On This Day

Friday, June 16, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	35	15	.700	--
Yankees	35	18	.660	1.5
Red Sox	31	26	.544	7.5
Indians	28	24	.538	8.0
Senators	23	30	.434	13.5
White Sox	22	31	.415	14.5
Browns	18	32	.360	17.0
Athletics	19	35	.352	18.0

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 1

Indians 3, Athletics 2

Yankees 7, Browns 5

Tigers 4, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	32	18	.640	--
Dodgers	29	20	.592	2.5
Phillies	28	21	.571	3.5
Braves	28	23	.549	4.5
Cubs	24	23	.511	6.5
Giants	22	25	.468	8.5
Pirates	19	33	.365	14.0
Reds	15	34	.306	16.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 3

Braves 6, Pirates 5

Giants 6, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Yogi Berra	3
1	Dom DiMaggio	3
1	Luke Easter	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
5	27 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Collins	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	3
1	Dave Philley	3
3	Roy Campanella	2
3	Pete Castiglione	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jerry Coleman	1
1	Roy Hartsfield	1
1	Mickey Vernon	1
1	Wes Westrum	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	0.67
2	Sheldon Jones	0.62
3	Ray Scarborough	0.53
4	Vic Raschi	0.43
5	Joe Dobson	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Vic Raschi	1
1	Preacher Roe	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	8
1	Ray Scarborough	8
3	Vic Raschi	6
4	Sheldon Jones	5
4	Preacher Roe	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.386
2	Stan Musial	.369
3	Walt Dropo	.366
4	Hoot Evers	.364
5	Larry Doby	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	19
2	Al Rosen	17
3	Walt Dropo	14
3	Ralph Kiner	14
3	Vern Stephens	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	64
1	Ted Williams	64
3	Walt Dropo	57
4	Vic Wertz	56
5	Al Rosen	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	12
2	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	2.50
4	Hal Newhouser	2.53
5	Harry Brecheen	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	9
2	Bob Lemon	8
2	Vic Raschi	8
2	Warren Spahn	8
5	10 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	70
2	Allie Reynolds	66
3	Robin Roberts	63
4	Curt Simmons	56
5	Vic Raschi	55

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	Bobby Doerr	.484
2	Hoot Evers	.455
3	George Kell	.435
4	Andy Pafko	.433
5	Al Dark	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	8
2	Del Ennis	7
2	Al Rosen	7
4	Roy Campanella	6
4	Bobby Doerr	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	26
2	Walt Dropo	24
3	Ted Williams	23
4	Hoot Evers	19
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	7
2	Al Dark	3
3	Roy Hartsfield	2
3	Bob Ramazzotti	2
3	Eddie Yost	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	0.00
2	Mickey McDermott	1.42
3	Don Newcombe	1.63
4	Larry Jansen	1.85
5	Ted Gray	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Dorish	3
1	Mike Garcia	3
1	Fred Hutchinson	3
1	Max Lanier	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	28
2	Vic Raschi	25
3	Don Newcombe	18
4	Allie Reynolds	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Andy Hansen	2
1	Bobby Hogue	2
1	Gerry Staley	2
1	Al Widmar	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.460
2	Enos Slaughter	.416
3	Bobby Doerr	.378
4	Gene Woodling	.375
5	Ted Kluszewski	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	9
1	Al Rosen	9
3	Sam Chapman	8
3	Joe DiMaggio	8
3	5 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	42
2	Vic Wertz	34
3	Vern Stephens	33
4	Ted Williams	32
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	8
2	Earl Torgeson	5
3	Larry Doby	4
3	Wayne Terwilliger	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	1.52
2	Hal Newhouser	1.92
3	Jim Konstanty	2.05
4	Don Newcombe	2.11
5	Larry Jansen	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	6
2	Tommy Byrne	5
2	Fred Hutchinson	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	40
2	Allie Reynolds	39
3	Vic Raschi	35
4	Don Newcombe	33
5	Curt Simmons	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	5
2	Jim Konstanty	3
3	Bob Cain	2
3	Tom Ferrick	2
3	10 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.363
2	George Kell	.360
3	Enos Slaughter	.347
4	Ted Williams	.347
5	Jackie Robinson	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	54
2	Ted Williams	48
3	Vern Stephens	38
4	Hank Sauer	36
5	Stan Musial	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	167
1	Ted Williams	167
3	Vic Wertz	138
4	Bobby Doerr	134
5	Ralph Kiner	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	27
2	Pee Wee Reese	22
3	Bob Dillinger	17
3	Phil Rizzuto	17
5	Elmer Valo	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	2.57
2	Mike Garcia	2.80
3	Dave Koslo	3.07
4	Preacher Roe	3.17
5	Virgil Trucks	3.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	169
2	Don Newcombe	158
3	Bob Lemon	154
4	Allie Reynolds	144
5	Ellis Kinder	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	29
2	Jim Konstanty	11
3	Al Benton	9
4	Gerry Staley	8
5	3 tied	6