On This Day

Saturday, July 15, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 51 26 .662 --
Yankees 48 31 .608 4.0
Indians 47 33 .588 5.5
Red Sox 44 36 .550 8.5
Senators 35 43 .449 16.5
White Sox 35 47 .427 18.5
Browns 29 50 .367 23.0
Athletics 28 51 .354 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 45 31 .592 --
Phillies 45 31 .592 --
Braves 43 33 .566 2.0
Dodgers 41 33 .554 3.0
Giants 35 41 .461 10.0
Cubs 34 40 .459 10.0
Reds 31 45 .408 14.0
Pirates 28 48 .368 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Schoendienst 4
2 Joe Adcock 3
2 Bobby Brown 3
2 Carl Furillo 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 2
1 Carl Furillo 2
1 Dave Philley 2
4 Danny Murtaugh 1
4 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 4
1 Dave Philley 4
3 Roy Campanella 3
3 Bob Elliott 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Werle 1.33
2 Larry Jansen 0.44
3 Don Newcombe 0.42
4 Dick Littlefield 0.40
5 Eddie Lopat 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Randy Gumpert 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Fred Martin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 5
2 Larry Jansen 4
2 Dick Littlefield 4
2 Eddie Lopat 4
2 Bill Werle 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Herm Wehmeier 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .359
2 George Kell .358
3 Stan Musial .349
4 Larry Doby .347
5 Walt Dropo .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 25
1 Al Rosen 25
1 Ted Williams 25
4 Vern Stephens 20
5 Walt Dropo 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 88
2 Walt Dropo 83
2 Ted Williams 83
4 Vic Wertz 77
5 Al Rosen 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 25
2 Dom DiMaggio 9
3 Earl Torgeson 8
4 Pee Wee Reese 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 2.38
2 Howie Pollet 2.86
3 Larry Jansen 2.96
4 Max Lanier 3.06
5 Vern Bickford 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 13
2 Johnny Sain 12
3 Art Houtteman 11
3 Eddie Lopat 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 113
2 Curt Simmons 92
3 Larry Jansen 89
4 Allie Reynolds 86
4 Robin Roberts 86

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 11
1 Joe Page 11
3 Mickey Harris 10
4 Bill Werle 7
5 Lou Brissie 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .442
2 Ted Kluszewski .441
3 Andy Seminick .438
4 Mike Guerra .424
4 Gene Hermanski .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 7
2 Willie Jones 5
2 Andy Seminick 5
4 Al Dark 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Granny Hamner 15
1 Ralph Kiner 15
1 Dave Philley 15
4 Sam Chapman 13
4 6 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 6
2 Dick Kokos 4
3 Dom DiMaggio 2
3 Johnny Lipon 2
3 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Brissie 0.79
2 Al Brazle 1.29
3 Vern Bickford 1.80
3 Monk Dubiel 1.80
5 Bill Werle 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Erv Palica 3
1 Herm Wehmeier 3
1 Early Wynn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 26
2 Erv Palica 22
3 Bob Lemon 21
4 Early Wynn 20
5 Curt Simmons 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey Harris 4
2 Al Brazle 3
2 Jim Konstanty 3
4 Al Benton 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .400
2 Andy Seminick .391
3 Carl Furillo .380
4 Gene Hermanski .377
5 Willie Jones .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 12
2 Luke Easter 11
3 Al Rosen 9
4 Jim Hegan 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 30
2 Ted Kluszewski 29
2 Al Rosen 29
4 Luke Easter 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 15
2 Dom DiMaggio 5
2 Jackie Robinson 5
4 Dick Kokos 4
4 Connie Ryan 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Kuzava 1.98
2 Monk Dubiel 2.08
3 Larry Jansen 2.19
4 Erv Palica 2.25
5 Eddie Lopat 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 6
1 Early Wynn 6
3 Preacher Roe 5
3 Herm Wehmeier 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 50
2 Ewell Blackwell 40
3 Larry Jansen 36
3 Bob Lemon 36
3 Curt Simmons 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 5
1 Mickey Harris 5
1 Jim Konstanty 5
4 Ewell Blackwell 3
4 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .364
2 George Kell .351
3 Enos Slaughter .344
4 Ted Williams .342
5 Carl Furillo .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 56
2 Ted Williams 48
3 Vern Stephens 39
4 Hank Sauer 33
5 Stan Musial 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 160
2 Ted Williams 156
3 Ralph Kiner 142
4 Bobby Doerr 130
4 Vic Wertz 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 25
2 Jackie Robinson 23
3 Pee Wee Reese 19
4 Phil Rizzuto 18
5 Bob Dillinger 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 2.90
2 Virgil Trucks 2.99
3 Mike Garcia 3.06
4 Preacher Roe 3.10
5 Mel Parnell 3.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 25
2 Warren Spahn 22
3 Ellis Kinder 21
4 Art Houtteman 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 195
2 Don Newcombe 164
3 Bob Lemon 160
4 Larry Jansen 145
5 Allie Reynolds 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 29
2 Jim Konstanty 16
3 Mickey Harris 10
4 Al Benton 9
5 3 tied 7