On This Day

Friday, June 9, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	32	14	.696	--
Tigers	29	14	.674	1.5
Red Sox	30	20	.600	4.0
Indians	23	22	.511	8.5
Senators	21	24	.467	10.5
Athletics	17	30	.362	15.5
White Sox	16	30	.348	16.0
Browns	14	28	.333	16.0

Games

Browns 12, Red Sox 7

Tigers 13, Yankees 7

Indians 8, Senators 7

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	27	17	.614	--
Dodgers	27	17	.614	0.0
Phillies	27	18	.600	0.5
Braves	24	20	.545	3.0
Giants	20	22	.476	6.0
Cubs	20	22	.476	6.0
Pirates	18	30	.375	11.0
Reds	13	30	.302	13.5

Games

Giants 9, Cubs 3

Dodgers 9, Pirates 7

Cardinals 8, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Stanky	4
2	Walker Cooper	3
2	Luke Easter	3
2	Carl Furillo	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	2
1	Wes Westrum	2
3	Roy Campanella	1
3	Phil Cavarretta	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Lenhardt	4
1	Johnny Lipon	4
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	Sherm Lollar	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Erv Palica	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Gray	0.60
2	Bob Hall	0.44
3	Bob Feller	0.40
4	Max Lanier	0.30
4	Connie Marrero	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Calvert	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	4
1	Bob Hall	4
1	Charley Schanz	4
1	Bill Wight	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Newcombe	1
1	Gerry Staley	1
1	Al Widmar	1
1	Sam Zoldak	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.386
2	Stan Musial	.385
3	Al Zarilla	.375
4	Walt Dropo	.374
5	Larry Doby	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	17
2	Walt Dropo	14
3	Al Rosen	13
3	Vern Stephens	13
5	Sid Gordon	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	61
2	Ted Williams	59
3	Walt Dropo	52
4	Vic Wertz	48
5	Joe DiMaggio	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl Torgeson	8
2	Sam Jethroe	7
3	Pee Wee Reese	6
3	Wayne Terwilliger	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	1.13
2	Howie Pollet	2.47
3	Joe Ostrowski	2.51
4	Bob Cain	2.58
5	Harry Brecheen	2.62

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	.543
2	George Kell	.470
3	Dom DiMaggio	.441
4	Eddie Stanky	.423
5	Enos Slaughter	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	6
1	Ted Williams	6
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Al Rosen	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	21
1	Ted Williams	21
3	Bobby Doerr	20
4	Vern Stephens	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Coleman	3
1	Al Dark	3
1	Sam Jethroe	3
1	Earl Torgeson	3
5	4 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	0.00
2	Howie Pollet	0.89
3	Jim Konstanty	1.32
4	Vern Bickford	1.33
5	Andy Hansen	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Raffensberger	4
2	Vern Bickford	3
2	Tommy Byrne	3
2	Joe Dobson	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	23
2	Robin Roberts	22
3	Allie Reynolds	19
4	Vic Raschi	17
4	Warren Spahn	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Jim Konstanty	3
3	Bob Cain	2
3	Andy Hansen	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.425
2	Sam Mele	.416
3	Enos Slaughter	.407
4	Walker Cooper	.395
5	Al Zarilla	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walt Dropo	12
2	Ted Williams	10
3	Vern Stephens	9
4	Joe DiMaggio	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	44
2	Ted Williams	37
3	Vern Stephens	35
4	Vic Wertz	30
5	2 tied	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	Don Newcombe	2.25
4	Ken Raffensberger	2.41
5	Howie Pollet	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	6
2	Vern Bickford	5
2	Fred Hutchinson	5
2	Ken Raffensberger	5
2	Johnny Sain	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	45
2	Curt Simmons	37
3	Robin Roberts	35
4	Warren Spahn	34
5	Tommy Byrne	30

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	.364
2	Stan Musial	.362
3	Ted Williams	.350
4	Jackie Robinson	.344
5	Enos Slaughter	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	52
2	Ted Williams	46
3	Vern Stephens	38
4	Hank Sauer	36
5	Stan Musial	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	173
2	Ted Williams	168
3	Vic Wertz	136
4	Bobby Doerr	135
5	Ralph Kiner	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	24
3	Bob Dillinger	18
3	Phil Rizzuto	18
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.71
2	Howie Pollet	2.76
3	Dave Koslo	2.95
4	Virgil Trucks	3.04
5	Preacher Roe	3.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	24
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	Don Newcombe	159
3	Bob Lemon	155
4	Allie Reynolds	137
5	2 tied	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	31
2	Jim Konstanty	11
3	Al Benton	8
4	Gerry Staley	7
5	2 tied	6