On This Day

Friday, August 4, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	35	.639	--
Yankees	61	38	.616	2.0
Indians	61	39	.610	2.5
Red Sox	56	44	.560	7.5
Senators	45	51	.469	16.5
White Sox	41	61	.402	23.5
Athletics	36	64	.360	27.5
Browns	34	64	.347	28.5

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 1, Indians 0

Senators 5, Tigers 2

Athletics 12, Browns 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	61	40	.604	--
Braves	56	41	.577	3.0
Dodgers	54	40	.574	3.5
Cardinals	54	44	.551	5.5
Giants	48	47	.505	10.0
Cubs	41	54	.432	17.0
Reds	39	58	.402	20.0
Pirates	34	63	.351	25.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Reds 1

Braves 10, Cubs 2

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Phillies 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Ennis	3
1	Carl Furillo	3
1	Johnny Hopp	3
1	Don Lenhardt	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	Dick Kokos	1
1	Don Lenhardt	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	4
1	Don Lenhardt	4
3	Ferris Fain	3
3	Sam Mele	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	1
1	Phil Masi	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	Kermit Wahl	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Raschi	1.60
2	Ted Gray	0.90
3	Robin Roberts	0.71
4	Warren Spahn	0.67
5	Vern Law	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Hooper	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Bob Kuzava	1
1	Don Newcombe	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	9
2	Vic Raschi	8
3	Bob Hooper	6
3	Ken Raffensberger	6
3	Warren Spahn	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Koslo	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.369
2	Stan Musial	.359
3	George Kell	.351
4	Larry Doby	.349
5	Walt Dropo	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	29
1	Al Rosen	29
3	Walt Dropo	25
3	Ted Williams	25
5	3 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	103
2	Walt Dropo	102
3	Vic Wertz	99
4	Del Ennis	93
5	Al Rosen	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	29
2	Dom DiMaggio	11
3	Earl Torgeson	10
4	Pee Wee Reese	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Robin Roberts	2.90
2	Max Lanier	3.03
3	Bob Miller	3.09
4	Vern Bickford	3.21
5	Art Houtteman	3.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	17
2	Johnny Sain	15
3	Robin Roberts	14
3	Preacher Roe	14
3	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	138
2	Ewell Blackwell	112
2	Larry Jansen	112
2	Curt Simmons	112
5	Bob Lemon	106

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	Walker Cooper	.458
2	Jackie Robinson	.446
3	Johnny Groth	.429
4	Vic Wertz	.424
5	Hank Majeski	.420

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	28
2	Enos Slaughter	20
3	Sam Mele	17
4	Sam Chapman	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	4
2	Rocky Nelson	3
2	Jackie Robinson	3
2	Eddie Stanky	3
2	Elmer Valo	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Sanford	0.00
2	Robin Roberts	0.50
3	Johnny Antonelli	0.67
4	Bob Lemon	0.98
5	Johnny Vander Meer	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
2	Vern Bickford	3
2	Ralph Branca	3
2	Bubba Church	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cloyd Boyer	22
1	Larry Jansen	22
3	Erv Palica	21
4	Ewell Blackwell	20
4	Vic Raschi	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	3
2	Tom Ferrick	2
3	Ralph Branca	1
3	Harry Brecheen	1
3	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Yogi Berra	.398
2	Stan Musial	.376
3	Don Kolloway	.363
4	Jackie Robinson	.362
4	Mickey Vernon	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Pafko	12
2	Del Ennis	10
2	Johnny Mize	10
4	Vic Wertz	9
5	Ralph Kiner	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	36
1	Enos Slaughter	36
3	Sam Chapman	30
4	Vic Wertz	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	8
2	Jackie Robinson	4
2	Eddie Stanky	4
4	Dom DiMaggio	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal White	1.78
2	Robin Roberts	1.80
3	Bob Lemon	1.98
4	Dizzy Trout	2.15
5	Curt Simmons	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	7
2	Vern Bickford	5
2	Curt Simmons	5
2	Warren Spahn	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	40
2	Ewell Blackwell	39
3	Erv Palica	37
4	Warren Spahn	36
5	Early Wynn	35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.374
2	George Kell	.351
3	Carl Furillo	.349
4	Jackie Robinson	.343
5	Hoot Evers	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	56
2	Ted Williams	42
3	Vern Stephens	38
4	Del Ennis	36
5	Stan Musial	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	156
2	Ralph Kiner	140
2	Vic Wertz	140
4	Del Ennis	137
5	Ted Williams	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	29
2	Jackie Robinson	20
3	Pee Wee Reese	18
4	Bob Dillinger	17
5	Phil Rizzuto	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	3.10
2	Preacher Roe	3.16
3	Art Houtteman	3.23
4	Bob Lemon	3.32
5	Harry Brecheen	3.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	27
2	Warren Spahn	22
3	Ellis Kinder	21
3	Preacher Roe	21
5	Art Houtteman	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	199
2	Bob Lemon	172
3	Larry Jansen	161
4	Allie Reynolds	153
5	Don Newcombe	152

Saves

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