On This Day

Tuesday, August 22, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 73 40 .646 --
Yankees 72 44 .621 2.5
Indians 72 46 .610 3.5
Red Sox 70 48 .593 5.5
Senators 50 62 .446 22.5
White Sox 46 71 .393 29.0
Browns 39 74 .345 34.0
Athletics 40 77 .342 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 71 45 .612 --
Dodgers 62 47 .569 5.5
Braves 61 51 .545 8.0
Cardinals 62 52 .544 8.0
Giants 58 54 .518 11.0
Cubs 50 64 .439 20.0
Reds 47 65 .420 22.0
Pirates 41 74 .357 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Yogi Berra 4
2 Billy Goodman 3
2 Sid Gordon 3
2 George Kell 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Johnny Groth 1
1 Bill Howerton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 6
2 Roy Campanella 3
2 Carl Furillo 3
2 Sid Gordon 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Al Rosen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Hearn 1.00
2 Cloyd Boyer 0.50
2 Bob Feller 0.50
4 Gene Bearden 0.38
5 Robin Roberts 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Willard Nixon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Hearn 9
2 Gene Bearden 5
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Allie Reynolds 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .358
2 George Kell .351
3 Larry Doby .346
4 Al Zarilla .340
5 Jackie Robinson .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 37
2 Al Rosen 33
3 Andy Pafko 30
4 Walt Dropo 27
4 Vern Stephens 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 120
2 Walt Dropo 113
3 Vic Wertz 110
4 Del Ennis 101
5 Bobby Doerr 100

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 2.55
2 Robin Roberts 2.99
3 Larry Jansen 3.04
4 Bob Miller 3.10
5 Art Houtteman 3.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 18
2 Robin Roberts 17
3 Art Houtteman 16
3 Preacher Roe 16
3 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 155
2 Ewell Blackwell 138
3 Curt Simmons 132
4 Larry Jansen 129
5 Bob Lemon 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 19
2 Mickey Harris 13
3 Joe Page 12
4 Tom Ferrick 8
4 Bill Werle 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .429
2 Bob Elliott .419
3 Ted Kluszewski .409
4 Al Zarilla .400
5 Phil Rizzuto .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 8
2 Andy Pafko 5
2 Andy Seminick 5
4 Johnny Groth 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde McCullough 17
2 Johnny Groth 16
2 Ralph Kiner 16
4 Yogi Berra 15
4 Vern Stephens 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Woodling 4
2 Joe Collins 3
2 Johnny Hopp 3
2 Phil Rizzuto 3
5 6 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.38
2 Max Lanier 0.50
3 Preacher Roe 1.00
4 Dizzy Trout 1.29
5 Luis Aloma 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hearn 3
1 Frank Hiller 3
1 Art Houtteman 3
1 Erv Palica 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 20
2 Bob Feller 19
2 Jim Hearn 19
4 Ewell Blackwell 18
4 Mel Queen 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 3
2 Ralph Branca 2
2 Murry Dickson 2
2 Mickey Harris 2
2 Marlin Stuart 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .427
2 Vic Wertz .387
3 Johnny Groth .380
4 Bob Elliott .377
5 Billy Goodman .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 14
2 Larry Doby 10
2 Del Ennis 10
2 Vic Wertz 10
5 Ralph Kiner 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 36
2 Larry Doby 29
3 Andy Pafko 28
4 Bobby Doerr 26
4 Vic Wertz 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Coan 4
1 Johnny Hopp 4
1 Sam Jethroe 4
1 Duke Snider 4
1 Gene Woodling 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.26
2 Max Lanier 1.51
3 Whitey Ford 1.67
4 Art Houtteman 1.87
5 Willie Ramsdell 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Dizzy Trout 6
3 Frank Hiller 5
3 Art Houtteman 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 46
2 Larry Jansen 39
3 Erv Palica 37
4 Early Wynn 36
5 Curt Simmons 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 7
2 Ralph Branca 3
2 Murry Dickson 3
2 Tom Ferrick 3
5 4 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .371
2 Carl Furillo .349
3 Billy Goodman .349
4 George Kell .348
5 Ted Kluszewski .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 57
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Vern Stephens 35
4 Stan Musial 33
4 Al Rosen 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 143
2 Vic Wertz 142
3 Ralph Kiner 137
4 Bobby Doerr 134
5 2 tied 128

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 2.73
2 Preacher Roe 3.02
3 Art Houtteman 3.14
4 Curt Simmons 3.25
5 Larry Jansen 3.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 25
2 Preacher Roe 22
3 Art Houtteman 21
3 Robin Roberts 21
3 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 201
2 Bob Lemon 176
3 Ewell Blackwell 164
4 Allie Reynolds 161
5 Larry Jansen 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 23
2 Jim Konstanty 21
3 Mickey Harris 13
4 Lou Brissie 8
4 2 others tied 8