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

White Sox 8, Red Sox 4

Indians 16, Yankees 2

Tigers 11, Senators 8

Browns 6, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	25	16	.610	--
Dodgers	25	16	.610	0.0
Phillies	26	17	.605	0.0
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

Cubs 7, Dodgers 6

Braves 8, Reds 3

Giants 10, Pirates 4

Cardinals 5, Phillies 4

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