On This Day

Wednesday, June 7, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	31	13	.705	--
Tigers	28	13	.683	1.5
Red Sox	29	19	.604	4.0
Indians	22	21	.512	8.5
Senators	20	23	.465	10.5
Athletics	16	29	.356	15.5
White Sox	15	29	.341	16.0
Browns	13	27	.325	16.0

Games

Red Sox 20, Browns 4

Yankees 5, Tigers 4

Senators 5, Indians 4

Athletics 5, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	26	16	.619	--
Phillies	27	17	.614	0.0
Cardinals	25	17	.595	1.0
Braves	24	18	.571	2.0
Cubs	20	20	.500	5.0
Giants	18	22	.450	7.0
Pirates	17	29	.370	11.0
Reds	12	30	.286	14.0

Games

Giants 13, Cubs 4

Dodgers 9, Pirates 0

Braves 10, Cardinals 2

Phillies 4, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Pesky	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
3	Lou Boudreau	3
3	Al Dark	3
3	15 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Morgan	2
1	Vern Stephens	2
1	Clyde Vollmer	2
4	Al Dark	1
4	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	5
1	Clyde Vollmer	5
3	Bobby Morgan	4
3	Bobby Thomson	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Yost	2
2	Al Dark	1
2	Sam Jethroe	1
2	Eddie Waitkus	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	1.00
2	Bobby Shantz	0.83
3	Don Newcombe	0.78
4	Early Wynn	0.44
5	Vic Raschi	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	Bob Miller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	10
2	Lou Kretlow	7
2	Don Newcombe	7
4	Bill Macdonald	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sheldon Jones	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.385
2	Stan Musial	.380
3	Larry Doby	.377
4	Walt Dropo	.372
5	Al Zarilla	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	14
2	Vern Stephens	13
3	Walt Dropo	12
3	Sid Gordon	12
5	Al Rosen	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	58
2	Ted Williams	52
3	Vic Wertz	47
4	Walt Dropo	45
5	Joe DiMaggio	41

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	1.13
2	Bob Cain	2.25
3	Harry Brecheen	2.30
4	Howie Pollet	2.47
5	Joe Ostrowski	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	8
2	Joe Dobson	7
2	Sid Hudson	7
2	Eddie Lopat	7
2	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	59
2	Warren Spahn	56
3	Allie Reynolds	55
4	Curt Simmons	53
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	Al Zarilla	.515
2	George Kell	.483
3	Hoot Evers	.421
4	Dom DiMaggio	.409
5	Walt Dropo	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	6
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Duke Snider	5
2	Vern Stephens	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	22
2	Hank Sauer	19
3	Vern Stephens	18
4	Hoot Evers	17
4	Vic Wertz	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Coleman	3
1	Billy Cox	3
1	Larry Doby	3
1	Sam Jethroe	3
1	Earl Torgeson	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	0.00
2	Jim Konstanty	0.61
3	Eddie Lopat	1.03
4	Vern Bickford	1.33
4	Ken Raffensberger	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	3
1	Tommy Byrne	3
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Fred Hutchinson	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	23
1	Warren Spahn	23
3	Robin Roberts	22
4	Allie Reynolds	19
5	Vic Raschi	17

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	.429
2	Sam Mele	.400
3	Enos Slaughter	.388
4	Larry Doby	.372
5	Danny Murtaugh	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walt Dropo	11
2	Vern Stephens	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	Sid Gordon	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	39
2	Vern Stephens	33
3	Vic Wertz	31
3	Ted Williams	31
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	5
2	Billy Cox	4
2	Larry Doby	4
2	Sam Jethroe	4
2	Wayne Terwilliger	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	0.61
2	Connie Marrero	2.08
3	Ken Raffensberger	2.11
4	Ned Garver	2.11
5	Don Newcombe	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	5
1	Tommy Byrne	5
1	Sid Hudson	5
1	Fred Hutchinson	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	45
2	Curt Simmons	37
3	Robin Roberts	35
4	Warren Spahn	34
5	Larry Jansen	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
2	Mickey Harris	3
2	Jim Konstanty	3
2	Bill Werle	3
5	10 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.361
2	George Kell	.358
3	Ted Williams	.348
4	Jackie Robinson	.345
5	Enos Slaughter	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	51
2	Ted Williams	43
3	Vern Stephens	38
4	Hank Sauer	35
5	Stan Musial	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	171
2	Ted Williams	162
3	Vic Wertz	136
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	2.84
3	Dave Koslo	2.93
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
3	Warren Spahn	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	161
2	Bob Lemon	159
2	Don Newcombe	159
4	Allie Reynolds	137
5	Robin Roberts	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	31
2	Jim Konstanty	11
3	Al Benton	8
4	Monk Dubiel	6
4	2 others tied	6