On This Day

Monday, September 4, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	47	.638	--
Tigers	80	48	.625	2.0
Red Sox	80	51	.611	3.5
Indians	79	53	.598	5.0
Senators	57	71	.445	25.0
White Sox	51	80	.389	32.5
Athletics	46	86	.348	38.0
Browns	44	84	.344	38.0

Games

White Sox 7, Indians 1

Indians 1, White Sox 0

Tigers 4, Browns 2

Yankees 2, Athletics 1

Athletics 4, Yankees 3

Red Sox 5, Senators 4

Senators 5, Red Sox 3

Browns 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	80	49	.620	--
Dodgers	70	53	.569	7.0
Braves	70	56	.556	8.5
Giants	68	58	.540	10.5
Cardinals	65	62	.512	14.0
Cubs	54	74	.422	25.5
Reds	53	73	.421	25.5
Pirates	47	82	.364	33.0

Games

Braves 11, Dodgers 4

Braves 3, Dodgers 2

Reds 5, Cardinals 4

Reds 8, Cardinals 4

Giants 2, Phillies 0

Giants 9, Phillies 0

Pirates 5, Cubs 3

Pirates 3, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Dillinger	5
1	Sid Gordon	5
1	Sam Jethroe	5
1	Don Mueller	5
1	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	2
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Bruce Edwards	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Wyrostek	8
2	Bob Elliott	5
3	Ray Coleman	3
3	Sid Gordon	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Addis	1
1	Joe Ginsberg	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Sam Jethroe	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Randy Gumpert	1.00
1	Al Widmar	1.00
3	Vic Raschi	0.62
4	Bob Lemon	0.60
4	2 others tied	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Barrett	1
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Bob Cain	1
1	Howie Fox	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	9
2	Bob Kuzava	6
2	Warren Spahn	6
2	Al Widmar	6
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Aloma	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Dick Starr	1
1	Junior Walsh	1
1	Sam Zoldak	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.368
2	Stan Musial	.359
3	George Kell	.347
4	Larry Doby	.341
5	Al Zarilla	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Al Rosen	33
3	Andy Pafko	31
4	Walt Dropo	30
5	3 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	130
1	Vern Stephens	130
3	Vic Wertz	114
4	Del Ennis	112
5	Bobby Doerr	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	30
2	Duke Snider	14
3	Dom DiMaggio	13
4	Richie Ashburn	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.73
2	Max Lanier	2.77
3	Robin Roberts	3.08
4	Art Houtteman	3.09
5	Preacher Roe	3.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	20
2	Vern Bickford	18
2	Vic Raschi	18
2	Robin Roberts	18
5	5 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	173
2	Ewell Blackwell	159
3	Bob Lemon	141
4	Allie Reynolds	136
4	Curt Simmons	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	21
2	Mickey Harris	13
2	Joe Page	13
4	Tom Ferrick	10
5	Bill Werle	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Les Moss	.447
2	Billy Goodman	.429
3	Richie Ashburn	.419
4	Yogi Berra	.397
5	Gil Coan	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	7
1	Johnny Mize	7
1	Hank Sauer	7
4	Tommy Glaviano	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	21
2	Hank Sauer	20
3	Walt Dropo	17
4	Luke Easter	16
4	Billy Goodman	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Duke Snider	4
3	Danny O'Connell	3
3	Phil Rizzuto	3
5	8 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	0.00
2	Don Newcombe	0.50
3	Ken Holcombe	0.60
4	Eddie Lopat	1.04
5	Ellis Kinder	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	4
1	Don Newcombe	4
3	Bubba Church	3
3	Jim Hearn	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Werle	26
2	Ewell Blackwell	21
3	Allie Reynolds	20
4	Bob Lemon	19
5	Warren Spahn	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Ralph Branca	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	Sam Zoldak	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.409
2	Dom DiMaggio	.379
3	Paul Lehner	.376
4	Richie Ashburn	.368
5	Bob Elliott	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	13
2	Andy Seminick	10
3	Gil Hodges	9
4	Yogi Berra	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	30
2	Walt Dropo	28
3	Vern Stephens	27
4	Billy Goodman	26
5	5 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	7
2	Phil Rizzuto	6
3	Hal Jeffcoat	5
3	Duke Snider	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.81
2	Whitey Ford	0.90
3	Sal Maglie	1.31
4	Stubby Overmire	1.50
5	Bubba Church	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Hearn	6
1	Sal Maglie	6
1	Mel Parnell	6
4	Vern Bickford	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	47
2	Early Wynn	37
3	Bob Lemon	35
3	Warren Spahn	35
5	Vic Raschi	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	6
2	Ellis Kinder	4
3	Ralph Branca	3
3	Tom Ferrick	3
3	Sam Zoldak	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.370
2	Billy Goodman	.369
3	George Kell	.346
4	Carl Furillo	.343
5	Walt Dropo	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	56
2	Roy Campanella	33
2	Del Ennis	33
2	Andy Pafko	33
2	Al Rosen	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	148
2	Ralph Kiner	132
3	Walt Dropo	130
4	Del Ennis	129
5	Vic Wertz	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	30
2	Jackie Robinson	19
3	Phil Rizzuto	18
4	Richie Ashburn	14
4	Duke Snider	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.73
2	Max Lanier	2.96
3	Preacher Roe	3.07
4	Warren Spahn	3.26
5	Art Houtteman	3.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	25
2	Vic Raschi	22
3	Preacher Roe	21
3	Warren Spahn	21
5	Vern Bickford	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	206
2	Bob Lemon	180
3	Ewell Blackwell	174
4	Allie Reynolds	167
5	Vic Raschi	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	22
2	Joe Page	21
3	Mickey Harris	13
4	Tom Ferrick	10
5	Bill Werle	8