On This Day

Tuesday, August 1, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 60 34 .638 --
Yankees 60 36 .625 1.0
Indians 60 38 .612 2.0
Red Sox 55 43 .561 7.0
Senators 44 50 .468 16.0
White Sox 39 60 .394 23.5
Browns 34 62 .354 27.0
Athletics 34 63 .351 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 59 40 .596 --
Cardinals 54 41 .568 3.0
Dodgers 52 40 .565 3.5
Braves 53 41 .564 3.5
Giants 45 47 .489 10.5
Cubs 41 51 .446 14.5
Reds 39 56 .411 18.0
Pirates 34 61 .358 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Peanuts Lowrey 5
2 Grady Hatton 4
2 Mickey Vernon 4
4 Walt Dropo 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Wertz 2
2 Roy Campanella 1
2 Pete Castiglione 1
2 Del Ennis 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hegan 4
2 Del Ennis 3
2 Don Lenhardt 3
2 Vic Wertz 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Hank Majeski 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Duke Snider 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Chambers 1.00
1 Erv Palica 1.00
3 Ewell Blackwell 0.83
4 Dizzy Trout 0.71
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Cloyd Boyer 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Erv Palica 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erv Palica 8
2 Early Wynn 7
3 Ewell Blackwell 5
3 Mel Parnell 5
3 Dizzy Trout 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .370
2 Stan Musial .359
3 George Kell .352
4 Larry Doby .345
5 Hoot Evers .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 29
2 Ralph Kiner 28
3 Walt Dropo 25
3 Ted Williams 25
5 Vern Stephens 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 101
2 Vern Stephens 100
3 Vic Wertz 97
4 Del Ennis 92
5 Al Rosen 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 28
2 Dom DiMaggio 11
3 Jackie Robinson 9
3 Duke Snider 9
3 Earl Torgeson 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Robin Roberts 2.94
2 Max Lanier 3.03
3 Bob Miller 3.09
4 Howie Pollet 3.23
5 Sal Maglie 3.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 16
2 Preacher Roe 14
2 Johnny Sain 14
2 Curt Simmons 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 132
2 Ewell Blackwell 112
2 Curt Simmons 112
4 Larry Jansen 103
5 Allie Reynolds 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 15
2 Joe Page 12
3 Mickey Harris 11
4 Tom Ferrick 7
4 Bill Werle 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vic Wertz .471
2 Yogi Berra .466
3 Walker Cooper .452
4 Jackie Robinson .441
5 Hank Majeski .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Wertz 9
2 Del Ennis 8
2 Johnny Mize 8
4 Bobby Doerr 7
5 Andy Pafko 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 31
2 Enos Slaughter 23
3 Johnny Mize 20
4 George Kell 18
4 Vic Wertz 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 3
1 Rocky Nelson 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
1 Elmer Valo 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.00
2 Robin Roberts 1.36
3 Mel Parnell 1.42
4 Sam Zoldak 1.53
5 Ralph Branca 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 3
1 Bubba Church 3
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 Dave Koslo 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 29
2 Erv Palica 24
3 Cloyd Boyer 22
4 Curt Simmons 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 4
2 Tom Ferrick 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 Ralph Branca 1
3 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Yogi Berra .423
2 Billy Goodman .387
3 Hank Bauer .384
4 Mickey Vernon .380
5 Stan Musial .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Wertz 11
2 Ralph Kiner 10
2 Johnny Mize 10
2 Andy Pafko 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 40
2 Enos Slaughter 33
3 Vic Wertz 30
4 Yogi Berra 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 9
2 Dick Kokos 5
2 Jackie Robinson 5
4 Dom DiMaggio 3
4 9 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Zoldak 1.08
2 Dizzy Trout 2.23
3 Robin Roberts 2.29
4 Monk Dubiel 2.43
5 Cloyd Boyer 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 6
2 Vern Bickford 5
2 Curt Simmons 5
4 Ewell Blackwell 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erv Palica 45
2 Ewell Blackwell 41
3 Curt Simmons 39
4 Early Wynn 35
5 Bob Lemon 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 6
2 Tom Ferrick 4
2 Mickey Harris 4
4 Bobby Hogue 3
5 10 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .376
2 George Kell .351
3 Carl Furillo .348
4 Jackie Robinson .345
5 Hoot Evers .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 55
2 Ted Williams 42
3 Vern Stephens 38
4 Del Ennis 35
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 155
2 Vic Wertz 140
3 Ralph Kiner 138
3 Ted Williams 138
5 Del Ennis 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 28
2 Jackie Robinson 21
3 Bob Dillinger 17
3 Pee Wee Reese 17
5 Phil Rizzuto 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 3.10
2 Preacher Roe 3.16
3 Howie Pollet 3.21
4 Art Houtteman 3.33
5 Mel Parnell 3.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 26
2 Ellis Kinder 22
2 Warren Spahn 22
4 Preacher Roe 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 197
2 Bob Lemon 166
3 Larry Jansen 152
4 Allie Reynolds 150
5 Don Newcombe 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 27
2 Jim Konstanty 19
3 Mickey Harris 11
4 Tom Ferrick 9
5 Al Benton 8