On This Day

Thursday, July 20, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 55 29 .655 --
Yankees 53 32 .624 2.5
Indians 52 35 .598 4.5
Red Sox 48 39 .552 8.5
Senators 39 44 .470 15.5
White Sox 36 51 .414 20.5
Browns 30 55 .353 25.5
Athletics 29 57 .337 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 48 35 .578 --
Braves 46 35 .568 1.0
Phillies 47 36 .566 1.0
Dodgers 44 36 .550 2.5
Cubs 38 41 .481 8.0
Giants 37 46 .446 11.0
Reds 36 46 .439 11.5
Pirates 31 52 .373 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Beard 3
1 Gus Bell 3
1 Luke Easter 3
1 Bob Kennedy 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Walt Dropo 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 3
1 Dave Koslo 3
1 Don Mueller 3
1 Pat Mullin 3
1 Roy Weatherly 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Goliat 1
1 Danny O'Connell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ewell Blackwell 1.29
2 Ken Raffensberger 0.50
3 Don Newcombe 0.25
4 Art Houtteman 0.24
5 Alex Kellner 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 9
2 Art Houtteman 4
2 Ken Raffensberger 4
2 Chuck Stobbs 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .354
2 Jackie Robinson .354
3 Walt Dropo .353
4 Stan Musial .348
5 Larry Doby .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 27
1 Al Rosen 27
3 Ted Williams 25
4 Walt Dropo 24
5 Vern Stephens 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 96
2 Walt Dropo 94
3 Vic Wertz 84
4 Ted Williams 83
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 Max Lanier 2.95
2 Preacher Roe 3.08
3 Howie Pollet 3.10
4 Vern Bickford 3.11
5 Harry Brecheen 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 14
2 Eddie Lopat 12
2 Preacher Roe 12
2 Johnny Sain 12
2 Curt Simmons 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 122
2 Curt Simmons 98
3 Ewell Blackwell 92
4 Larry Jansen 90
4 Allie Reynolds 90

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 12
2 Mickey Harris 11
2 Joe Page 11
4 Bill Werle 7
5 Lou Brissie 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andy Seminick .475
2 Ted Kluszewski .436
3 Red Schoendienst .404
4 Yogi Berra .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 6
2 Walt Dropo 5
2 Granny Hamner 5
2 Ralph Kiner 5
2 Roy Sievers 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 16
1 Vern Stephens 16
3 Joe Gordon 14
4 Joe Adcock 13
4 Ralph Kiner 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 4
2 Willie Jones 2
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 2
2 Tom Upton 2
2 Mickey Vernon 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Kuzava 0.53
2 Ken Raffensberger 0.99
3 Johnny Hetki 1.35
4 Sal Maglie 1.35
5 Bill Werle 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 Paul Minner 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 20
2 Ewell Blackwell 19
2 Bob Lemon 19
4 Tommy Byrne 16
4 3 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey Harris 2
1 Bobby Hogue 2
1 Jim Konstanty 2
4 Al Benton 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Hermanski .383
2 Andy Seminick .372
3 Willie Jones .360
4 Billy Goodman .356
5 Carl Furillo .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 13
2 Walt Dropo 10
2 Luke Easter 10
2 Al Rosen 10
5 Willie Jones 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 37
2 Ralph Kiner 33
3 Al Rosen 32
4 Ted Kluszewski 31
4 Vern Stephens 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 11
2 Dom DiMaggio 5
2 Willie Jones 5
4 Dick Kokos 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monk Dubiel 1.60
2 Bob Kuzava 1.65
3 Vern Bickford 1.92
4 Eddie Lopat 1.95
5 Mel Queen 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 6
1 Bob Lemon 6
3 Vern Bickford 5
3 Eddie Lopat 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 47
2 Warren Spahn 43
3 Bob Lemon 37
3 Curt Simmons 37
5 Early Wynn 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .370
2 George Kell .355
3 Enos Slaughter .348
4 Carl Furillo .348
5 Jackie Robinson .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 57
2 Ted Williams 47
3 Vern Stephens 39
4 Hank Sauer 33
5 Stan Musial 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 160
2 Ted Williams 153
3 Ralph Kiner 142
4 Bobby Doerr 135
4 Vic Wertz 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 25
2 Jackie Robinson 20
3 Pee Wee Reese 17
3 Phil Rizzuto 17
5 Bob Dillinger 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 2.86
2 Preacher Roe 2.94
3 Harry Brecheen 3.14
4 Howie Pollet 3.15
5 Max Lanier 3.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 193
2 Bob Lemon 162
3 Don Newcombe 156
4 Allie Reynolds 144
5 Larry Jansen 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 29
2 Jim Konstanty 16
3 Mickey Harris 11
4 Al Benton 10
5 Tom Ferrick 8