On This Day

Monday, June 5, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 12 .714 --
Tigers 27 12 .692 1.5
Red Sox 28 18 .609 4.0
Indians 21 20 .512 8.5
Senators 19 22 .463 10.5
Athletics 15 28 .349 15.5
White Sox 14 28 .333 16.0
Browns 12 26 .316 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 15 .625 --
Phillies 26 16 .619 --
Cardinals 24 16 .600 1.0
Braves 22 18 .550 3.0
Cubs 19 19 .500 5.0
Giants 16 22 .421 8.0
Pirates 17 27 .386 10.0
Reds 12 28 .300 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Kell 4
1 Irv Noren 4
3 Roy Campanella 3
3 Granny Hamner 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 2
2 Roy Campanella 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Del Ennis 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hoot Evers 5
2 Vern Stephens 4
3 Gus Bell 3
3 Del Ennis 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Nellie Fox 1
1 Johnny Groth 1
1 Bob Kennedy 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Preacher Roe 1.33
2 Allie Reynolds 0.86
3 Bob Feller 0.50
4 Robin Roberts 0.44
5 Dizzy Trout 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 Mickey McDermott 1
1 Robin Roberts 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 7
2 Mickey McDermott 6
2 Allie Reynolds 6
4 Dizzy Trout 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Hansen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .393
2 Larry Doby .388
3 George Kell .388
4 Walt Dropo .370
5 Paul Lehner .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 13
2 Walt Dropo 11
2 Sid Gordon 11
2 Al Rosen 11
2 Vern Stephens 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 53
2 Ted Williams 48
3 Vic Wertz 47
4 Walt Dropo 42
5 Joe DiMaggio 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Torgeson 7
2 Wayne Terwilliger 6
3 Bob Dillinger 5
3 Larry Doby 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 1.38
2 Bob Cain 2.25
3 Harry Brecheen 2.30
4 Hal Newhouser 2.31
5 Joe Ostrowski 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 8
2 Eddie Lopat 7
2 Robin Roberts 7
2 Curt Simmons 7
5 8 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 59
2 Allie Reynolds 55
3 Warren Spahn 46
4 Curt Simmons 44
5 Larry Jansen 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 9
2 Jim Konstanty 6
3 Mickey Harris 5
4 Bill Werle 4
5 3 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .508
2 Al Zarilla .452
3 Enos Slaughter .436
4 Dom DiMaggio .429
5 Johnny Lipon .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 5
1 Duke Snider 5
1 Vern Stephens 5
1 Wally Westlake 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 19
1 Hank Sauer 19
3 Vern Stephens 18
3 Vic Wertz 18
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Coleman 3
1 Billy Cox 3
1 Larry Doby 3
1 Earl Torgeson 3
5 5 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.00
2 Vern Bickford 1.00
3 Eddie Lopat 1.03
4 Jim Konstanty 1.15
5 Hal Newhouser 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 4
2 Tommy Byrne 3
2 Eddie Lopat 3
2 Ken Raffensberger 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 22
2 Allie Reynolds 19
3 Willie Ramsdell 18
3 Vic Raschi 18
5 Tommy Byrne 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 5
2 Jim Konstanty 3
3 Bob Cain 2
3 Mickey Harris 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .432
2 Enos Slaughter .423
3 Sam Mele .400
4 Larry Doby .391
5 Stan Musial .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 10
2 Al Rosen 9
3 Vern Stephens 8
3 Ted Williams 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doby 5
1 Earl Torgeson 5
3 Billy Cox 4
3 Wayne Terwilliger 4
5 9 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Konstanty 1.75
2 Bob Miller 2.08
3 Hal Newhouser 2.31
4 Howie Pollet 2.62
5 Tommy Byrne 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 6
2 Fred Hutchinson 5
2 Eddie Lopat 5
2 Johnny Sain 5
2 Curt Simmons 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 47
2 Robin Roberts 35
3 Larry Jansen 32
4 Tommy Byrne 31
4 Curt Simmons 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .362
2 George Kell .356
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Jackie Robinson .343
5 Enos Slaughter .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 171
2 Ted Williams 161
3 Vic Wertz 141
4 Stan Musial 130
5 Ralph Kiner 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 30
2 Pee Wee Reese 24
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Phil Rizzuto 18
5 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.83
2 Howie Pollet 2.86
3 Dave Koslo 2.88
4 Virgil Trucks 3.03
5 Preacher Roe 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 25
2 Mel Parnell 23
3 Ellis Kinder 22
4 Warren Spahn 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 163
2 Bob Lemon 159
3 Warren Spahn 152
4 Allie Reynolds 137
5 Robin Roberts 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 31
2 Jim Konstanty 11
3 Al Benton 9
4 Monk Dubiel 6
4 3 others tied 6