On This Day

Saturday, June 3, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 11 .725 --
Tigers 25 12 .676 2.5
Red Sox 26 18 .591 5.0
Indians 20 19 .513 8.5
Senators 19 20 .487 9.5
White Sox 14 26 .350 15.0
Athletics 14 27 .341 15.5
Browns 11 25 .306 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 14 .632 --
Phillies 25 15 .625 0.0
Cardinals 23 15 .605 1.0
Braves 21 17 .553 3.0
Cubs 18 18 .500 5.0
Pirates 17 25 .405 9.0
Giants 14 22 .389 9.0
Reds 11 27 .289 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Bauer 5
2 Phil Rizzuto 4
3 Herb Adams 3
3 Phil Cavarretta 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sid Gordon 2
1 Wally Westlake 2
3 Sam Chapman 1
3 Joe DiMaggio 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Gordon 7
2 Joe DiMaggio 4
2 Wally Westlake 4
4 Bobby Doerr 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Byrne 0.42
2 Fred Sanford 0.38
3 Johnny Sain 0.33
4 Mel Parnell 0.29
5 Bob Cain 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Bubba Church 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 Al Papai 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Byrne 5
2 Bob Cain 4
2 Johnny Sain 4
4 Fred Sanford 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Hogue 1
1 Jim Konstanty 1
1 Joe Page 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .394
2 Larry Doby .388
3 George Kell .372
4 Walt Dropo .368
5 Jackie Robinson .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 13
2 Walt Dropo 11
2 Sid Gordon 11
2 Al Rosen 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 49
2 Vic Wertz 47
3 Ted Williams 44
4 Walt Dropo 38
5 Joe DiMaggio 37

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 Jack Banta 2.19
3 Bob Cain 2.25
4 Harry Brecheen 2.30
5 Hal Newhouser 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 8
2 Curt Simmons 7
3 Tommy Byrne 6
3 Joe Dobson 6
3 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 52
2 Allie Reynolds 49
3 Warren Spahn 46
4 Curt Simmons 44
5 Larry Jansen 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 9
2 Jim Konstanty 6
3 Mickey Harris 5
4 Bill Werle 4
5 3 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .474
2 Enos Slaughter .458
3 Johnny Lipon .414
4 Jackie Robinson .412
5 Larry Doby .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 5
1 Wally Westlake 5
3 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 Eddie Joost 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 19
1 Hank Sauer 19
1 Vic Wertz 19
4 Walt Dropo 18
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Torgeson 4
2 Ray Coleman 3
2 Larry Doby 3
2 Wayne Terwilliger 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.66
2 Johnny Schmitz 1.00
3 Hal Newhouser 1.25
4 Vern Bickford 1.33
5 Jim Konstanty 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 4
2 Jack Banta 3
2 Vern Bickford 3
2 Tommy Byrne 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 22
2 Curt Simmons 20
3 Willie Ramsdell 19
4 Vic Raschi 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 5
2 Jim Konstanty 3
3 Bob Cain 2
3 Mickey Harris 2
3 Howie Pollet 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .402
2 Jackie Robinson .396
3 Larry Doby .395
4 Enos Slaughter .392
5 Sam Mele .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 10
2 Al Rosen 9
2 Ted Williams 9
4 Sid Gordon 8
4 Vern Stephens 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 37
2 Walt Dropo 33
3 Ted Williams 31
4 Vern Stephens 29
5 Al Rosen 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doby 5
1 Earl Torgeson 5
3 Sam Jethroe 4
3 Wayne Terwilliger 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Konstanty 1.69
2 Bob Miller 2.16
3 Hal Newhouser 2.31
4 Bob Cain 2.45
4 Jack Banta 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 6
1 Curt Simmons 6
3 Fred Hutchinson 5
3 Bob Lemon 5
3 Johnny Sain 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 41
2 Curt Simmons 35
3 Larry Jansen 34
4 Warren Spahn 33
5 2 tied 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .362
2 George Kell .352
3 Jackie Robinson .345
4 Enos Slaughter .341
5 Ted Williams .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 52
2 Ted Williams 44
3 Vern Stephens 37
4 Stan Musial 34
5 Hank Sauer 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 170
2 Ted Williams 160
3 Vic Wertz 142
4 Stan Musial 130
5 Ralph Kiner 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 30
2 Pee Wee Reese 25
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Phil Rizzuto 18
5 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 2.79
2 Mike Garcia 2.83
3 Dave Koslo 2.90
4 Ken Heintzelman 2.99
5 Virgil Trucks 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 25
2 Mel Parnell 23
3 Ellis Kinder 22
4 Warren Spahn 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 163
2 Bob Lemon 157
3 Warren Spahn 152
4 Tommy Byrne 134
5 Ellis Kinder 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 32
2 Jim Konstanty 11
3 Al Benton 9
4 Erv Palica 6
4 2 others tied 6