On This Day

Sunday, September 10, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 85 49 .634 --
Yankees 84 49 .632 0.5
Red Sox 85 51 .625 1.0
Indians 80 58 .580 7.0
Senators 59 73 .447 25.0
White Sox 53 85 .384 34.0
Browns 49 86 .363 36.5
Athletics 47 91 .341 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 82 53 .607 --
Dodgers 73 57 .562 6.5
Braves 73 58 .557 7.0
Giants 72 60 .545 8.5
Cardinals 69 65 .515 12.5
Reds 58 74 .439 22.5
Cubs 55 81 .404 27.5
Pirates 50 84 .373 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hoot Evers 5
2 Bob Dillinger 4
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Ralph Kiner 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 Walt Dropo 1
2 Gil Hodges 1
2 Monte Irvin 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Ray Mueller 4
3 Don Kolloway 3
3 Stan Musial 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Ferris Fain 1
1 Billy Hitchcock 1
1 Ray Mueller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Raschi 0.71
2 Erv Dusak 0.57
3 Hal Newhouser 0.50
3 Johnny Sain 0.50
5 Stubby Overmire 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Fox 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Bill Macdonald 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 5
1 Vic Raschi 5
3 Erv Dusak 4
3 Red Munger 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Erautt 1
1 Tom Ferrick 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .361
2 Stan Musial .359
3 George Kell .345
4 Hoot Evers .340
5 Dom DiMaggio .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 43
2 Al Rosen 34
3 Walt Dropo 33
3 Andy Pafko 33
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 139
2 Vern Stephens 137
3 Vic Wertz 118
4 Del Ennis 115
5 Bobby Doerr 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 32
2 Dom DiMaggio 15
3 Duke Snider 14
3 Earl Torgeson 14
5 Pee Wee Reese 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bubba Church 2.22
2 Sal Maglie 2.57
3 Max Lanier 2.77
4 Robin Roberts 3.10
5 Larry Jansen 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 20
2 Vern Bickford 19
2 Vic Raschi 19
4 Art Houtteman 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 179
2 Ewell Blackwell 165
3 Bob Lemon 146
3 Curt Simmons 146
5 Larry Jansen 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 21
2 Mickey Harris 13
2 Joe Page 13
4 Tom Ferrick 11
5 Bill Werle 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hoot Evers .510
2 Dale Mitchell .444
3 Sid Gordon .415
3 Monte Irvin .415
5 Bobby Adams .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 8
2 Sid Gordon 6
2 Gil Hodges 6
2 Johnny Mize 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 21
2 Jerry Priddy 18
2 Johnny Wyrostek 18
4 Gil Hodges 16
4 Stan Musial 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 4
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Sam Jethroe 3
2 Carmen Mauro 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 0.00
2 Sandy Consuegra 0.90
3 Dick Starr 1.23
4 Bill Macdonald 1.33
5 Johnny Sain 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 3
1 Howie Fox 3
1 Larry Jansen 3
1 Jim Konstanty 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Werle 22
2 Ewell Blackwell 20
2 Preacher Roe 20
4 Bob Lemon 19
5 Warren Spahn 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Tom Ferrick 2
3 Luis Aloma 1
3 Ewell Blackwell 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vern Stephens .398
2 Joe DiMaggio .398
3 Richie Ashburn .395
4 Billy Goodman .392
5 Monte Irvin .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 12
2 Gil Hodges 9
2 Stan Musial 9
2 Hank Sauer 9
5 Andy Pafko 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 32
2 Vern Stephens 31
3 Yogi Berra 29
4 Hoot Evers 28
4 Billy Goodman 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 7
2 Phil Rizzuto 6
3 Joe Collins 4
3 Dave Philley 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holcombe 1.00
2 Sal Maglie 1.29
2 Stubby Overmire 1.29
4 Jim Konstanty 1.44
5 Whitey Ford 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 6
1 Sal Maglie 6
1 Don Newcombe 6
1 Mel Parnell 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 45
2 Bob Lemon 36
3 Curt Simmons 34
4 Billy Pierce 33
4 Warren Spahn 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 5
2 Ralph Branca 4
2 Tom Ferrick 4
4 Jim Konstanty 3
4 Sam Zoldak 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .368
2 Billy Goodman .362
3 George Kell .350
4 Hoot Evers .341
5 Walt Dropo .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 53
2 Al Rosen 34
3 Walt Dropo 33
3 Del Ennis 33
3 3 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 151
2 Walt Dropo 139
3 Ralph Kiner 133
4 Del Ennis 126
5 Vic Wertz 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 32
2 Phil Rizzuto 18
3 Jackie Robinson 17
4 Dom DiMaggio 15
5 3 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.57
2 Max Lanier 2.96
3 Preacher Roe 3.05
4 Early Wynn 3.25
5 Warren Spahn 3.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
2 Vic Raschi 22
2 Warren Spahn 22
4 Vern Bickford 21
5 Preacher Roe 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 209
2 Bob Lemon 179
3 Ewell Blackwell 177
4 Allie Reynolds 161
5 Vic Raschi 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 21
2 Joe Page 19
3 Mickey Harris 13
4 Tom Ferrick 11
5 2 tied 8