On This Day

Friday, June 2, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 11 .711 --
Tigers 24 12 .667 2.0
Red Sox 25 18 .581 4.5
Indians 20 18 .526 7.0
Senators 19 20 .487 8.5
White Sox 14 24 .368 13.0
Athletics 14 26 .350 14.0
Browns 11 25 .306 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 14 .632 --
Phillies 24 15 .615 0.5
Cardinals 23 15 .605 1.0
Braves 20 17 .541 3.5
Cubs 18 17 .514 4.5
Pirates 17 24 .415 8.5
Giants 14 22 .389 9.0
Reds 11 27 .289 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Arft 6
2 Hoot Evers 5
2 George Kell 5
2 Dick Kokos 5
2 Johnny Lipon 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Walt Dropo 1
1 Luke Easter 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 7
2 Hank Arft 5
3 Walt Dropo 3
3 Fred Hutchinson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Coleman 1
1 Al Dark 1
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Gray 1.00
2 Don Newcombe 0.60
3 Vic Raschi 0.53
4 Willie Ramsdell 0.43
5 Warren Spahn 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 8
1 Vic Raschi 8
3 Willie Ramsdell 6
3 Dick Weik 6
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cliff Fannin 1
1 Dave Koslo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .394
2 Larry Doby .393
3 George Kell .368
4 Jackie Robinson .365
5 Paul Lehner .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 12
2 Walt Dropo 11
2 Al Rosen 11
4 Ralph Kiner 10
4 Vern Stephens 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 47
2 Vic Wertz 46
3 Ted Williams 42
4 Walt Dropo 36
5 Hank Sauer 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Torgeson 7
2 Bob Dillinger 5
2 Larry Doby 5
2 Tommy Glaviano 5
2 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 1.42
2 Bob Cain 2.06
3 Jack Banta 2.19
4 Harry Brecheen 2.30
5 Joe Ostrowski 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 7
1 Curt Simmons 7
3 Joe Dobson 6
3 Sid Hudson 6
3 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 52
2 Allie Reynolds 49
3 Warren Spahn 46
4 Curt Simmons 44
5 Larry Jansen 41

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .491
2 Enos Slaughter .458
3 Gene Woodling .429
4 Johnny Lipon .424
5 Jackie Robinson .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 5
1 Duke Snider 5
3 Stan Musial 4
3 Hank Sauer 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 20
2 Hank Sauer 19
3 Joe DiMaggio 17
4 Walt Dropo 16
5 Stan Musial 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doby 4
1 Earl Torgeson 4
3 Ray Coleman 3
3 Wayne Terwilliger 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.66
2 Johnny Schmitz 1.00
3 Vern Bickford 1.33
3 Hal Newhouser 1.33
5 Jim Konstanty 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Banta 3
1 Vern Bickford 3
1 Tommy Byrne 3
1 Fred Hutchinson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 22
2 Curt Simmons 20
3 Willie Ramsdell 19
4 Vic Raschi 18
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Bob Cain 2
2 Mickey Harris 2
2 Jim Konstanty 2
2 Howie Pollet 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .398
2 Jackie Robinson .389
3 Enos Slaughter .387
4 Sam Mele .386
5 Larry Doby .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 11
2 Al Rosen 9
3 Vern Stephens 8
3 Ted Williams 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 36
2 Walt Dropo 34
3 Ted Williams 29
4 Al Rosen 28
4 Vern Stephens 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Konstanty 1.78
2 Bob Miller 2.16
3 Jack Banta 2.18
4 Bob Cain 2.28
5 Ken Heintzelman 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Simmons 6
2 Tommy Byrne 5
2 Sid Hudson 5
2 Fred Hutchinson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 41
2 Curt Simmons 35
3 Larry Jansen 34
4 Warren Spahn 33
5 Vic Raschi 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .363
2 George Kell .350
3 Jackie Robinson .345
4 Enos Slaughter .341
5 Ted Williams .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 52
2 Ted Williams 43
3 Vern Stephens 38
4 Stan Musial 34
5 Hank Sauer 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 169
2 Ted Williams 159
3 Vic Wertz 141
4 Stan Musial 132
5 Ralph Kiner 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 32
2 Pee Wee Reese 25
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Phil Rizzuto 17
5 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.59
2 Howie Pollet 2.75
3 Dave Koslo 2.90
4 Ken Heintzelman 2.99
5 Virgil Trucks 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 26
2 Mel Parnell 23
3 Ellis Kinder 22
3 Warren Spahn 22
5 Howie Pollet 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 166
2 Bob Lemon 160
3 Warren Spahn 154
4 Ellis Kinder 133
5 2 tied 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 31
2 Jim Konstanty 10
3 Al Benton 9
4 Erv Palica 6
4 2 others tied 6