On This Day

Thursday, June 1, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	27	10	.730	--
Tigers	22	12	.647	3.5
Red Sox	24	18	.571	5.5
Indians	20	17	.541	7.0
Senators	19	18	.514	8.0
Athletics	14	24	.368	13.5
White Sox	13	24	.351	14.0
Browns	9	25	.265	16.5

Games

Browns 5, Senators 4

Yankees 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	23	14	.622	--
Dodgers	23	14	.622	0.0
Phillies	24	15	.615	0.0
Braves	20	16	.556	2.5
Cubs	18	17	.514	4.0
Pirates	16	24	.400	8.5
Giants	13	22	.371	9.0
Reds	11	26	.297	12.0

Games

Phillies 8, Cubs 4

Reds 5, Giants 2

Braves 14, Pirates 2

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 2

Giants 8, Reds 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Holmes	4
1	Ted Kluszewski	4
1	Don Mueller	4
1	Hank Thompson	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Marty Marion	1
1	Irv Noren	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sid Gordon	4
1	Marty Marion	4
1	Hank Thompson	4
4	Bob Elliott	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Arft	1
1	Ray Coleman	1
1	Tommy Glaviano	1
1	Bob Usher	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Simmons	0.88
2	Connie Marrero	0.67
3	Allie Reynolds	0.58
4	Joe Ostrowski	0.50
4	Howie Pollet	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Sal Maglie	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Connie Marrero	10
2	Allie Reynolds	7
2	Curt Simmons	7
4	Vern Bickford	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.406
2	Larry Doby	.398
3	Paul Lehner	.372
4	Jackie Robinson	.368
5	George Kell	.362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	47
2	Ted Williams	41
3	Vic Wertz	39
4	Hank Sauer	35
5	2 tied	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	7
2	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Larry Doby	5
2	Tommy Glaviano	5
2	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	1.42
2	Harry Brecheen	2.02
3	Bob Cain	2.06
4	Jack Banta	2.19
5	Joe Ostrowski	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	7
1	Curt Simmons	7
3	Sid Hudson	6
3	Bob Lemon	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	52
2	Allie Reynolds	49
3	Curt Simmons	44
4	Warren Spahn	42
5	Larry Jansen	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	8
2	Mickey Harris	5
2	Jim Konstanty	5
4	Bill Werle	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.500
2	Enos Slaughter	.475
3	Gene Woodling	.433
4	Jackie Robinson	.431
5	Larry Doby	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Joost	4
1	Stan Musial	4
1	Hank Sauer	4
1	Duke Snider	4
1	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	19
2	Vern Stephens	16
3	Joe DiMaggio	15
3	Walt Dropo	15
3	4 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doby	4
1	Earl Torgeson	4
3	Dom DiMaggio	3
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	0.66
2	Vern Bickford	1.33
2	Hal Newhouser	1.33
4	Jim Konstanty	1.65
5	Bob Lemon	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Banta	3
1	Vern Bickford	3
1	Tommy Byrne	3
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	22
2	Curt Simmons	20
3	Tommy Byrne	16
3	Robin Roberts	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Bob Cain	2
2	Mickey Harris	2
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	Howie Pollet	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doby	.400
2	Stan Musial	.398
3	Jackie Robinson	.394
4	Sam Mele	.392
5	George Kell	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walt Dropo	10
2	Al Rosen	8
2	Vern Stephens	8
2	Ted Williams	8
5	Bob Elliott	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	33
2	Hank Sauer	30
3	Vern Stephens	29
3	Vic Wertz	29
3	Ted Williams	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doby	5
1	Earl Torgeson	5
3	Dom DiMaggio	4
3	Tommy Glaviano	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	1.73
2	Bob Miller	2.16
3	Jack Banta	2.18
4	Bob Cain	2.28
5	Paul Minner	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Curt Simmons	6
2	Tommy Byrne	5
2	Sid Hudson	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	41
2	Curt Simmons	35
3	Larry Jansen	34
4	Robin Roberts	31
5	Warren Spahn	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	George Kell	.351
3	Jackie Robinson	.343
4	Enos Slaughter	.343
5	Ted Williams	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	52
2	Ted Williams	42
3	Vern Stephens	38
4	Stan Musial	36
5	Hank Sauer	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	169
2	Ted Williams	159
3	Vic Wertz	136
4	Stan Musial	134
5	Ralph Kiner	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	32
2	Pee Wee Reese	25
3	Bob Dillinger	20
4	Phil Rizzuto	17
5	Elmer Valo	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.59
2	Howie Pollet	2.75
3	Dave Koslo	2.91
4	Ken Heintzelman	2.99
5	Virgil Trucks	3.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	26
2	Mel Parnell	23
3	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Warren Spahn	22
5	Howie Pollet	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	163
2	Bob Lemon	160
3	Warren Spahn	150
4	Ellis Kinder	133
5	Allie Reynolds	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	31
2	Jim Konstanty	10
3	Al Benton	9
4	Ted Wilks	7
5	2 tied	6