On This Day

Thursday, June 22, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 37 18 .673 --
Yankees 38 21 .644 1.0
Indians 33 25 .569 5.5
Red Sox 32 30 .516 8.5
Senators 27 31 .466 11.5
White Sox 25 33 .431 13.5
Browns 20 36 .357 17.5
Athletics 21 39 .350 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 33 22 .600 --
Phillies 33 22 .600 --
Cardinals 33 23 .589 0.5
Braves 30 26 .536 3.5
Cubs 27 25 .519 4.5
Giants 27 28 .491 6.0
Pirates 21 37 .362 13.5
Reds 17 38 .309 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Monte Irvin 4
1 Hank Thompson 4
3 Bob Dillinger 3
3 Ferris Fain 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Easter 2
1 Jim Hegan 2
3 Ray Boone 1
3 Sam Chapman 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 5
2 Eddie Robinson 4
3 Tookie Gilbert 3
3 Sherm Lollar 3
3 Bob Scheffing 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lloyd Merriman 2
2 Tookie Gilbert 1
2 Granny Hamner 1
2 Eddie Joost 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Scarborough 1.17
2 Dave Koslo 0.80
3 Larry Jansen 0.62
4 Bob Feller 0.60
5 Joe Ostrowski 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 Bob Kuzava 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Scarborough 7
2 Bob Feller 6
3 Dan Bankhead 5
3 Larry Jansen 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .371
2 Jackie Robinson .361
3 Larry Doby .359
4 Stan Musial .357
5 Walt Dropo .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 20
2 Al Rosen 17
3 Walt Dropo 15
3 Ralph Kiner 15
3 Vern Stephens 15

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 53

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 1.63
2 Connie Marrero 2.66
3 Harry Brecheen 2.75
4 Howie Pollet 2.81
5 Larry Jansen 2.83

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 Larry Jansen 65
5 Curt Simmons 61

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 Sid Gordon .432
2 Whitey Lockman .431
3 Carl Furillo .423
4 Roy Smalley .419
5 Bobby Doerr .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 6
1 Bobby Doerr 6
1 Del Ennis 6
1 Jim Hegan 6
1 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hegan 19
2 Bobby Doerr 17
2 Ted Kluszewski 17
4 Sam Chapman 15
4 Al Rosen 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 10
2 Jackie Robinson 3
3 Yogi Berra 2
3 Roy Hartsfield 2
3 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Jansen 0.75
2 Frank Smith 1.26
3 Early Wynn 1.50
4 Ted Gray 1.57
5 Warren Spahn 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Mike Garcia 3
2 Ray Scarborough 3
5 27 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Larry Jansen 22
3 Vern Bickford 20
4 Ralph Branca 19
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 2
1 Tom Ferrick 2
1 Gerry Staley 2
1 Bill Werle 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .420
2 Whitey Lockman .389
3 Bobby Doerr .384
4 Enos Slaughter .383
5 2 tied .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 10
1 Duke Snider 10
3 Del Ennis 9
3 Al Rosen 9
3 Ted Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 36
2 Ted Kluszewski 29
2 Ted Williams 29
4 Hank Sauer 28
4 Vic Wertz 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 13
2 Earl Torgeson 4
3 Ray Coleman 3
3 Billy Cox 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 1.38
2 Larry Jansen 1.38
3 Warren Spahn 2.07
4 Ted Gray 2.48
5 Sheldon Jones 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 5
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Larry Jansen 5
1 Dave Koslo 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 46
2 Larry Jansen 36
2 Robin Roberts 36
4 Vic Raschi 34
5 Allie Reynolds 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .365
2 George Kell .351
3 Enos Slaughter .345
4 Ted Williams .343
5 Jackie Robinson .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 54
2 Ted Williams 46
3 Vern Stephens 38
4 Hank Sauer 36
5 Stan Musial 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 164
2 Ted Williams 155
3 Vic Wertz 138
4 Ralph Kiner 134
5 Bobby Doerr 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 26
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 2.77
3 Preacher Roe 3.01
4 Dave Koslo 3.04
5 Warren Spahn 3.22

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 176
2 Don Newcombe 164
3 Bob Lemon 148
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