On This Day

Monday, June 19, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 37 15 .712 --
Yankees 37 19 .661 2.0
Indians 31 24 .564 7.5
Red Sox 31 28 .525 9.5
Senators 24 31 .436 14.5
White Sox 23 32 .418 15.5
Browns 19 34 .358 18.5
Athletics 19 38 .333 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 32 20 .615 --
Dodgers 32 20 .615 0.0
Phillies 31 21 .596 1.0
Braves 30 24 .556 3.0
Cubs 25 25 .500 6.0
Giants 24 27 .471 7.5
Pirates 20 35 .364 13.5
Reds 15 37 .288 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Lockman 4
2 Carl Furillo 3
2 Jackie Robinson 3
4 Billy Cox 2
4 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1
1 Sam Mele 1
1 Marv Rickert 1
1 Eddie Robinson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Cox 2
1 Carl Furillo 2
1 Don Mueller 2
1 Eddie Stanky 2
5 11 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cass Michaels 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Warren Spahn 1.50
2 Ralph Branca 0.71
3 Cliff Chambers 0.43
4 Bob Cain 0.33
5 Sid Hudson 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Randy Gumpert 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 10
2 Warren Spahn 9
3 Kirby Higbe 5
4 Bob Cain 3
4 Cliff Chambers 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .384
2 Walt Dropo .366
3 Stan Musial .364
4 Hoot Evers .359
5 Jackie Robinson .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 20
2 Al Rosen 17
3 Vern Stephens 15
4 Roy Campanella 14
4 2 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 65
1 Ted Williams 65
3 Walt Dropo 57
4 Vic Wertz 56
5 2 tied 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 14
2 Earl Torgeson 8
3 Pee Wee Reese 6
3 Wayne Terwilliger 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 1.71
2 Joe Ostrowski 2.36
3 Hal Newhouser 2.53
4 Harry Brecheen 2.67
5 Howie Pollet 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 9
2 Tommy Byrne 8
2 Art Houtteman 8
2 Bob Lemon 8
2 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 79
2 Allie Reynolds 69
2 Robin Roberts 69
4 Curt Simmons 61
5 Larry Jansen 60

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .473
2 Whitey Lockman .459
3 Sid Gordon .450
4 Carl Furillo .429
5 George Kell .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 7
1 Ted Williams 7
3 Bobby Doerr 6
3 Del Ennis 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 19
1 Ted Williams 19
3 Roy Campanella 18
3 Walker Cooper 18
3 Hoot Evers 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 9
2 Yogi Berra 2
2 Al Dark 2
2 Roy Hartsfield 2
2 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Jansen 0.99
2 Mickey McDermott 1.42
3 Bill Wight 1.50
4 Ted Gray 1.61
5 Sheldon Jones 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 4
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Larry Jansen 3
2 Dave Koslo 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 33
2 Don Newcombe 23
3 Allie Reynolds 20
4 Ralph Branca 19
5 Dan Bankhead 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 2
1 Andy Hansen 2
1 Gerry Staley 2
1 Al Widmar 2
5 13 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .442
2 Enos Slaughter .420
3 Bobby Doerr .396
4 Tommy Holmes .380
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 10
2 Joe DiMaggio 9
2 Al Rosen 9
2 Duke Snider 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 37
2 Joe DiMaggio 31
2 Vern Stephens 31
4 Ted Williams 30
5 Hank Sauer 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 10
2 Earl Torgeson 5
3 Wayne Terwilliger 4
4 Ray Coleman 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 1.63
2 Larry Jansen 1.86
3 Hal Newhouser 1.92
4 Jim Konstanty 2.05
5 Don Newcombe 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 6
2 Tommy Byrne 5
2 Dave Koslo 5
2 Bob Lemon 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 49
2 Allie Reynolds 42
3 Curt Simmons 37
4 Vic Raschi 35
5 Larry Jansen 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 5
2 Jim Konstanty 3
3 Bob Cain 2
3 Tom Ferrick 2
3 10 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .364
2 George Kell .358
3 Enos Slaughter .349
4 Ted Williams .346
5 Jackie Robinson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 54
2 Ted Williams 48
3 Vern Stephens 38
4 Hank Sauer 37
5 Stan Musial 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 165
2 Ted Williams 161
3 Vic Wertz 138
4 Bobby Doerr 134
5 Ralph Kiner 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 27
2 Pee Wee Reese 22
3 Bob Dillinger 17
3 Phil Rizzuto 17
5 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.72
2 Howie Pollet 2.75
3 Dave Koslo 3.15
4 Preacher Roe 3.17
5 Warren Spahn 3.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
2 Mel Parnell 22
2 Warren Spahn 22
4 Art Houtteman 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 178
2 Don Newcombe 163
3 Bob Lemon 153
4 Allie Reynolds 147
5 Robin Roberts 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 29
2 Jim Konstanty 11
3 Gerry Staley 8
4 Al Benton 7
5 3 tied 6