On This Day

Sunday, June 4, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	11	.732	--
Tigers	26	12	.684	2.5
Red Sox	27	18	.600	5.0
Indians	20	20	.500	9.5
Senators	19	21	.475	10.5
Athletics	15	28	.349	16.0
White Sox	14	27	.341	16.0
Browns	12	26	.316	16.5

Games

Red Sox 17, White Sox 7

Yankees 7, Indians 0

Browns 12, Athletics 5

Athletics 13, Browns 6

Tigers 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	24	15	.615	--
Dodgers	24	15	.615	0.0
Phillies	25	16	.610	0.0
Braves	22	18	.550	2.5
Cubs	19	18	.514	4.0
Giants	15	22	.405	8.0
Pirates	17	26	.395	9.0
Reds	12	28	.300	12.5

Games

Cubs 13, Dodgers 8

Reds 3, Braves 0

Braves 7, Reds 6

Cardinals 6, Phillies 2

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Kokos	5
2	Ray Coleman	4
2	Bob Elliott	4
2	Don Lenhardt	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Kokos	2
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Jerry Coleman	1
2	Joe Collins	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Kokos	6
2	Bob Dillinger	4
2	Hank Edwards	4
2	Bob Hooper	4
2	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Hitchcock	1
1	Wayne Terwilliger	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Houtteman	0.67
2	Bob Hooper	0.62
3	Eddie Lopat	0.50
4	Bob Kuzava	0.42
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Bob Hooper	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Hooper	5
1	Bob Kuzava	5
3	Cliff Chambers	4
3	Bob Chipman	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	Bobby Hogue	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	Monty Kennedy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doby	.395
2	Stan Musial	.390
3	George Kell	.375
4	Walt Dropo	.374
5	Jackie Robinson	.362

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	46
4	Walt Dropo	41
5	Joe DiMaggio	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	7
2	Wayne Terwilliger	6
3	Bob Dillinger	5
3	Larry Doby	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	1.38
2	Bob Cain	2.25
3	Harry Brecheen	2.30
4	Hal Newhouser	2.31
5	Joe Ostrowski	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	8
2	Eddie Lopat	7
2	Curt Simmons	7
4	Tommy Byrne	6
4	7 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	43

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	.466
2	Al Zarilla	.455
3	Enos Slaughter	.439
4	Johnny Lipon	.407
5	Jackie Robinson	.404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	21
2	Joe DiMaggio	19
3	Hank Sauer	18
3	Vic Wertz	18
5	5 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Wayne Terwilliger	4
1	Earl Torgeson	4
3	Ray Coleman	3
3	Larry Doby	3
5	7 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	0.00
2	Jim Konstanty	1.08
3	Hal Newhouser	1.25
4	Vern Bickford	1.33
4	Ken Raffensberger	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Lopat	4
1	Hal Newhouser	4
3	Vern Bickford	3
3	Tommy Byrne	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	22
2	Willie Ramsdell	18
2	Vic Raschi	18
4	Larry Jansen	17
5	Robin Roberts	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	5
2	Jim Konstanty	3
3	Bob Cain	2
3	Mickey Harris	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.408
2	Larry Doby	.400
2	Sam Mele	.400
4	George Kell	.398
5	Jackie Robinson	.391

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	Walt Dropo	35
2	Vic Wertz	33
3	Ted Williams	32
4	Vern Stephens	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doby	5
1	Wayne Terwilliger	5
1	Earl Torgeson	5
4	Ray Coleman	3
4	10 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	1.75
2	Bob Miller	2.08
3	Paul Minner	2.13
4	Hal Newhouser	2.31
5	Howie Pollet	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	6
2	Fred Hutchinson	5
2	Eddie Lopat	5
2	Johnny Sain	5
2	Curt Simmons	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	41
2	Warren Spahn	33
3	Larry Jansen	32
4	Tommy Byrne	31
4	2 others tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	7
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	.360
2	George Kell	.351
3	Jackie Robinson	.346
4	Ted Williams	.343
5	Enos Slaughter	.342

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	162
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	24
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	2.89
4	Virgil Trucks	3.03
5	Ken Heintzelman	3.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	163
2	Bob Lemon	159
3	Warren Spahn	152
4	Tommy Byrne	134
5	Ellis Kinder	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	31
2	Jim Konstanty	11
3	Al Benton	9
4	Monk Dubiel	6
4	3 others tied	6