On This Day

Monday, May 29, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 10 .706 --
Tigers 21 11 .656 2.0
Red Sox 24 16 .600 3.0
Indians 19 16 .543 5.5
Senators 18 16 .529 6.0
Athletics 13 23 .361 12.0
White Sox 11 23 .324 13.0
Browns 8 23 .258 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 23 13 .639 --
Dodgers 21 13 .618 1.0
Cardinals 20 14 .588 2.0
Braves 18 15 .545 3.5
Cubs 17 15 .531 4.0
Pirates 16 21 .432 7.5
Giants 11 20 .355 9.5
Reds 9 24 .273 12.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Zernial 4
2 Sherm Lollar 3
2 Dave Philley 3
4 Ray Coleman 2
4 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Lenhardt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Masi 5
2 Ray Coleman 2
2 Don Lenhardt 2
4 Gordon Goldsberry 1
4 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Gumpert 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Judson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Cain 3
2 Cuddles Marshall 2
3 Randy Gumpert 1
3 Howie Judson 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Cain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .442
2 Larry Doby .402
3 Paul Lehner .385
4 Jackie Robinson .369
5 George Kell .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 11
2 Walt Dropo 10
3 Al Rosen 9
3 Vern Stephens 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 43
2 Ted Williams 39
3 Vic Wertz 37
4 Walt Dropo 33
5 Joe DiMaggio 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Torgeson 6
2 Bob Dillinger 5
2 Larry Doby 5
2 Sam Jethroe 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 1.50
2 Harry Brecheen 2.02
3 Al Brazle 2.08
4 Bob Cain 2.09
5 Joe Ostrowski 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Hudson 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Bob Rush 6
1 Johnny Sain 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 7
2 Mickey Harris 4
2 Jim Konstanty 4
2 Bill Werle 4
5 3 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .481
2 Jackie Robinson .435
3 Enos Slaughter .412
4 Larry Doby .407
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 5
2 Walt Dropo 4
2 Eddie Joost 4
2 Hank Sauer 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 18
2 Joe DiMaggio 17
3 George Kell 15
3 Vic Wertz 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doby 4
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Enos Slaughter 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Konstanty 1.38
2 Hal Newhouser 1.50
3 Mel Parnell 1.59
4 Dave Koslo 1.84
5 Billy Pierce 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Hudson 3
1 Bob Rush 3
3 Dan Bankhead 2
3 Jack Banta 2
3 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 24
2 Robin Roberts 16
2 Herm Wehmeier 16
4 Don Newcombe 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 3
2 Howie Pollet 2
3 Cloyd Boyer 1
3 Lou Brissie 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .440
2 Larry Doby .409
3 Jackie Robinson .395
4 Sam Mele .391
5 George Kell .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 10
1 Ted Williams 10
3 Vern Stephens 8
4 Al Rosen 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 34
2 Walt Dropo 33
3 Vic Wertz 29
4 Vern Stephens 28
5 2 tied 25

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 Jack Banta 1.38
2 Bob Miller 1.69
3 Harry Brecheen 1.98
4 Mel Parnell 2.05
5 Al Brazle 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Hudson 5
1 Bob Rush 5
1 Curt Simmons 5
4 Tommy Byrne 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 39
2 Robin Roberts 38
3 Warren Spahn 30
4 Ewell Blackwell 29
5 2 tied 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .376
2 Jackie Robinson .349
3 Enos Slaughter .342
4 Ted Williams .334
5 Carl Furillo .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 52
2 Ted Williams 44
3 Vern Stephens 37
4 Stan Musial 35
5 Hank Sauer 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 168
2 Ted Williams 161
3 Vic Wertz 136
4 Stan Musial 131
5 Ralph Kiner 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 32
2 Pee Wee Reese 26
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Phil Rizzuto 16
5 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.48
2 Howie Pollet 2.75
3 Dave Koslo 2.78
4 Ken Heintzelman 3.00
5 Jack Banta 3.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 163
2 Bob Lemon 155
3 Warren Spahn 153
4 Ellis Kinder 136
5 Virgil Trucks 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 31
2 Al Benton 9
2 Jim Konstanty 9
4 Ted Wilks 7
5 2 tied 6