On This Day

Monday, July 3, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 45 23 .662 --
Yankees 42 29 .592 4.5
Indians 41 29 .586 5.0
Red Sox 41 32 .562 6.5
Senators 32 38 .457 14.0
White Sox 31 39 .443 15.0
Athletics 25 45 .357 21.0
Browns 23 45 .338 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 39 27 .591 --
Phillies 39 27 .591 --
Braves 38 29 .567 1.5
Dodgers 36 29 .554 2.5
Cubs 32 31 .508 5.5
Giants 33 34 .493 6.5
Reds 23 42 .354 15.5
Pirates 23 44 .343 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Easter 3
1 Hoot Evers 3
1 Johnny Groth 3
1 Gene Hermanski 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 2
2 Al Dark 1
2 Bob Elliott 1
2 Gene Hermanski 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 3
2 Al Evans 2
2 Tommy Holmes 2
2 Ted Kluszewski 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Hartsfield 1
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 Jerry Priddy 1
1 Bud Stewart 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Heintzelman 1.33
2 Larry Jansen 0.55
3 Willie Ramsdell 0.42
4 Steve Gromek 0.33
5 Ken Holcombe 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Willie Ramsdell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Heintzelman 8
2 Larry Jansen 6
3 Willie Ramsdell 5
4 Luis Aloma 3
4 Preacher Roe 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 Cuddles Marshall 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .380
2 George Kell .371
3 Larry Doby .363
4 Walt Dropo .353
5 Hoot Evers .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 25
2 Ted Williams 24
3 Ralph Kiner 21
4 Walt Dropo 18
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 81
2 Walt Dropo 79
3 Vern Stephens 77
4 Vic Wertz 72
5 Al Rosen 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 19
2 Dom DiMaggio 8
2 Earl Torgeson 8
4 Pee Wee Reese 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 2.02
2 Larry Jansen 2.66
3 Harry Brecheen 2.75
4 Max Lanier 2.84
5 Howie Pollet 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 11
2 Art Houtteman 10
2 Bob Lemon 10
2 Preacher Roe 10
5 10 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 102
2 Larry Jansen 82
2 Allie Reynolds 82
2 Curt Simmons 82
5 Robin Roberts 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 11
2 Jim Konstanty 10
3 Mickey Harris 8
4 Bill Werle 6
5 Lou Brissie 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .474
2 Hank Bauer .455
3 Bob Dillinger .441
4 Carl Furillo .423
5 Willie Jones .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Easter 9
2 Al Rosen 8
3 Ralph Kiner 7
4 Gil Hodges 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 22
1 Al Rosen 22
3 Luke Easter 19
3 Irv Noren 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 5
2 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Jackie Robinson 4
4 Willie Jones 3
4 Dick Kokos 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Bickford 1.25
2 Larry Jansen 1.38
3 Monk Dubiel 1.40
4 Mickey Harris 1.84
5 2 tied 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 3
1 Bob Hooper 3
1 Larry Jansen 3
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 32
2 Ewell Blackwell 28
3 Larry Jansen 22
4 Curt Simmons 21
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 4
1 Jim Konstanty 4
3 Mickey Harris 3
4 Luis Aloma 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .400
2 Jackie Robinson .398
3 Whitey Lockman .394
4 Hank Bauer .380
5 Ray Boone .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 14
2 Luke Easter 12
2 Ted Williams 12
4 Joe DiMaggio 11
4 Ralph Kiner 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 43
2 Ted Williams 39
3 Al Rosen 38
4 Bobby Doerr 37
5 Hoot Evers 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 14
2 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Dick Kokos 4
2 Jackie Robinson 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Jansen 1.36
2 Preacher Roe 2.06
3 Warren Spahn 2.44
4 Bob Miller 2.55
5 Mickey Harris 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 6
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Mike Garcia 5
2 Art Houtteman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 56
2 Larry Jansen 41
3 Ewell Blackwell 40
4 Curt Simmons 38
5 Allie Reynolds 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 5
2 Lou Brissie 4
3 Al Benton 3
3 Mickey Harris 3
3 Joe Page 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .361
2 George Kell .351
3 Jackie Robinson .349
4 Ted Williams .344
5 Enos Slaughter .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 55
2 Ted Williams 48
3 Vern Stephens 39
4 Hank Sauer 35
5 Stan Musial 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 160
1 Ted Williams 160
3 Ralph Kiner 139
4 Bobby Doerr 135
5 Vic Wertz 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 24
2 Pee Wee Reese 22
3 Sam Jethroe 19
4 Phil Rizzuto 17
5 Bob Dillinger 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.77
2 Howie Pollet 2.78
3 Harry Brecheen 2.93
4 Preacher Roe 2.94
5 Virgil Trucks 3.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 185
2 Don Newcombe 159
3 Allie Reynolds 151
4 Larry Jansen 149
5 Bob Lemon 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 29
2 Jim Konstanty 15
3 Al Benton 9
4 Mickey Harris 8
5 5 tied 6