On This Day

Friday, July 21, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 55 30 .647 --
Yankees 54 32 .628 1.5
Indians 52 36 .591 4.5
Red Sox 49 39 .557 7.5
Senators 40 44 .476 14.5
White Sox 36 52 .409 20.5
Browns 30 56 .349 25.5
Athletics 30 57 .345 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 48 36 .571 --
Phillies 48 36 .571 --
Braves 46 36 .561 1.0
Dodgers 45 36 .556 1.5
Cubs 39 41 .488 7.0
Giants 38 46 .452 10.0
Reds 36 47 .434 11.5
Pirates 31 53 .369 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dom DiMaggio 4
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Hank Majeski 4
1 Johnny Mize 4
1 Dave Philley 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 2
2 Chico Carrasquel 1
2 Dom DiMaggio 1
2 Ralph Kiner 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mize 5
2 Hank Bauer 3
2 Billy Hitchcock 3
2 George Kell 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Rocky Nelson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Sain 0.86
2 Joe Dobson 0.78
3 Cloyd Boyer 0.60
4 Sal Maglie 0.55
5 Vic Raschi 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bubba Church 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Tom Ferrick 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Sain 12
2 Cloyd Boyer 9
3 Joe Dobson 7
4 Sal Maglie 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willard Nixon 1
1 Joe Page 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .356
2 Stan Musial .353
3 George Kell .352
4 Walt Dropo .350
5 Hoot Evers .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 28
2 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 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 25
2 Dom DiMaggio 10
3 Earl Torgeson 8
4 Larry Doby 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 2.95
2 Preacher Roe 2.95
3 Sal Maglie 3.08
4 Howie Pollet 3.10
5 Vern Bickford 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 14
2 Preacher Roe 13
3 Eddie Lopat 12
3 Johnny Sain 12
3 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
1 Joe Page 12
3 Mickey Harris 11
4 Bill Werle 7
5 Lou Brissie 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Kluszewski .419
2 Andy Seminick .417
3 Andy Pafko .412
4 Red Schoendienst .411
5 Grady Hatton .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 6
1 Johnny Mize 6
1 Vern Stephens 6
4 Walt Dropo 5
4 Roy Sievers 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 16
2 Enos Slaughter 15
3 Joe Gordon 14
3 Ralph Kiner 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 3
2 Richie Ashburn 2
2 Dom DiMaggio 2
2 Willie Jones 2
2 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Kuzava 0.53
2 Bill Werle 0.82
3 Ken Raffensberger 0.99
4 Hank Wyse 1.46
5 Eddie Lopat 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Sain 20
2 Bob Lemon 19
2 Herm Wehmeier 19
4 Ewell Blackwell 18
5 Vic Raschi 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey Harris 2
1 Bobby Hogue 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 Ewell Blackwell 1
3 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .403
2 Andy Seminick .385
3 Gene Hermanski .373
4 Billy Goodman .359
5 Willie Jones .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 14
2 Luke Easter 10
2 Al Rosen 10
4 Walt Dropo 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 35
2 Ralph Kiner 34
3 Al Rosen 33
4 Ted Kluszewski 31
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 10
2 Dom DiMaggio 6
3 Willie Jones 5
4 Dick Kokos 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monk Dubiel 1.52
2 Bob Kuzava 1.65
3 Vern Bickford 1.92
4 Eddie Lopat 1.94
5 Bubba Church 2.20

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 Ewell Blackwell 47
2 Warren Spahn 43
3 Curt Simmons 37
4 Bob Lemon 36
4 Herm Wehmeier 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .371
2 George Kell .352
3 Carl Furillo .347
4 Enos Slaughter .346
5 Jackie Robinson .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 56
2 Ted Williams 46
3 Vern Stephens 39
4 Stan Musial 32
5 Hank Sauer 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 159
2 Ted Williams 150
3 Ralph Kiner 138
4 Vic Wertz 135
5 Bobby Doerr 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 25
2 Jackie Robinson 21
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 2.87
3 Howie Pollet 3.02
4 Harry Brecheen 3.14
5 Max Lanier 3.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 25
2 Ellis Kinder 22
3 Warren Spahn 21
4 Fred Hutchinson 20
4 Preacher Roe 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 193
2 Bob Lemon 162
3 Don Newcombe 155
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