On This Day

Wednesday, September 27, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 55 .636 --
Tigers 93 57 .620 2.5
Red Sox 91 59 .607 4.5
Indians 90 61 .596 6.0
Senators 67 84 .444 29.0
White Sox 58 93 .384 38.0
Browns 57 93 .380 38.5
Athletics 51 101 .336 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 60 .600 --
Dodgers 85 63 .574 4.0
Braves 82 66 .554 7.0
Giants 82 68 .547 8.0
Cardinals 74 74 .500 15.0
Reds 64 85 .430 25.5
Cubs 63 86 .423 26.5
Pirates 56 94 .373 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Hermanski 4
1 Bobby Thomson 4
1 Earl Torgeson 4
1 Mickey Vernon 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 2
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Tommy Brown 1
2 Roy Campanella 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 4
1 Bob Elliott 4
1 Bobby Thomson 4
4 Sam Dente 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Thompson 2
2 Gil Coan 1
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Monte Irvin 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Brecheen 1.50
2 Bob Feller 0.83
3 Erv Palica 0.50
4 Don Newcombe 0.40
5 Ray Scarborough 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Bankhead 1
1 Gene Bearden 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Brecheen 6
2 Bob Feller 5
3 Don Newcombe 4
3 Erv Palica 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Hogue 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .354
2 Stan Musial .345
3 George Kell .337
4 Jackie Robinson .331
5 Dom DiMaggio .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 47
2 Al Rosen 37
3 Andy Pafko 36
4 Walt Dropo 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 144
2 Walt Dropo 143
3 Del Ennis 126
4 Joe DiMaggio 122
4 Vic Wertz 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 35
2 Pee Wee Reese 16
2 Duke Snider 16
4 Dom DiMaggio 15
4 Earl Torgeson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Konstanty 2.39
2 Bubba Church 2.73
3 Sal Maglie 2.79
4 Ewell Blackwell 3.03
5 Robin Roberts 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 22
2 Vic Raschi 21
2 Warren Spahn 21
4 Johnny Sain 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 190
2 Ewell Blackwell 189
3 Bob Lemon 165
4 Allie Reynolds 155
5 Larry Jansen 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 22
2 Mickey Harris 15
3 Joe Page 13
4 Tom Ferrick 11
5 Ellis Kinder 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gus Bell .400
2 Ferris Fain .375
3 Yogi Berra .373
4 Bobby Thomson .371
5 Andy Seminick .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 7
2 Yogi Berra 6
2 Johnny Mize 6
4 Tommy Brown 5
4 Earl Torgeson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 23
2 Joe DiMaggio 18
3 Johnny Mize 16
4 Yogi Berra 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Coan 4
1 Hank Thompson 4
3 Randy Jackson 3
3 Danny O'Connell 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 0.67
2 Early Wynn 0.78
3 Bob Feller 1.00
4 Bill Wight 1.20
5 Ted Gray 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Palica 4
2 Ewell Blackwell 3
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Whitey Ford 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 19
1 Ralph Branca 19
1 Whitey Ford 19
1 Bob Lemon 19
1 Erv Palica 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Mickey Harris 2
3 Luis Aloma 1
3 Dan Bankhead 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .376
2 Wally Westlake .362
3 Hoot Evers .360
4 Monte Irvin .359
5 Bobby Adams .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 13
2 Johnny Mize 12
3 Yogi Berra 10
4 Joe DiMaggio 9
5 Hank Sauer 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 33
3 Luke Easter 28
3 Johnny Mize 28
5 Wally Westlake 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 6
2 Pee Wee Reese 5
3 Richie Ashburn 4
3 Gil Coan 4
3 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 1.16
2 Jim Hearn 1.50
3 Stubby Overmire 1.73
4 Sal Maglie 2.01
5 Steve Gromek 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 6
2 Ewell Blackwell 5
2 Jim Hearn 5
2 Larry Jansen 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 44
2 Bob Lemon 38
3 Vern Bickford 33
3 Early Wynn 33
5 2 tied 31

Saves

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