Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, July 18, 1950

On This Day

Tuesday, July 18, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	54	28	.659	--
Yankees	51	32	.614	3.5
Indians	50	35	.588	5.5
Red Sox	47	38	.553	8.5
Senators	38	44	.463	16.0
White Sox	36	50	.419	20.0
Browns	30	53	.361	24.5
Athletics	29	55	.345	26.0

Games

Red Sox 12, Tigers 9

Yankees 12, Browns 1

Indians 10, Athletics 2

Senators 5, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	46	34	.575	--
Braves	46	34	.575	0.0
Phillies	46	34	.575	0.0
Dodgers	44	34	.564	1.0
Cubs	37	41	.474	8.0
Giants	36	44	.450	10.0
Reds	34	46	.425	12.0
Pirates	29	51	.363	17.0

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 2

Phillies 8, Cubs 3

Reds 1, Giants 0

Braves 11, Pirates 3

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Borkowski	4
1	Ferris Fain	4
1	Billy Goodman	4
1	Willie Jones	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	2
1	Bill Serena	2
3	Gus Bell	1
3	Walker Cooper	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	4
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Walker Cooper	3
2	Willie Jones	3
2	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Mueller	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1
1	Stan Rojek	1
1	Mickey Vernon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Byrne	1.00
2	Warren Spahn	0.75
3	Monty Kennedy	0.50
4	Al Brazle	0.44
4	Bubba Church	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Bubba Church	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	9
2	Tommy Byrne	8
3	Al Brazle	4
3	Bubba Church	4
3	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Joe Dobson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.359
2	Jackie Robinson	.357
3	Walt Dropo	.353
4	Larry Doby	.350
5	Stan Musial	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Rosen	27
2	Ralph Kiner	26
3	Ted Williams	25
4	Walt Dropo	23
4	Vern Stephens	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	95
2	Walt Dropo	92
3	Ted Williams	83
4	Vic Wertz	82
5	Al Rosen	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	25
2	Dom DiMaggio	9
3	Earl Torgeson	8
4	Larry Doby	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	2.95
2	Larry Jansen	2.96
3	Max Lanier	3.06
4	Preacher Roe	3.08
5	Howie Pollet	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	14
2	Preacher Roe	12
2	Johnny Sain	12
4	Art Houtteman	11
4	4 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	122
2	Curt Simmons	92
3	Allie Reynolds	90
4	Larry Jansen	89
4	Bob Lemon	89

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Andy Seminick	.489
2	Joe Adcock	.415
3	Ted Kluszewski	.390
4	Red Schoendienst	.386
5	Grady Hatton	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	6
2	Walt Dropo	5
2	Willie Jones	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Andy Seminick	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	18
2	Dave Philley	15
3	Joe Adcock	14
3	Andy Seminick	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	6
2	Johnny Lipon	2
2	Phil Rizzuto	2
2	Connie Ryan	2
2	Mickey Vernon	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Kuzava	1.04
2	Johnny Hetki	1.35
3	Bill Werle	1.47
4	Sal Maglie	1.53
5	Mel Queen	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	4
2	Howie Fox	3
2	Paul Minner	3
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	23
2	Herm Wehmeier	21
3	Erv Palica	20
3	Warren Spahn	20
5	Tommy Byrne	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey Harris	3
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	Bobby Hogue	2
2	Al Widmar	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.391
2	Willie Jones	.385
3	Andy Seminick	.380
4	Gene Hermanski	.376
5	Jackie Robinson	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	12
2	Luke Easter	10
2	Willie Jones	10
2	Al Rosen	10
2	Wes Westrum	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	35
2	Al Rosen	33
3	Ralph Kiner	31
3	Vern Stephens	31
5	Ted Kluszewski	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	12
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Jackie Robinson	5
4	Willie Jones	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monk Dubiel	1.60
2	Bob Kuzava	1.65
3	Mel Queen	2.10
4	Eddie Lopat	2.12
5	Larry Jansen	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	6
2	Vern Bickford	5
2	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Preacher Roe	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	52
2	Ewell Blackwell	38
3	Bob Lemon	37
4	Larry Jansen	36
4	Curt Simmons	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey Harris	6
2	Lou Brissie	5
2	Jim Konstanty	5
4	Al Benton	3
4	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.364
2	George Kell	.357
3	Carl Furillo	.348
4	Enos Slaughter	.345
5	Ted Williams	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	56
2	Ted Williams	47
3	Vern Stephens	39
4	Hank Sauer	33
5	Stan Musial	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	161
2	Ted Williams	154
3	Ralph Kiner	141
4	Vic Wertz	133
5	Bobby Doerr	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	25
2	Jackie Robinson	22
3	Pee Wee Reese	19
3	Phil Rizzuto	19
5	Bob Dillinger	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	2.84
2	Preacher Roe	2.94
3	Howie Pollet	3.15
4	Harry Brecheen	3.15
5	Larry Jansen	3.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	26
2	Ellis Kinder	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
4	Art Houtteman	20
4	Fred Hutchinson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	199
2	Bob Lemon	164
3	Don Newcombe	160
4	Larry Jansen	145
5	Allie Reynolds	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	29
2	Jim Konstanty	15
3	Mickey Harris	11
4	Al Benton	10
5	Tom Ferrick	8