On This Day

Sunday, June 18, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 37 15 .712 --
Yankees 37 19 .661 2.0
Indians 31 24 .564 7.5
Red Sox 31 28 .525 9.5
Senators 24 30 .444 14.0
White Sox 22 32 .407 16.0
Browns 19 34 .358 18.5
Athletics 19 38 .333 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 32 20 .615 --
Dodgers 31 20 .608 0.5
Phillies 31 21 .596 1.0
Braves 30 23 .566 2.5
Cubs 25 25 .500 6.0
Giants 24 26 .480 7.0
Pirates 19 35 .352 14.0
Reds 15 37 .288 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Lockman 7
2 Yogi Berra 5
2 Dale Mitchell 5
4 Ray Boone 4
4 10 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Boone 2
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
1 Jim Hegan 2
1 Wes Westrum 2
5 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hegan 8
2 Ray Boone 6
3 Joe DiMaggio 5
4 Tommy Byrne 4
4 5 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Putsy Caballero 1
1 Joe Collins 1
1 Sam Jethroe 1
1 Eddie Stanky 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jansen 2.33
2 Dan Bankhead 0.78
3 Tommy Byrne 0.50
3 Bob Feller 0.50
5 Curt Simmons 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Bankhead 1
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Byrne 8
2 Dan Bankhead 7
2 Larry Jansen 7
4 Johnny Klippstein 5
4 Curt Simmons 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Ostrowski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .384
2 Walt Dropo .366
3 Stan Musial .364
4 Hoot Evers .359
5 Larry Doby .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 20
2 Al Rosen 17
3 Vern Stephens 15
4 Roy Campanella 14
4 2 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 65
1 Ted Williams 65
3 Walt Dropo 57
4 Vic Wertz 56
5 2 tied 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 14
2 Earl Torgeson 8
3 Pee Wee Reese 6
3 Wayne Terwilliger 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 1.71
2 Joe Ostrowski 2.36
3 Hal Newhouser 2.53
4 Harry Brecheen 2.67
5 Howie Pollet 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 9
2 Tommy Byrne 8
2 Art Houtteman 8
2 Bob Lemon 8
2 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 70
2 Allie Reynolds 69
2 Robin Roberts 69
4 Curt Simmons 61
5 Larry Jansen 60

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 .467
2 Whitey Lockman .433
3 Sid Gordon .422
4 Eddie Stanky .418
5 George Kell .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 7
1 Del Ennis 7
1 Ted Williams 7
4 Joe Collins 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 21
1 Ted Williams 21
3 Walt Dropo 19
3 Hoot Evers 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 9
2 Yogi Berra 2
2 Al Dark 2
2 Roy Hartsfield 2
2 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Jansen 1.35
2 Mickey McDermott 1.42
3 Bill Wight 1.50
4 Ted Gray 1.61
5 Don Newcombe 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Art Houtteman 3
2 Larry Jansen 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Don Newcombe 23
3 Allie Reynolds 20
4 Larry Jansen 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 2
1 Andy Hansen 2
1 Gerry Staley 2
1 Al Widmar 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .452
2 Enos Slaughter .420
3 Tommy Holmes .395
4 Bobby Doerr .379
5 Gene Woodling .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 10
2 Joe DiMaggio 9
2 Al Rosen 9
2 Duke Snider 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 37
2 Joe DiMaggio 33
3 Vern Stephens 31
3 Ted Williams 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 10
2 Earl Torgeson 5
3 Larry Doby 4
3 Wayne Terwilliger 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 1.63
2 Larry Jansen 1.86
3 Hal Newhouser 1.92
4 Jim Konstanty 2.05
5 Don Newcombe 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 6
1 Hal Newhouser 6
3 Fred Hutchinson 5
3 Dave Koslo 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 42
2 Warren Spahn 40
3 Curt Simmons 37
4 Tommy Byrne 36
5 Vic Raschi 35

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 .358
3 Enos Slaughter .348
4 Ted Williams .345
5 Jackie Robinson .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 54
2 Ted Williams 48
3 Vern Stephens 38
4 Hank Sauer 37
5 Stan Musial 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 165
2 Ted Williams 163
3 Vic Wertz 138
4 Bobby Doerr 134
5 Ralph Kiner 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 26
2 Pee Wee Reese 22
3 Bob Dillinger 17
3 Phil Rizzuto 17
5 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.72
2 Howie Pollet 2.76
3 Dave Koslo 3.14
4 Preacher Roe 3.17
5 Virgil Trucks 3.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
2 Mel Parnell 22
2 Warren Spahn 22
4 Ellis Kinder 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 169
2 Don Newcombe 163
3 Bob Lemon 153
4 Allie Reynolds 147
5 Robin Roberts 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 29
2 Jim Konstanty 11
3 Gerry Staley 8
4 Al Benton 7
5 3 tied 6