On This Day

Tuesday, June 6, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 28 12 .700 --
Yankees 30 13 .698 -0.5
Red Sox 28 19 .596 3.5
Indians 22 20 .524 7.0
Senators 19 23 .452 10.0
White Sox 15 28 .349 14.5
Athletics 15 29 .341 15.0
Browns 13 26 .333 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 25 16 .610 --
Dodgers 25 16 .610 --
Phillies 26 17 .605 --
Braves 23 18 .561 2.0
Cubs 20 19 .513 4.0
Giants 17 22 .436 7.0
Pirates 17 28 .378 10.0
Reds 12 29 .293 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Easter 4
1 Bob Kennedy 4
3 Chico Carrasquel 3
3 Johnny Groth 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Serena 2
1 Bobby Thomson 2
1 Gus Zernial 2
4 Tommy Brown 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 6
2 Bill Serena 4
3 Larry Doby 3
3 Owen Friend 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Sam Jethroe 1
1 Clyde Vollmer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Simmons 0.90
2 Lou Brissie 0.78
3 Ewell Blackwell 0.60
3 Howie Pollet 0.60
5 Mike Garcia 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 1
1 Tom Ferrick 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Ken Holcombe 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 9
2 Lou Brissie 7
3 Dan Bankhead 6
3 Ewell Blackwell 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Calvert 1
1 Al Widmar 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .388
2 Stan Musial .385
3 Larry Doby .378
4 Walt Dropo .374
5 Jackie Robinson .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 14
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 49
3 Vic Wertz 47
4 Walt Dropo 42
5 Joe DiMaggio 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Torgeson 7
2 Sam Jethroe 6
2 Wayne Terwilliger 6
4 Bob Dillinger 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Cain 2.25
2 Harry Brecheen 2.30
3 Howie Pollet 2.47
4 Joe Ostrowski 2.51
5 Connie Marrero 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 8
2 Eddie Lopat 7
2 Robin Roberts 7
2 Curt Simmons 7
5 9 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 59
2 Allie Reynolds 55
3 Curt Simmons 53
4 Warren Spahn 46
5 Howie Pollet 45

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .517
2 Al Zarilla .483
3 Walt Dropo .411
4 Dom DiMaggio .409
5 Enos Slaughter .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Westlake 6
2 Hank Sauer 5
2 Duke Snider 5
2 Gus Zernial 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 19
1 Hank Sauer 19
3 Vic Wertz 17
4 Wally Westlake 16
5 2 tied 15

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 Eddie Lopat 1.03
3 Jim Konstanty 1.15
4 Vern Bickford 1.33
4 2 others tied 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 3
1 Tommy Byrne 3
1 Fred Hutchinson 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 23
2 Robin Roberts 22
3 Allie Reynolds 19
4 Willie Ramsdell 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 .433
2 Enos Slaughter .413
3 Sam Mele .400
4 Larry Doby .384
5 Jackie Robinson .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 10
2 Al Rosen 9
3 Ted Williams 8
4 Joe DiMaggio 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 36
2 Vic Wertz 31
3 Vern Stephens 30
3 Ted Williams 30
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 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Raffensberger 2.11
2 Howie Pollet 2.18
3 Hal Newhouser 2.31
4 Max Lanier 2.52
5 Vern Bickford 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 6
2 Vern Bickford 5
2 Fred Hutchinson 5
2 Eddie Lopat 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 45
2 Curt Simmons 40
3 Robin Roberts 35
4 Larry Jansen 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .361
2 George Kell .359
3 Ted Williams .345
4 Jackie Robinson .344
5 Enos Slaughter .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 51
2 Ted Williams 43
3 Vern Stephens 37
4 Hank Sauer 34
5 Stan Musial 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 169
2 Ted Williams 160
3 Vic Wertz 138
4 Stan Musial 128
5 Ralph Kiner 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 30
2 Pee Wee Reese 24
3 Bob Dillinger 19
4 Phil Rizzuto 18
5 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 2.76
2 Mike Garcia 2.79
3 Dave Koslo 2.88
4 Virgil Trucks 2.97
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