On This Day

Wednesday, June 21, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	37	17	.685	--
Yankees	38	20	.655	1.0
Indians	32	25	.561	6.5
Red Sox	32	29	.525	8.5
Senators	26	31	.456	12.5
White Sox	24	33	.421	14.5
Browns	20	35	.364	17.5
Athletics	20	39	.339	19.5

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 1

Indians 5, Yankees 1

Senators 12, Tigers 4

Athletics 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	33	21	.611	--
Dodgers	33	21	.611	--
Phillies	32	22	.593	1.0
Braves	30	26	.536	4.0
Cubs	27	25	.519	5.0
Giants	25	28	.472	7.5
Pirates	21	36	.368	13.5
Reds	16	38	.296	17.0

Games

Reds 6, Dodgers 5

Cubs 3, Braves 0

Cardinals 14, Giants 6

Pirates 5, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Coleman	3
1	Sam Dente	3
1	Bob Dillinger	3
1	Gene Hermanski	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Brown	1
1	Whitey Lockman	1
1	Phil Masi	1
1	Sam Mele	1
1	Bill Serena	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irv Noren	5
2	Bill Howerton	4
3	Sandy Consuegra	3
3	Whitey Lockman	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	2
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Mike Guerra	1
2	Stan Musial	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vern Bickford	1.80
2	Ewell Blackwell	0.86
3	Early Wynn	0.78
4	Max Lanier	0.62
5	Billy Pierce	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Bob Hooper	1
1	Bill Macdonald	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Bickford	9
2	Billy Pierce	8
3	Early Wynn	7
4	Ewell Blackwell	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Howie Fox	1
1	Bill Werle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.376
2	Stan Musial	.370
3	Jackie Robinson	.363
4	Walt Dropo	.358
5	Larry Doby	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	20
2	Al Rosen	17
3	Walt Dropo	15
3	Vern Stephens	15
5	2 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	67
2	Ted Williams	65
3	Walt Dropo	59
4	Vic Wertz	58
5	Joe DiMaggio	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	17
2	Earl Torgeson	8
3	Pee Wee Reese	7
4	Duke Snider	6
4	Wayne Terwilliger	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	1.71
2	Joe Ostrowski	2.36
3	Connie Marrero	2.66
4	Harry Brecheen	2.75
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	7 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	79
2	Robin Roberts	73
3	Allie Reynolds	69
4	Curt Simmons	61
5	2 tied	60

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Lockman	.475
2	Sid Gordon	.463
3	Bobby Doerr	.463
4	Carl Furillo	.436
5	Del Rice	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	6
1	Bobby Doerr	6
1	Al Rosen	6
1	Wes Westrum	6
1	Ted Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	18
2	Walt Dropo	17
2	Jim Hegan	17
4	Walker Cooper	16
4	Ted Williams	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	11
2	Jackie Robinson	3
3	Yogi Berra	2
3	Al Dark	2
3	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Jansen	1.00
2	Frank Smith	1.26
3	Ted Gray	1.57
4	Warren Spahn	1.80
5	Sheldon Jones	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Garcia	3
1	Larry Jansen	3
1	Don Newcombe	3
1	Vic Raschi	3
5	26 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	33
2	Don Newcombe	24
3	Vic Raschi	22
4	Vern Bickford	20
5	Ralph Branca	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Gerry Staley	2
1	Bill Werle	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.425
2	Whitey Lockman	.402
3	Enos Slaughter	.398
4	Bobby Doerr	.395
5	Jackie Robinson	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	10
2	Al Rosen	9
2	Duke Snider	9
2	Vern Stephens	9
2	Ted Williams	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	36
2	Vern Stephens	32
3	Vic Wertz	29
3	Ted Williams	29
5	Hank Sauer	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	13
2	Earl Torgeson	4
3	Ray Coleman	3
3	Billy Cox	3
3	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	1.47
2	Larry Jansen	1.63
3	Warren Spahn	2.07
4	Don Newcombe	2.45
5	Ted Gray	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	6
2	Tommy Byrne	5
2	Don Newcombe	5
2	Vic Raschi	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	46
2	Vic Raschi	40
3	Robin Roberts	36
4	Don Newcombe	34
5	Allie Reynolds	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	5
2	Jim Konstanty	3
3	Bob Cain	2
3	Tom Ferrick	2
3	9 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.367
2	George Kell	.354
3	Enos Slaughter	.346
4	Ted Williams	.345
5	Jackie Robinson	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	53
2	Ted Williams	47
3	Vern Stephens	38
4	Hank Sauer	36
5	Stan Musial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	165
2	Ted Williams	158
3	Vic Wertz	138
4	Ralph Kiner	133
5	Bobby Doerr	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	28
2	Pee Wee Reese	23
3	Bob Dillinger	17
3	Sam Jethroe	17
3	Phil Rizzuto	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.67
2	Howie Pollet	2.75
3	Preacher Roe	3.08
4	Dave Koslo	3.15
5	Warren Spahn	3.22

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	176
2	Don Newcombe	164
3	Bob Lemon	154
4	Allie Reynolds	144
5	Robin Roberts	139

Saves

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