On This Day

Friday, August 25, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	74	42	.638	--
Yankees	74	45	.622	1.5
Indians	75	46	.620	1.5
Red Sox	73	48	.603	3.5
Senators	50	66	.431	24.0
White Sox	49	72	.405	27.5
Athletics	41	79	.342	35.0
Browns	39	77	.336	35.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Tigers 2

Yankees 10, Browns 0

Indians 6, Athletics 2

White Sox 6, Senators 1

White Sox 10, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	74	45	.622	--
Dodgers	66	47	.584	5.0
Braves	63	53	.543	9.5
Cardinals	63	54	.538	10.0
Giants	60	55	.522	12.0
Cubs	52	66	.441	21.5
Reds	47	69	.405	25.5
Pirates	41	77	.347	32.5

Games

Cubs 7, Braves 6

Dodgers 6, Reds 0

Phillies 9, Pirates 7

Cardinals 7, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Bauer	5
2	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Chico Carrasquel	4
2	Irv Noren	4
2	Eddie Robinson	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Ralph Kiner	1
2	Pee Wee Reese	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	4
1	Hank Sauer	4
3	Gus Niarhos	3
4	Floyd Baker	2
4	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Philley	2
2	Gil Hodges	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	1.17
2	Mel Parnell	0.78
3	Don Newcombe	0.71
4	Johnny Sain	0.44
5	Frank Smith	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Aloma	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	7
1	Mel Parnell	7
3	Don Newcombe	5
4	Alex Kellner	4
4	Johnny Sain	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doby	.354
2	Stan Musial	.353
3	George Kell	.351
4	Al Zarilla	.339
5	Jackie Robinson	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	39
2	Al Rosen	33
3	Andy Pafko	30
4	Walt Dropo	28
4	Vern Stephens	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	126
2	Walt Dropo	118
3	Vic Wertz	110
4	Del Ennis	105
5	Bobby Doerr	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	29
2	Duke Snider	13
3	Dom DiMaggio	12
4	Pee Wee Reese	11
4	Earl Torgeson	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	2.59
2	Robin Roberts	2.99
3	Preacher Roe	3.08
4	Bob Miller	3.16
5	Warren Spahn	3.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	19
2	Robin Roberts	17
2	Preacher Roe	17
4	Art Houtteman	16
4	4 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	161
2	Ewell Blackwell	145
3	Curt Simmons	134
4	Larry Jansen	130
5	Bob Lemon	124

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	Vern Stephens	.468
2	Billy Goodman	.448
3	Bob Elliott	.417
4	Hank Bauer	.415
5	Richie Ashburn	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Andy Pafko	5
2	Hank Sauer	5
2	Andy Seminick	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	21
2	Vern Stephens	20
3	Ralph Kiner	16
4	Johnny Groth	15
5	Carl Furillo	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Joe Collins	3
2	Johnny Hopp	3
2	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	0.00
2	Whitey Ford	0.33
3	Jim Konstanty	0.60
4	Early Wynn	0.96
5	Luis Aloma	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Hiller	4
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Mike Garcia	3
2	Jim Hearn	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	25
2	Mel Queen	24
3	Curt Simmons	22
4	Mike Garcia	19
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	2
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Mickey Harris	2
1	Ellis Kinder	2
1	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doby	.391
2	Vic Wertz	.376
3	Billy Goodman	.373
4	Dom DiMaggio	.363
5	Del Ennis	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Pafko	13
2	Larry Doby	11
2	Ralph Kiner	11
4	Vic Wertz	10
5	Del Ennis	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	34
2	Yogi Berra	29
2	Larry Doby	29
4	Andy Pafko	27
4	Vern Stephens	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Duke Snider	6
2	Gil Coan	4
2	Sam Jethroe	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.31
2	Whitey Ford	1.31
3	Max Lanier	1.65
4	Dave Koslo	1.78
5	Dizzy Trout	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Hiller	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Mel Parnell	6
1	Dizzy Trout	6
1	Early Wynn	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	47
2	Early Wynn	41
3	Warren Spahn	36
4	Larry Jansen	34
4	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	.366
2	Billy Goodman	.352
3	George Kell	.349
4	Carl Furillo	.343
5	Ted Kluszewski	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	58
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Vern Stephens	36
4	Del Ennis	33
4	Al Rosen	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	149
2	Ralph Kiner	136
3	Bobby Doerr	135
4	Vic Wertz	134
5	Carl Furillo	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	29
2	Jackie Robinson	17
3	Phil Rizzuto	16
4	Pee Wee Reese	15
5	Bob Dillinger	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	2.74
2	Preacher Roe	2.91
3	Art Houtteman	3.29
4	Warren Spahn	3.33
5	Bob Lemon	3.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	26
2	Preacher Roe	22
3	Vic Raschi	21
3	Warren Spahn	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	203
2	Bob Lemon	176
3	Ewell Blackwell	166
4	Allie Reynolds	160
5	Larry Jansen	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	23
2	Jim Konstanty	22
3	Mickey Harris	13
4	Tom Ferrick	9
5	Bill Werle	8