On This Day

Saturday, September 16, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	51	.636	--
Tigers	88	51	.633	0.5
Red Sox	87	53	.621	2.0
Indians	83	60	.580	7.5
Senators	60	79	.432	28.5
White Sox	55	87	.387	35.0
Browns	53	87	.379	36.0
Athletics	48	95	.336	42.5

Games

Indians 5, Senators 1

Yankees 8, Tigers 1

Browns 5, Red Sox 2

White Sox 10, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	86	54	.614	--
Dodgers	76	59	.563	7.5
Braves	76	60	.559	8.0
Giants	75	63	.543	10.0
Cardinals	71	67	.514	14.0
Reds	59	79	.428	26.0
Cubs	58	83	.411	28.5
Pirates	52	88	.371	34.0

Games

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 3

Pirates 4, Braves 0

Reds 2, Phillies 0

Cubs 6, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Adams	3
1	Bobby Brown	3
1	Billy DeMars	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	26 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Dark	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Jim Lemon	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
1	Gus Niarhos	3
1	Al Rosen	3
4	Bobby Brown	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cliff Fannin	1.40
2	Ewell Blackwell	1.33
3	Cliff Chambers	0.67
4	Whitey Ford	0.60
5	Sheldon Jones	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Cliff Chambers	1
1	Cliff Fannin	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	8
2	Cliff Fannin	7
3	Cliff Chambers	6
3	Whitey Ford	6
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.359
2	Stan Musial	.353
3	George Kell	.342
4	Hoot Evers	.335
5	Larry Doby	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	43
2	Al Rosen	35
3	Andy Pafko	34
4	Walt Dropo	33
5	3 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	140
2	Vern Stephens	139
3	Vic Wertz	122
4	Del Ennis	118
5	Bobby Doerr	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	33
2	Dom DiMaggio	15
2	Earl Torgeson	15
4	Duke Snider	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bubba Church	2.18
2	Jim Konstanty	2.21
3	Sal Maglie	2.52
4	Max Lanier	2.72
5	Robin Roberts	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	20
1	Vic Raschi	20
3	Vern Bickford	19
3	Robin Roberts	19
3	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	184
2	Ewell Blackwell	178
3	Bob Lemon	151
4	Larry Jansen	148
5	Allie Reynolds	147

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hoot Evers	.473
2	Gus Bell	.426
3	Bobby Doerr	.409
4	Joe DiMaggio	.404
5	Bobby Adams	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	7
2	Johnny Mize	6
3	Stan Musial	5
4	Luke Easter	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	18
2	Wally Westlake	17
3	Johnny Wyrostek	16
4	Hoot Evers	15
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Hal Jeffcoat	3
2	Earl Torgeson	3
5	8 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	0.35
2	Randy Gumpert	0.82
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.02
4	Jim Hearn	1.38
5	Dick Starr	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	Mel Parnell	3
1	Vic Raschi	3
1	Warren Spahn	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	29
2	Vern Bickford	23
3	Bob Lemon	19
4	Sheldon Jones	18
5	Warren Spahn	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Luis Aloma	2
2	Ralph Branca	2
4	Ewell Blackwell	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.394
2	Billy Goodman	.390
3	Monte Irvin	.382
4	Hoot Evers	.375
4	Dale Mitchell	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	11
1	Hank Sauer	11
3	Yogi Berra	9
3	Joe DiMaggio	9
3	Ralph Kiner	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	32
2	Yogi Berra	30
3	Luke Easter	29
4	Walt Dropo	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	7
2	Phil Rizzuto	5
2	Wayne Terwilliger	5
4	Sam Jethroe	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	0.20
2	Stubby Overmire	1.29
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.45
4	Jim Konstanty	1.66
5	Bubba Church	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Mel Parnell	6
1	Vic Raschi	6
4	Vern Bickford	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	47
2	Allie Reynolds	38
3	Bob Lemon	36
4	Vern Bickford	34
5	Sheldon Jones	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	6
2	Ralph Branca	5
3	Tom Ferrick	4
4	Luis Aloma	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.357
2	Billy Goodman	.353
3	George Kell	.345
4	Hoot Evers	.335
5	Al Zarilla	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	48
2	Al Rosen	35
3	Andy Pafko	34
4	Walt Dropo	33
4	3 others tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	152
2	Walt Dropo	140
3	Vic Wertz	127
4	Del Ennis	126
5	2 tied	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	33
2	Phil Rizzuto	16
2	Jackie Robinson	16
4	Dom DiMaggio	15
4	Earl Torgeson	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.52
2	Max Lanier	2.88
3	Preacher Roe	3.06
4	Vern Bickford	3.17
5	Ewell Blackwell	3.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	203
2	Ewell Blackwell	183
3	Bob Lemon	175
4	Allie Reynolds	162
5	Larry Jansen	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	21
2	Joe Page	16
3	Mickey Harris	13
4	Tom Ferrick	11
5	Ellis Kinder	9