On This Day

Friday, August 18, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 70 38 .648 --
Indians 70 44 .614 3.0
Yankees 68 44 .607 4.0
Red Sox 68 48 .586 6.0
Senators 50 60 .455 21.0
White Sox 44 70 .386 29.0
Browns 38 70 .352 32.0
Athletics 40 74 .351 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 69 45 .605 --
Dodgers 60 47 .561 5.5
Braves 60 50 .545 7.0
Cardinals 59 51 .536 8.0
Giants 57 53 .518 10.0
Cubs 48 62 .436 19.0
Reds 47 62 .431 19.5
Pirates 40 70 .364 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Cox 3
1 Billy Goodman 3
1 Sherry Robertson 3
1 Jim Russell 3
5 17 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Robertson 2
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Willie Jones 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Robertson 5
2 Hank Thompson 3
3 Billy Cox 2
3 Carl Furillo 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Hearn 0.67
2 Willie Ramsdell 0.53
3 Joe Dobson 0.50
3 Max Lanier 0.50
5 Carl Erskine 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Dick Littlefield 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Ramsdell 8
2 Johnny Schmitz 7
3 Carl Erskine 5
3 Max Lanier 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .357
2 George Kell .350
3 Larry Doby .346
4 Al Zarilla .343
5 Jackie Robinson .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 34
2 Al Rosen 32
3 Andy Pafko 28
4 Walt Dropo 27
4 Vern Stephens 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 116
2 Walt Dropo 113
3 Vic Wertz 105
4 Bobby Doerr 100
4 Del Ennis 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 29
2 Dom DiMaggio 12
3 Earl Torgeson 11
4 Pee Wee Reese 10
4 Duke Snider 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 2.55
2 Robin Roberts 2.99
3 Larry Jansen 3.08
4 Bob Miller 3.10
5 Preacher Roe 3.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 18
2 Robin Roberts 16
2 Preacher Roe 16
2 Johnny Sain 16
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 155
2 Ewell Blackwell 131
3 Larry Jansen 127
3 Curt Simmons 127
5 Vic Raschi 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 19
2 Mickey Harris 13
3 Joe Page 12
4 Lou Brissie 7
4 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Elliott .444
1 Ted Kluszewski .444
3 Carl Furillo .418
4 Al Zarilla .411
5 Dom DiMaggio .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 5
1 Gil Hodges 5
1 Ralph Kiner 5
1 Andy Seminick 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 17
2 Larry Doby 15
3 Ted Kluszewski 14
3 Vern Stephens 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Collins 3
1 Johnny Hopp 3
1 Hal Jeffcoat 3
4 Ferris Fain 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.00
1 Jim Konstanty 0.00
3 Max Lanier 0.33
4 Jack Kramer 0.67
5 Dizzy Trout 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hearn 3
1 Frank Hiller 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Ken Raffensberger 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 25
2 Warren Spahn 23
3 Ewell Blackwell 19
4 Herm Wehmeier 18
5 Max Lanier 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 4
2 Murry Dickson 2
2 Mickey Harris 2
2 Marlin Stuart 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vic Wertz .392
2 Stan Musial .390
3 Hank Majeski .387
4 Johnny Hopp .371
5 Billy Goodman .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 13
2 Del Ennis 11
3 Larry Doby 10
3 Bobby Doerr 10
3 Vic Wertz 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 37
2 Bobby Doerr 32
3 Enos Slaughter 30
4 Larry Doby 28
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 4
1 Sam Jethroe 4
1 Eddie Stanky 4
4 Bobby Brown 3
4 12 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 1.48
2 Jim Hearn 1.59
3 Dizzy Trout 1.63
4 Fred Sanford 1.78
5 Robin Roberts 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Dizzy Trout 6
4 Ewell Blackwell 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 48
2 Larry Jansen 38
3 Vic Raschi 37
4 Erv Palica 35
4 2 others tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 8
2 Murry Dickson 3
3 Ralph Branca 2
3 Tom Ferrick 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .364
2 Carl Furillo .349
3 George Kell .344
4 Billy Goodman .340
5 Ted Kluszewski .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 56
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Vern Stephens 35
4 Del Ennis 34
5 Stan Musial 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 144
2 Ralph Kiner 139
3 Vic Wertz 138
4 Bobby Doerr 135
5 Del Ennis 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 29
2 Jackie Robinson 18
3 Pee Wee Reese 16
4 Bob Dillinger 15
5 Phil Rizzuto 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 2.73
2 Preacher Roe 3.02
3 Art Houtteman 3.25
4 Robin Roberts 3.30
5 Murry Dickson 3.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 26
2 Preacher Roe 22
2 Warren Spahn 22
4 Ellis Kinder 21
4 Robin Roberts 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 207
2 Bob Lemon 173
3 Larry Jansen 161
3 Allie Reynolds 161
5 Ewell Blackwell 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 24
2 Jim Konstanty 23
3 Mickey Harris 13
4 Tom Ferrick 9
5 Lou Brissie 8