On This Day

Thursday, June 8, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	32	13	.711	--
Tigers	28	14	.667	2.5
Red Sox	30	19	.612	4.0
Indians	22	22	.500	9.5
Senators	21	23	.477	10.5
Athletics	17	29	.370	15.5
White Sox	15	30	.333	17.0
Browns	13	28	.317	17.0

Games

Red Sox 29, Browns 4

Yankees 11, Tigers 4

Athletics 5, White Sox 4

Senators 7, Indians 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	26	17	.605	--
Dodgers	26	17	.605	0.0
Phillies	27	18	.600	0.0
Braves	24	19	.558	2.0
Cubs	20	21	.488	5.0
Giants	19	22	.463	6.0
Pirates	18	29	.383	10.0
Reds	13	30	.302	13.0

Games

Giants 6, Cubs 5

Reds 8, Phillies 4

Pirates 4, Dodgers 3

Cardinals 18, Braves 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Pesky	5
1	Al Zarilla	5
3	Bobby Doerr	4
3	Walt Dropo	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	3
2	Walt Dropo	2
2	Ted Williams	2
4	Ralph Branca	1
4	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	8
2	Walt Dropo	7
3	Ted Williams	5
4	Al Rosen	4
4	Johnny Wyrostek	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Dark	1
1	Earl Torgeson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Raffensberger	0.80
2	Ralph Branca	0.71
3	Cliff Chambers	0.57
4	Ken Johnson	0.33
4	Chuck Stobbs	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Cliff Chambers	1
1	Mickey Harris	1
1	Clint Hartung	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	5
1	Chuck Stobbs	5
3	Cliff Chambers	4
3	Mickey Harris	4
3	Ken Raffensberger	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Hansen	1
1	Bill Werle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walt Dropo	.384
2	George Kell	.382
3	Al Zarilla	.376
4	Stan Musial	.373
5	Larry Doby	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	16
2	Walt Dropo	14
3	Vern Stephens	13
4	Sid Gordon	12
4	Al Rosen	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	61
2	Ted Williams	57
3	Walt Dropo	52
4	Vic Wertz	47
5	Joe DiMaggio	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	8
2	Sam Jethroe	7
3	Wayne Terwilliger	6
4	Bob Dillinger	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	1.13
2	Howie Pollet	2.47
3	Joe Ostrowski	2.51
4	Connie Marrero	2.53
5	Max Lanier	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	8
2	Tommy Byrne	7
2	Joe Dobson	7
2	Sid Hudson	7
2	4 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	59
2	Warren Spahn	56
3	Allie Reynolds	55
4	Curt Simmons	53
5	Howie Pollet	45

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Zarilla	.541
2	George Kell	.469
3	Dom DiMaggio	.436
4	Walt Dropo	.429
5	Enos Slaughter	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	7
2	Joe DiMaggio	5
2	Walt Dropo	5
2	Vern Stephens	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	27
2	Vern Stephens	21
2	Ted Williams	21
4	Hank Sauer	20
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Coleman	3
1	Billy Cox	3
1	Al Dark	3
1	Larry Doby	3
1	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	0.00
2	Eddie Lopat	1.03
3	Jim Konstanty	1.32
4	Vern Bickford	1.33
5	2 tied	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	4
1	Ken Raffensberger	4
3	Vern Bickford	3
3	Joe Dobson	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	23
2	Robin Roberts	22
3	Allie Reynolds	19
4	Tommy Byrne	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	5
2	Jim Konstanty	3
3	Bob Cain	2
3	Andy Hansen	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.415
2	Enos Slaughter	.404
3	Sam Mele	.400
4	Walt Dropo	.383
5	Al Zarilla	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walt Dropo	13
2	Vern Stephens	9
2	Ted Williams	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	46
2	Vern Stephens	36
2	Ted Williams	36
4	Al Rosen	30
5	Vic Wertz	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	6
2	Billy Cox	4
2	Larry Doby	4
2	Sam Jethroe	4
2	Wayne Terwilliger	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	0.67
2	Vern Bickford	1.95
3	Connie Marrero	2.08
4	Ned Garver	2.11
5	Don Newcombe	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	6
2	Vern Bickford	5
2	Fred Hutchinson	5
2	Eddie Lopat	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	45
2	Curt Simmons	37
3	Robin Roberts	35
4	Warren Spahn	34
5	Larry Jansen	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
2	Bill Werle	4
3	Mickey Harris	3
3	Jim Konstanty	3
5	10 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.360
2	Stan Musial	.358
3	Ted Williams	.351
4	Jackie Robinson	.345
5	Enos Slaughter	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	52
2	Ted Williams	45
3	Vern Stephens	38
4	Hank Sauer	36
5	Stan Musial	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	174
2	Ted Williams	166
3	Vic Wertz	136
4	Bobby Doerr	132
5	Ralph Kiner	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	24
3	Bob Dillinger	19
4	Phil Rizzuto	18
5	Elmer Valo	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.71
2	Howie Pollet	2.76
3	Dave Koslo	2.93
4	Virgil Trucks	2.97
5	Preacher Roe	3.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	161
2	Bob Lemon	160
3	Don Newcombe	159
4	Allie Reynolds	137
5	Robin Roberts	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	31
2	Jim Konstanty	11
3	Al Benton	8
4	Monk Dubiel	6
4	2 others tied	6