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

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 33 21 .611 --
Dodgers 33 21 .611 0.0
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

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