On This Day

Wednesday, August 23, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	73	41	.640	--
Yankees	73	44	.624	1.5
Indians	72	46	.610	3.0
Red Sox	71	48	.597	4.5
Senators	50	62	.446	22.0
White Sox	47	72	.395	28.5
Athletics	41	78	.345	34.5
Browns	39	75	.342	34.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Browns 5

Yankees 7, Tigers 5

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Athletics 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	72	45	.615	--
Dodgers	63	47	.573	5.5
Braves	62	51	.549	8.0
Cardinals	62	53	.539	9.0
Giants	59	54	.522	11.0
Cubs	50	65	.435	21.0
Reds	47	66	.416	23.0
Pirates	41	75	.353	30.5

Games

Giants 5, Cubs 4

Phillies 6, Reds 4

Dodgers 7, Pirates 5

Braves 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Kluszewski	4
2	Roy Campanella	3
2	Sam Chapman	3
2	Monte Irvin	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Walt Dropo	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	3
1	Del Ennis	3
1	Billy Goodman	3
1	Ted Kluszewski	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1
1	Duke Snider	1
1	Wayne Terwilliger	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	1.00
2	Lou Brissie	0.70
3	Johnny Klippstein	0.56
4	Gerry Staley	0.50
5	Carl Erskine	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Bob Miller	1
1	Vic Raschi	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	8
2	Lou Brissie	7
3	Mel Queen	6
3	Warren Spahn	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Bob Hooper	1
1	Monty Kennedy	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.355
2	George Kell	.349
3	Larry Doby	.346
4	Al Zarilla	.338
5	Dom DiMaggio	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	38
2	Al Rosen	33
3	Andy Pafko	30
4	Walt Dropo	28
5	2 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	120
2	Walt Dropo	116
3	Vic Wertz	110
4	Del Ennis	104
5	Bobby Doerr	100

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	2.55
2	Robin Roberts	2.99
3	Larry Jansen	3.04
4	Warren Spahn	3.13
5	Bob Miller	3.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	18
2	Robin Roberts	17
3	Art Houtteman	16
3	Vic Raschi	16
3	4 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	161
2	Ewell Blackwell	138
3	Curt Simmons	132
4	Larry Jansen	129
5	2 tied	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	20
2	Mickey Harris	13
3	Joe Page	12
4	Tom Ferrick	9
5	Bill Werle	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.475
2	Bob Elliott	.432
3	Billy Goodman	.429
4	Del Ennis	.419
5	Vic Wertz	.404

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	Johnny Groth	16
1	Ralph Kiner	16
3	Yogi Berra	15
4	Clyde McCullough	14
4	Vern Stephens	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	4
1	Gene Woodling	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Joe Collins	3
3	Johnny Hopp	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	0.41
2	Max Lanier	0.50
3	Preacher Roe	1.00
4	Dizzy Trout	1.29
4	Luis Aloma	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Hearn	3
1	Frank Hiller	3
1	Art Houtteman	3
1	Erv Palica	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Queen	24
2	Vic Raschi	22
3	Curt Simmons	20
4	Bob Feller	19
4	Jim Hearn	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vic Wertz	.392
2	Ted Kluszewski	.372
3	Bob Elliott	.371
4	Johnny Groth	.367
5	Billy Goodman	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Pafko	13
2	Larry Doby	10
2	Del Ennis	10
2	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Vic Wertz	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	36
2	Larry Doby	28
3	Andy Pafko	26
3	Vic Wertz	26
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Duke Snider	5
2	Gil Coan	4
2	Johnny Hopp	4
2	Sam Jethroe	4
2	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	1.31
2	Max Lanier	1.51
3	Whitey Ford	1.67
4	Curt Simmons	1.89
5	Larry Jansen	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Dizzy Trout	6
3	Frank Hiller	5
3	Sal Maglie	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	43
2	Vic Raschi	37
3	Warren Spahn	36
3	Early Wynn	36
5	Erv Palica	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.369
2	Billy Goodman	.349
3	Carl Furillo	.347
4	George Kell	.347
5	Ted Kluszewski	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	58
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Vern Stephens	35
4	Del Ennis	33
4	2 others tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	143
2	Vic Wertz	142
3	Ralph Kiner	138
4	Bobby Doerr	134
5	Stan Musial	129

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	25
2	Preacher Roe	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
4	Art Houtteman	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	207
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	22
3	Mickey Harris	13
4	Tom Ferrick	9
5	2 tied	8