On This Day

Thursday, September 28, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 55 .638 --
Tigers 94 57 .623 2.5
Red Sox 92 59 .609 4.5
Indians 90 61 .596 6.5
Senators 67 85 .441 30.0
White Sox 58 93 .384 38.5
Browns 57 94 .377 39.5
Athletics 51 102 .333 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 62 .592 --
Dodgers 86 64 .573 3.0
Braves 83 67 .553 6.0
Giants 84 68 .553 6.0
Cardinals 75 74 .503 13.5
Reds 64 86 .427 25.0
Cubs 63 86 .423 25.5
Pirates 56 94 .373 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Elliott 5
2 Roy Campanella 4
2 Sid Gordon 4
2 Pee Wee Reese 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Thomson 2
2 Tommy Brown 1
2 Ray Coleman 1
2 Del Crandall 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Gordon 6
2 Chuck Diering 4
3 Roy Campanella 3
3 Duke Snider 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Al Dark 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Stobbs 0.57
2 Sheldon Jones 0.44
3 Sal Maglie 0.43
4 Vic Raschi 0.42
5 Robin Roberts 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Sheldon Jones 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Chipman 5
1 Vic Raschi 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
4 Carl Erskine 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Bankhead 1
1 Willard Nixon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .354
2 Stan Musial .343
3 George Kell .337
4 Jackie Robinson .330
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 Yogi Berra 122
4 2 others tied 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 35
2 Pee Wee Reese 17
3 Duke Snider 16
4 Dom DiMaggio 15
4 Earl Torgeson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Konstanty 2.36
2 Sal Maglie 2.71
3 Bubba Church 2.73
4 Ewell Blackwell 3.03
5 Robin Roberts 3.06

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 156
5 Vic Raschi 155

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 .397
2 Bobby Thomson .394
3 Buddy Kerr .367
4 Del Ennis .359
5 Yogi Berra .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 7
2 Tommy Brown 6
2 Johnny Mize 6
4 Yogi Berra 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 23
2 Johnny Mize 18
2 Duke Snider 18
4 Joe DiMaggio 17
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Coan 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
1 Hank Thompson 4
4 Al Dark 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Palica 4
1 Hal White 4
3 Ewell Blackwell 3
3 Bob Feller 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 21
2 Ralph Branca 20
3 Ewell Blackwell 19
3 Erv Palica 19
5 Early Wynn 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Dan Bankhead 2
2 Mickey Harris 2
4 Luis Aloma 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hoot Evers .372
2 Ferris Fain .369
3 Wally Westlake .362
4 Gus Bell .353
5 Del Ennis .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 13
2 Johnny Mize 12
3 Yogi Berra 10
4 Joe DiMaggio 9
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 31
3 Johnny Mize 30
4 Duke Snider 28
5 Wally Westlake 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 1.01
2 Curt Simmons 1.44
3 Jim Hearn 1.50
4 Stubby Overmire 1.73
5 Steve Gromek 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 6
1 Mel Parnell 6
3 Carl Erskine 5
3 Jim Hearn 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 40
2 Bob Lemon 37
3 Vern Bickford 33
3 Vic Raschi 33
3 Early Wynn 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 5
2 Luis Aloma 2
2 Dan Bankhead 2
2 Ralph Branca 2
2 4 others tied 2