On This Day

Saturday, May 27, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	9	.719	--
Tigers	19	11	.633	3.0
Red Sox	24	15	.615	2.5
Indians	18	15	.545	5.5
Senators	17	16	.515	6.5
Athletics	12	22	.353	12.0
White Sox	9	22	.290	13.5
Browns	8	20	.286	13.0

Games

White Sox 6, Indians 1

Athletics 6, Yankees 1

Tigers 8, Browns 6

Red Sox 4, Senators 3

Red Sox 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	22	12	.647	--
Dodgers	21	12	.636	0.5
Cardinals	18	14	.563	3.0
Braves	17	15	.531	4.0
Cubs	15	15	.500	5.0
Pirates	16	19	.457	6.5
Giants	10	19	.345	9.5
Reds	9	22	.290	11.5

Games

Braves 7, Dodgers 1

Phillies 8, Giants 5

Cubs 7, Pirates 5

Cardinals 9, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	4
1	Ted Williams	4
3	Dom DiMaggio	3
3	Hoot Evers	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Joost	2
1	Stan Musial	2
1	Hank Sauer	2
1	Eddie Stanky	2
5	4 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hoot Evers	5
1	Hank Sauer	5
3	Stan Musial	4
3	Andy Seminick	4
5	Eddie Stanky	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	Sam Jethroe	1
1	Lou Stringer	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chuck Stobbs	1.11
2	Curt Simmons	0.78
3	Harry Brecheen	0.50
3	Joe Dobson	0.50
5	Ray Scarborough	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chuck Stobbs	10
2	Joe Dobson	7
2	Curt Simmons	7
4	Allie Reynolds	6
5	Ray Scarborough	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.447
2	Larry Doby	.398
3	Paul Lehner	.383
4	George Kell	.362
5	Jackie Robinson	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Walt Dropo	10
3	Vern Stephens	9
4	Sid Gordon	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	43
2	Ted Williams	39
3	Vic Wertz	34
4	Walt Dropo	32
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	6
2	Larry Doby	5
2	Sam Jethroe	5
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	1.53
2	Harry Brecheen	2.02
3	Bob Cain	2.18
4	Joe Ostrowski	2.28
5	Ewell Blackwell	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
1	Curt Simmons	6
4	Cliff Chambers	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	48
2	Allie Reynolds	42
3	Warren Spahn	39
4	Curt Simmons	37
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
2	Jim Konstanty	4
2	Bill Werle	4
4	Mickey Harris	3
4	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.462
2	Stan Musial	.429
3	Larry Doby	.420
4	Enos Slaughter	.417
5	Jackie Robinson	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walt Dropo	7
2	Vern Stephens	5
3	Eddie Joost	4
3	Andy Pafko	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	23
2	Vern Stephens	17
3	Hank Sauer	16
3	Pete Suder	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doby	4
2	Dom DiMaggio	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	Wayne Terwilliger	3
2	Earl Torgeson	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Hiller	0.49
2	Bob Miller	1.29
3	Virgil Trucks	1.32
4	Mel Parnell	1.38
5	Vic Raschi	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	3
1	Bobby Shantz	3
1	Curt Simmons	3
4	Dan Bankhead	2
4	21 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	24
2	Curt Simmons	21
3	Herm Wehmeier	19
4	Larry Jansen	18
5	Don Newcombe	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Werle	3
2	Joe Dobson	2
2	Joe Page	2
4	Jack Banta	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.449
2	Larry Doby	.405
3	Sam Mele	.385
4	George Kell	.380
5	Dick Sisler	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walt Dropo	10
1	Ted Williams	10
3	Vern Stephens	8
4	Willie Jones	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Walt Dropo	32
3	Vern Stephens	29
4	Vic Wertz	26
5	Al Rosen	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	6
2	Larry Doby	5
2	Sam Jethroe	5
2	Wayne Terwilliger	5
5	Dom DiMaggio	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Hiller	0.68
2	Jack Banta	1.38
3	Bob Miller	1.72
4	Mel Parnell	1.87
5	Al Brazle	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Simmons	6
2	Robin Roberts	5
3	Dan Bankhead	4
3	Tommy Byrne	4
3	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	42
2	Allie Reynolds	39
3	Curt Simmons	32
4	Warren Spahn	31
5	Herm Wehmeier	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	4
1	Joe Page	4
1	Bill Werle	4
4	Carl Scheib	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.374
2	George Kell	.349
3	Jackie Robinson	.349
4	Enos Slaughter	.341
5	Ted Williams	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	52
2	Ted Williams	45
3	Vern Stephens	37
4	Stan Musial	35
5	Hank Sauer	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	169
2	Ted Williams	162
3	Vic Wertz	135
4	Stan Musial	131
5	Ralph Kiner	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	32
2	Pee Wee Reese	28
3	Bob Dillinger	19
4	Phil Rizzuto	16
5	Elmer Valo	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.48
2	Howie Pollet	2.77
3	Dave Koslo	2.85
4	Preacher Roe	2.94
5	Jack Banta	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	25
2	Mel Parnell	24
3	Ellis Kinder	22
4	Howie Pollet	21
4	Warren Spahn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	170
2	Bob Lemon	155
3	Warren Spahn	150
4	Virgil Trucks	141
5	Ellis Kinder	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	30
2	Jim Konstanty	10
3	Al Benton	9
4	Ted Wilks	7
5	3 tied	6