinson	.398
4	Sam Mele	.392
5	George Kell	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walt Dropo	10
1	Ted Williams	10
3	Vern Stephens	9
4	Al Rosen	8
5	6 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	36
2	Walt Dropo	33
3	Vern Stephens	32
4	Vic Wertz	31
5	Hank Sauer	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	1.98
2	Jim Konstanty	2.13
3	Bob Miller	2.16
4	Jack Banta	2.18
5	Bob Cain	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	5
1	Sid Hudson	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
1	Bob Rush	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	42
2	Larry Jansen	34
2	Allie Reynolds	34
4	Warren Spahn	30
4	Herm Wehmeier	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
2	Mickey Harris	4
2	Jim Konstanty	4
2	Bill Werle	4
5	Carl Scheib	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.372
2	George Kell	.350
3	Jackie Robinson	.349
4	Enos Slaughter	.345
5	Ted Williams	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	53
2	Ted Williams	43
3	Vern Stephens	38
4	Stan Musial	36
5	Hank Sauer	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	171
2	Ted Williams	161
3	Vic Wertz	137
4	Stan Musial	134
5	Ralph Kiner	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	32
2	Pee Wee Reese	26
3	Bob Dillinger	20
4	Phil Rizzuto	17
5	Elmer Valo	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.48
2	Howie Pollet	2.75
3	Dave Koslo	2.82
4	Ken Heintzelman	3.00
5	Virgil Trucks	3.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	26
2	Mel Parnell	24
3	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Warren Spahn	22
5	Howie Pollet	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	163
2	Bob Lemon	160
3	Warren Spahn	150
4	Tommy Byrne	134
5	Ellis Kinder	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	32
2	Al Benton	9
2	Jim Konstanty	9
4	Ted Wilks	7
5	2 tied	6