On This Day

Sunday, August 27, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	76	43	.639	--
Yankees	76	45	.628	1.0
Indians	76	47	.618	2.0
Red Sox	74	49	.602	4.0
Senators	52	67	.437	24.0
White Sox	49	74	.398	29.0
Athletics	42	81	.341	36.0
Browns	40	79	.336	36.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Indians 9

Yankees 2, White Sox 1

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Tigers 8, Athletics 1

Senators 8, Browns 0

Browns 11, Senators 10

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	75	46	.620	--
Dodgers	67	48	.583	5.0
Braves	66	53	.555	8.0
Cardinals	64	55	.538	10.0
Giants	62	56	.525	11.5
Cubs	52	68	.433	22.5
Reds	48	71	.403	26.0
Pirates	42	79	.347	33.0

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 1

Phillies 4, Cubs 4

Cardinals 13, Dodgers 3

Braves 7, Pirates 3

Braves 4, Pirates 1

Giants 11, Reds 6

Reds 3, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Waitkus	8
2	Don Mueller	6
3	Buddy Kerr	5
3	Eddie Yost	5
5	11 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sid Gordon	2
1	Stan Musial	2
3	Ray Boone	1
3	Roy Campanella	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	4
1	Walt Dropo	4
1	Clyde Vollmer	4
4	Joe Adcock	3
4	13 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Ted Kluszewski	1
1	Carmen Mauro	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Allie Reynolds	2.00
2	Bill Werle	0.81
3	Cloyd Boyer	0.64
4	Bubba Church	0.62
5	Sheldon Jones	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cloyd Boyer	1
1	Bubba Church	1
1	Howie Fox	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Werle	13
2	Allie Reynolds	8
3	Cloyd Boyer	7
4	Bubba Church	5
4	Sheldon Jones	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Dobson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.366
2	Stan Musial	.355
3	Larry Doby	.354
4	George Kell	.348
5	Al Zarilla	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Al Rosen	33
3	Andy Pafko	30
4	Walt Dropo	29
5	2 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	129
2	Walt Dropo	122
3	Vic Wertz	111
4	Del Ennis	106
5	2 tied	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	29
2	Duke Snider	13
3	Dom DiMaggio	12
3	Earl Torgeson	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	2.59
2	Sal Maglie	3.08
3	Preacher Roe	3.08
4	Warren Spahn	3.17
5	Art Houtteman	3.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	20
2	Art Houtteman	17
2	Robin Roberts	17
2	Preacher Roe	17
5	5 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	165
2	Ewell Blackwell	145
3	Curt Simmons	134
4	Larry Jansen	130
5	Allie Reynolds	129

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	Billy Goodman	.448
2	Joe DiMaggio	.436
3	Vern Stephens	.433
4	Ted Kluszewski	.426
5	Dom DiMaggio	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Roy Campanella	5
2	Hank Sauer	5
2	Andy Seminick	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	21
1	Vern Stephens	21
3	Johnny Groth	18
4	Ralph Kiner	17
5	Hank Sauer	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	5
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Johnny Hopp	3
2	Dave Philley	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	0.00
2	Whitey Ford	0.33
3	Bubba Church	0.50
4	Jim Konstanty	0.61
5	Jesse Flores	0.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Queen	24
2	Ewell Blackwell	20
2	Allie Reynolds	20
4	Bill Werle	18
5	Bob Lemon	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	3
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	Mickey Harris	2
2	Ellis Kinder	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Lehner	.394
2	Larry Doby	.387
3	Al Zarilla	.382
4	Billy Goodman	.381
4	Johnny Lipon	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	12
2	Larry Doby	11
2	Andy Pafko	11
4	Roy Campanella	9
4	Vic Wertz	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	30
1	Larry Doby	30
1	Vern Stephens	30
4	Walt Dropo	28
5	Del Ennis	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
1	Duke Snider	6
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Pee Wee Reese	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.30
2	Whitey Ford	1.01
3	Max Lanier	1.65
4	Dave Koslo	1.78
5	Early Wynn	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Hiller	6
1	Early Wynn	6
3	Vern Bickford	5
3	Art Houtteman	5
3	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	47
2	Early Wynn	41
3	Erv Palica	38
4	Allie Reynolds	37
4	Warren Spahn	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	6
2	Ralph Branca	3
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Hal Newhouser	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Billy Goodman	.359
3	George Kell	.348
4	Carl Furillo	.345
5	Ted Kluszewski	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	58
2	Ted Williams	36
3	Roy Campanella	34
3	Vern Stephens	34
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	150
2	Ralph Kiner	136
3	Vic Wertz	132
4	Bobby Doerr	128
4	Carl Furillo	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	29
2	Phil Rizzuto	18
3	Jackie Robinson	17
4	Bob Dillinger	14
4	Pee Wee Reese	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	2.74
2	Preacher Roe	2.91
3	Bob Miller	3.19
4	Art Houtteman	3.21
5	Bob Lemon	3.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	27
2	Preacher Roe	22
3	Art Houtteman	21
3	Vic Raschi	21
3	Warren Spahn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	207
2	Bob Lemon	179
3	Allie Reynolds	168
4	Ewell Blackwell	166
5	Larry Jansen	152

Saves

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