On This Day

Sunday, August 6, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 64 35 .646 --
Yankees 62 39 .614 3.0
Indians 62 40 .608 3.5
Red Sox 59 44 .573 7.0
Senators 45 53 .459 18.5
White Sox 41 64 .390 26.0
Browns 36 64 .360 28.5
Athletics 36 66 .353 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 62 42 .596 --
Braves 57 43 .570 3.0
Dodgers 54 42 .563 4.0
Cardinals 56 45 .554 4.5
Giants 51 47 .520 8.0
Cubs 43 55 .439 16.0
Reds 41 58 .414 18.5
Pirates 34 66 .340 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Schoendienst 5
2 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Gene Hermanski 4
2 Ted Kluszewski 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Owen Friend 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Sid Gordon 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Kinder 6
2 Ted Kluszewski 5
3 Dick Kokos 4
3 Phil Rizzuto 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Jeffcoat 2
1 Mickey Owen 2
3 Bobby Brown 1
3 Bob Elliott 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cloyd Boyer 1.80
2 Larry Jansen 1.40
3 Tommy Byrne 1.11
4 Ewell Blackwell 0.67
5 Sal Maglie 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Cloyd Boyer 1
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Byrne 10
2 Cloyd Boyer 9
3 Ewell Blackwell 8
4 Larry Jansen 7
4 Sal Maglie 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .361
2 Jackie Robinson .360
3 George Kell .353
4 Larry Doby .350
5 Enos Slaughter .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 29
1 Al Rosen 29
3 Walt Dropo 25
3 Andy Pafko 25
3 Ted Williams 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 106
2 Vern Stephens 105
3 Vic Wertz 100
4 Del Ennis 93
5 Al Rosen 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 29
2 Dom DiMaggio 12
3 Earl Torgeson 11
4 Pee Wee Reese 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 2.83
2 Robin Roberts 2.90
3 Larry Jansen 3.12
4 Sal Maglie 3.20
5 Vern Bickford 3.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 17
2 Johnny Sain 16
3 Robin Roberts 14
3 Preacher Roe 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 138
2 Ewell Blackwell 120
3 Larry Jansen 119
4 Curt Simmons 112
5 Bob Lemon 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 16
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 Johnny Groth .438
2 Johnny Hopp .415
3 Don Lenhardt .409
4 Vic Wertz .390
5 Larry Doby .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 9
2 Del Ennis 8
2 Vic Wertz 8
4 Larry Doby 7
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 28
2 Enos Slaughter 19
3 Sam Mele 18
4 Larry Doby 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 4
2 Elmer Valo 3
3 Bobby Brown 2
3 Gil Coan 2
3 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Sanford 0.00
2 Robin Roberts 0.67
3 Dizzy Trout 1.24
4 Art Houtteman 1.35
5 2 tied 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 4
1 Johnny Sain 4
3 Ewell Blackwell 3
3 Cloyd Boyer 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 29
2 Ewell Blackwell 28
3 Cloyd Boyer 22
3 Erv Palica 22
5 Early Wynn 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 4
2 Tom Ferrick 2
2 Mickey McDermott 2
2 Hal Newhouser 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .388
2 Yogi Berra .370
3 Don Kolloway .362
4 Johnny Groth .357
5 Billy Goodman .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 13
2 Johnny Mize 10
2 Vic Wertz 10
4 Del Ennis 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 37
2 Del Ennis 33
3 Sam Chapman 27
3 Bobby Doerr 27
3 Earl Torgeson 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 7
2 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Jackie Robinson 4
2 Eddie Stanky 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Hearn 1.23
2 Dizzy Trout 1.64
3 Hal White 1.78
4 Robin Roberts 1.80
5 Bubba Church 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 6
2 Vern Bickford 5
2 Ewell Blackwell 5
2 Ellis Kinder 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 46
2 Erv Palica 38
3 Larry Jansen 37
4 Bob Lemon 36
5 Cloyd Boyer 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .373
2 George Kell .354
3 Carl Furillo .353
4 Jackie Robinson .341
5 Hoot Evers .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 56
2 Ted Williams 42
3 Vern Stephens 37
4 Del Ennis 35
5 Stan Musial 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 155
2 Vic Wertz 141
3 Ralph Kiner 140
4 Del Ennis 136
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 2.95
2 Preacher Roe 3.18
3 Art Houtteman 3.23
4 Warren Spahn 3.31
5 Larry Jansen 3.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 197
2 Bob Lemon 170
3 Larry Jansen 166
4 Allie Reynolds 154
5 Ewell Blackwell 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 26
2 Jim Konstanty 20
3 Mickey Harris 11
4 Tom Ferrick 9
5 3 tied 7