On This Day

Thursday, April 20, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 2 0 1.000 --
Browns 2 0 1.000 0.0
Yankees 2 1 .667 0.5
Senators 1 1 .500 1.0
Athletics 1 1 .500 1.0
Red Sox 1 2 .333 1.5
White Sox 0 2 .000 2.0
Indians 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 1 0 1.000 --
Braves 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Pirates 2 1 .667 0.0
Dodgers 1 1 .500 0.5
Phillies 1 1 .500 0.5
Cardinals 1 2 .333 1.0
Reds 0 1 .000 1.0
Giants 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Beard 2
1 Solly Hemus 2
1 Dale Mitchell 2
1 Stan Musial 2
1 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Beard 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Jack Phillips 1
1 Al Rosen 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Murry Dickson 2
1 Johnny Lipon 2
1 Eddie Miller 2
1 Pat Mullin 2
1 Al Rosen 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Stan Rojek 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Gray 0.75
2 Early Wynn 0.71
3 Howie Pollet 0.67
4 Murry Dickson 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Ted Gray 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 6
2 Early Wynn 5
3 Murry Dickson 4
4 Fred Martin 2
4 Howie Pollet 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gil Hodges .714
2 Dale Mitchell .700
3 Mike Goliat .625
4 Owen Friend .600
5 2 tied .571

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sid Gordon 2
1 Stan Musial 2
1 Andy Pafko 2
1 Al Rosen 2
1 Hank Thompson 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 7
2 Bobby Doerr 5
2 Billy Goodman 5
2 Sid Gordon 5
2 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Stan Rojek 1
1 Bobby Shantz 1
1 Hank Thompson 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Page 0.00
1 Cloyd Boyer 0.00
1 Bob Hooper 0.00
1 Marino Pieretti 0.00
1 9 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Chambers 6
1 Ted Gray 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
4 Early Wynn 5
5 8 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 2
2 Paul Calvert 1
2 Mickey Harris 1
2 Bob Hooper 1
2 Dutch Leonard 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .344
2 Jackie Robinson .343
3 Stan Musial .341
4 George Kell .341
5 Enos Slaughter .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 54
2 Ted Williams 44
3 Vern Stephens 39
4 Stan Musial 38
5 Hank Sauer 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 164
2 Ted Williams 163
3 Vic Wertz 136
4 Ralph Kiner 128
5 Stan Musial 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 37
2 Pee Wee Reese 28
3 Bob Dillinger 19
4 Phil Rizzuto 18
5 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.38
2 Dave Koslo 2.50
3 Gerry Staley 2.70
4 Preacher Roe 2.79
5 Howie Pollet 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 25
2 Ellis Kinder 23
3 Bob Lemon 22
3 Warren Spahn 22
5 Vic Raschi 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 154
2 Warren Spahn 152
3 Don Newcombe 149
4 Ellis Kinder 144
5 2 tied 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 29
2 Al Benton 10
3 Ted Wilks 9
4 Jim Konstanty 7
4 Nels Potter 7