On This Day

Saturday, May 20, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 8 .692 --
Tigers 16 8 .667 1.0
Red Sox 19 13 .594 2.0
Senators 15 11 .577 3.0
Indians 15 11 .577 3.0
Athletics 9 18 .333 9.5
Browns 6 15 .286 9.5
White Sox 5 19 .208 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 9 .654 --
Phillies 17 10 .630 0.5
Cardinals 14 12 .538 3.0
Cubs 12 11 .522 3.5
Braves 13 13 .500 4.0
Pirates 13 15 .464 5.0
Giants 10 13 .435 5.5
Reds 6 19 .240 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Castiglione 4
1 Al Dark 4
1 Gene Hermanski 4
1 Enos Slaughter 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Luke Easter 1
1 Bruce Edwards 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 4
2 Tookie Gilbert 3
2 Gil Hodges 3
2 Monte Irvin 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Borkowski 1
1 Tommy Glaviano 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Clyde McCullough 1
1 Tom Saffell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ned Garver 0.67
2 Curt Simmons 0.60
3 Ken Raffensberger 0.57
4 Dan Bankhead 0.38
5 Dick Weik 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Bankhead 1
1 Jack Banta 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Simmons 6
2 Dan Bankhead 5
3 Ned Garver 4
3 Ken Raffensberger 4
5 7 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cloyd Boyer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .467
2 Paul Lehner .400
3 Larry Doby .392
4 Dick Sisler .367
5 Johnny Hopp .361

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 36
2 Vern Stephens 35
3 Vic Wertz 29
4 Del Ennis 27
5 Willie Jones 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 5
2 Bob Dillinger 4
2 Tommy Glaviano 4
2 Sam Jethroe 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Cain 1.67
2 Ewell Blackwell 1.91
3 Joe Ostrowski 1.95
4 Robin Roberts 1.95
5 Bob Miller 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Houtteman 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
1 Bob Rush 5
1 Johnny Sain 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 36
2 Warren Spahn 33
3 Bob Lemon 31
3 Howie Pollet 31
5 Curt Simmons 30

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 .489
2 Sam Mele .447
3 Paul Lehner .413
4 Enos Slaughter .405
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 20
2 Al Rosen 16
3 Enos Slaughter 15
3 Vic Wertz 15
5 Walt Dropo 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 2
1 Herb Adams 2
1 Richie Ashburn 2
1 Ted Beard 2
1 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rex Barney 0.00
2 Howie Judson 0.73
3 Robin Roberts 0.95
4 Al Brazle 1.35
5 Mel Parnell 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 3
1 Fred Hutchinson 3
1 Bob Rush 3
1 Early Wynn 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 19
2 Ewell Blackwell 18
3 Curt Simmons 17
4 Tommy Byrne 16
4 Howie Pollet 16

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .370
2 Jackie Robinson .353
3 Ted Williams .341
4 Enos Slaughter .337
5 George Kell .334

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 167
2 Ted Williams 163
3 Vic Wertz 134
4 Stan Musial 128
5 Ralph Kiner 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 33
2 Pee Wee Reese 29
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Phil Rizzuto 16
5 Elmer Valo 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.49
2 Howie Pollet 2.57
3 Dave Koslo 2.68
4 Preacher Roe 2.76
5 Jack Banta 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 167
2 Bob Lemon 151
2 Warren Spahn 151
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