On This Day

Sunday, June 11, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 32 14 .696 --
Yankees 34 15 .694 -0.5
Red Sox 30 23 .566 5.5
Indians 25 23 .521 8.0
Senators 22 26 .458 11.0
White Sox 18 31 .367 15.5
Athletics 18 32 .360 16.0
Browns 15 30 .333 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 30 17 .638 --
Dodgers 28 19 .596 2.0
Phillies 28 19 .596 2.0
Cubs 23 22 .511 6.0
Braves 24 23 .511 6.0
Giants 20 25 .444 9.0
Pirates 19 31 .380 12.5
Reds 15 31 .326 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Chapman 7
2 Bobby Doerr 6
3 Hoot Evers 5
3 Johnny Lipon 5
3 4 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 2
1 Sam Chapman 2
1 Del Ennis 2
1 Ralph Kiner 2
5 14 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 6
2 Sam Chapman 5
3 Del Ennis 4
3 Jim Hegan 4
3 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Ramazzotti 2
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Carl Furillo 1
2 Roy Hartsfield 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Sanford 1.00
1 Warren Spahn 1.00
3 Vic Raschi 0.86
4 Don Newcombe 0.67
5 Dan Bankhead 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Ken Holcombe 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Sanford 9
2 Don Newcombe 8
3 Warren Spahn 7
4 Ken Holcombe 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Bob Hooper 1
1 Frank Smith 1
1 Gerry Staley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .384
2 George Kell .381
3 Walt Dropo .379
4 Hoot Evers .363
5 Larry Doby .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 18
2 Al Rosen 15
3 Walt Dropo 14
4 Ralph Kiner 13
4 Vern Stephens 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 61
1 Ted Williams 61
3 Walt Dropo 57
4 Vic Wertz 54
5 Al Rosen 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 8
1 Earl Torgeson 8
3 Pee Wee Reese 6
3 Wayne Terwilliger 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 1.67
2 Howie Pollet 2.20
3 Joe Ostrowski 2.51
4 Bob Cain 2.58
5 Harry Brecheen 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 8
2 Tommy Byrne 7
2 Joe Dobson 7
2 Sid Hudson 7
2 7 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 63
1 Warren Spahn 63
3 Allie Reynolds 62
4 Curt Simmons 53
5 Howie Pollet 50

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Zarilla .457
2 Walt Dropo .433
2 Hoot Evers .433
4 Bobby Doerr .418
5 George Kell .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 7
1 Duke Snider 7
1 Ted Williams 7
4 Del Ennis 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 25
2 Bobby Doerr 22
2 Ted Williams 22
4 Vic Wertz 20
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Coleman 3
1 Al Dark 3
1 Sam Jethroe 3
4 Billy Cox 2
4 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 0.61
2 Mickey Harris 1.46
3 Don Newcombe 1.63
4 Bob Miller 1.93
5 Ted Gray 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 3
1 Ned Garver 3
1 Fred Hutchinson 3
1 Dave Koslo 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Vic Raschi 23
3 Allie Reynolds 20
4 Don Newcombe 18
4 Fred Sanford 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 3
2 Bob Cain 2
2 Andy Hansen 2
2 Mickey Harris 2
2 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .434
2 Walker Cooper .396
3 Enos Slaughter .395
4 Sam Mele .386
5 Gene Woodling .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 11
2 Ted Williams 10
3 Al Rosen 9
3 Vern Stephens 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 48
2 Vern Stephens 35
2 Ted Williams 35
4 Vic Wertz 34
5 Al Rosen 33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 1.65
2 Jim Konstanty 2.12
3 Howie Pollet 2.18
4 Vic Raschi 2.42
5 Don Newcombe 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 6
2 Vern Bickford 5
2 Don Newcombe 5
2 Hal Newhouser 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 44
2 Curt Simmons 37
3 Warren Spahn 36
4 Don Newcombe 35
5 Vic Raschi 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 5
2 Bill Werle 4
3 Jim Konstanty 3
4 Al Brazle 2
4 13 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .364
2 Stan Musial .362
3 Ted Williams .348
4 Jackie Robinson .344
5 Enos Slaughter .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 54
2 Ted Williams 47
3 Vern Stephens 38
4 Hank Sauer 36
5 Stan Musial 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 173
2 Ted Williams 168
3 Vic Wertz 141
4 Bobby Doerr 137
5 Ralph Kiner 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 28
2 Pee Wee Reese 23
3 Bob Dillinger 18
3 Phil Rizzuto 18
5 Elmer Valo 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 2.72
2 Mike Garcia 2.72
3 Virgil Trucks 3.04
4 Dave Koslo 3.07
5 Preacher Roe 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 25
2 Mel Parnell 23
3 Ellis Kinder 22
4 Don Newcombe 21
4 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 167
2 Warren Spahn 166
3 Bob Lemon 161
4 Allie Reynolds 144
5 Ellis Kinder 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 31
2 Jim Konstanty 11
3 Al Benton 9
4 Gerry Staley 8
5 2 tied 6