On This Day

Friday, May 19, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 8 .680 --
Tigers 15 8 .652 1.0
Red Sox 19 12 .613 1.0
Senators 15 10 .600 2.0
Indians 14 11 .560 3.0
Athletics 9 17 .346 8.5
Browns 5 15 .250 9.5
White Sox 5 18 .217 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 9 .654 --
Dodgers 15 9 .625 1.0
Cardinals 13 12 .520 3.5
Braves 13 12 .520 3.5
Cubs 11 11 .500 4.0
Pirates 13 13 .500 4.0
Giants 8 13 .381 6.5
Reds 6 17 .261 9.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Kell 3
1 Paul Lehner 3
1 Pete Suder 3
1 Vic Wertz 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Groth 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Bob Kennedy 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Kell 3
1 Pete Suder 3
3 Ray Boone 2
3 Joe DiMaggio 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doby 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Cain 1.00
2 Tommy Byrne 0.86
3 Mel Parnell 0.43
4 Hank Wyse 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 Sam Zoldak 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Byrne 6
1 Bob Cain 6
3 Mel Parnell 3
3 Sam Zoldak 3
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .459
2 Paul Lehner .383
3 Larry Doby .377
4 Walt Dropo .373
5 Dick Sisler .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 11
2 Walt Dropo 8
2 Sid Gordon 8
2 Al Rosen 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 35
2 Vern Stephens 34
3 Vic Wertz 28
4 Del Ennis 26
5 Willie Jones 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 5
2 Bob Dillinger 4
2 Sam Jethroe 4
4 Bobby Adams 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 1.53
2 Bob Cain 1.67
3 Bob Miller 1.85
4 Harry Brecheen 1.85
5 Joe Ostrowski 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 5
1 Johnny Sain 5
3 Cliff Chambers 4
3 Joe Dobson 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 36
2 Howie Pollet 31
3 Warren Spahn 30
4 Bob Lemon 28
5 Allie Reynolds 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Mickey Harris 3
2 Jim Konstanty 3
2 Carl Scheib 3
2 Bill Werle 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .478
2 Sam Mele .471
3 Bud Stewart .436
4 Birdie Tebbetts .394
5 Paul Lehner .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 7
1 Ted Williams 7
3 Al Rosen 6
4 Sid Gordon 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 21
2 Al Rosen 16
3 Walt Dropo 14
3 Vern Stephens 14
3 Vic Wertz 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 2
1 Herb Adams 2
1 Richie Ashburn 2
1 Ted Beard 2
1 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Stobbs 0.57
2 Curt Simmons 0.73
3 Al Brazle 1.35
4 Mel Parnell 1.38
5 2 tied 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 3
1 Fred Hutchinson 3
1 Early Wynn 3
4 Joe Dobson 2
4 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 19
2 Johnny Schmitz 18
3 Warren Spahn 17
4 Tommy Byrne 16
4 Howie Pollet 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Scheib 3
1 Bill Werle 3
3 Jack Banta 2
3 Joe Dobson 2
3 Joe Page 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .370
2 Jackie Robinson .350
3 Ted Williams .342
4 George Kell .333
5 Enos Slaughter .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 54
2 Ted Williams 46
3 Vern Stephens 36
4 Stan Musial 35
5 Hank Sauer 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 166
2 Ted Williams 163
3 Vic Wertz 134
4 Stan Musial 127
5 Ralph Kiner 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 33
2 Pee Wee Reese 30
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Phil Rizzuto 16
5 Elmer Valo 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.49
2 Howie Pollet 2.55
3 Preacher Roe 2.65
4 Dave Koslo 2.78
5 Jack Banta 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 24
2 Bob Lemon 23
3 Ellis Kinder 22
3 Howie Pollet 22
5 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 167
2 Bob Lemon 148
2 Warren Spahn 148
4 Virgil Trucks 146
5 Tommy Byrne 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 28
2 Jim Konstanty 10
3 Al Benton 9
4 Ted Wilks 7
5 4 tied 6