On This Day

Monday, August 28, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	76	44	.633	--
Yankees	76	46	.623	1.0
Indians	76	48	.613	2.0
Red Sox	75	49	.605	3.0
Senators	53	67	.442	23.0
White Sox	50	74	.403	28.0
Athletics	43	81	.347	35.0
Browns	40	80	.333	36.0

Games

Red Sox 15, Indians 14

White Sox 6, Yankees 4

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Senators 9, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	76	47	.618	--
Dodgers	67	49	.578	5.5
Braves	66	53	.555	8.0
Cardinals	65	55	.542	9.5
Giants	62	57	.521	12.0
Cubs	53	69	.434	22.5
Reds	49	71	.408	25.5
Pirates	42	79	.347	33.0

Games

Cubs 7, Phillies 5

Phillies 9, Cubs 5

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1

Reds 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Andy Seminick	6
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Granny Hamner	5
4	Bobby Avila	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	3
2	Del Ennis	1
2	Tommy Glaviano	1
2	Johnny Groth	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Seminick	5
2	Ray Boone	4
2	Mickey Grasso	4
2	Hank Sauer	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Dale Mitchell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Preacher Roe	1.00
2	Gerry Staley	0.45
3	Russ Meyer	0.44
4	Bobby Shantz	0.43
5	Ewell Blackwell	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Willard Nixon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gerry Staley	5
2	Ewell Blackwell	4
2	Johnny Klippstein	4
2	Russ Meyer	4
2	Preacher Roe	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Johnny Vander Meer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.370
2	Stan Musial	.355
3	Larry Doby	.354
4	George Kell	.349
5	Al Zarilla	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Al Rosen	33
3	Andy Pafko	31
4	Walt Dropo	29
5	3 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	129
2	Walt Dropo	124
3	Vic Wertz	111
4	Del Ennis	108
5	Bobby Doerr	102

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	3.12
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	149
3	Curt Simmons	135
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	.500
2	Dom DiMaggio	.456
3	Joe DiMaggio	.442
4	Vern Stephens	.439
5	Richie Ashburn	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	8
1	Hank Sauer	8
3	Andy Seminick	6
4	Roy Campanella	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	21
2	Hank Sauer	20
2	Vern Stephens	20
4	Johnny Groth	19
5	Billy Goodman	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	5
2	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Duke Snider	3
3	Wayne Terwilliger	3
5	5 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	0.33
2	Jim Konstanty	0.49
3	Bubba Church	0.50
4	Luis Aloma	0.71
4	Ralph Branca	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Frank Hiller	3
1	Art Houtteman	3
1	Don Newcombe	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	24
2	Allie Reynolds	20
3	Bob Lemon	18
3	Bill Werle	18
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
3	Tom Ferrick	2
3	Jim Konstanty	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Lehner	.394
2	Billy Goodman	.389
3	Dom DiMaggio	.388
4	Al Zarilla	.387
5	Johnny Lipon	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	12
2	Larry Doby	10
2	Andy Pafko	10
4	Roy Campanella	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
1	Duke Snider	6
3	Richie Ashburn	5
4	Pee Wee Reese	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.27
2	Whitey Ford	1.01
3	Max Lanier	1.65
4	Gerry Staley	1.95
5	Dizzy Trout	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Hiller	6
2	Vern Bickford	5
2	Art Houtteman	5
2	Jim Konstanty	5
2	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	42
2	Warren Spahn	37
3	Bob Lemon	34
4	Vic Raschi	33
4	Early Wynn	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	6
2	Ralph Branca	3
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Hal Newhouser	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.366
2	Billy Goodman	.363
3	George Kell	.350
4	Carl Furillo	.343
5	Ted Kluszewski	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	57
2	Roy Campanella	34
2	Del Ennis	34
2	Ted Williams	34
5	4 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	149
2	Ralph Kiner	135
3	Vic Wertz	132
4	Bobby Doerr	129
5	Del Ennis	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	29
2	Phil Rizzuto	18
3	Jackie Robinson	17
4	Pee Wee Reese	14
5	Duke Snider	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	2.74
2	Preacher Roe	3.02
3	Bob Miller	3.19
4	Art Houtteman	3.21
5	Warren Spahn	3.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	207
2	Bob Lemon	180
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