On This Day

Saturday, June 24, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 39 18 .684 --
Yankees 38 23 .623 3.0
Indians 35 25 .583 5.5
Red Sox 34 30 .531 8.5
Senators 27 33 .450 13.5
White Sox 26 33 .441 14.0
Browns 20 38 .345 19.5
Athletics 21 40 .344 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 35 22 .614 --
Phillies 34 23 .596 1.0
Cardinals 34 24 .586 1.5
Braves 31 27 .534 4.5
Cubs 28 26 .519 5.5
Giants 29 28 .509 6.0
Pirates 21 39 .350 15.5
Reds 17 40 .298 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Campanella 4
1 Carl Furillo 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
1 Wes Westrum 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wes Westrum 3
2 Bobby Avila 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Ray Boone 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 4
1 Dale Coogan 4
1 Bobby Doerr 4
1 Billy Goodman 4
1 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Al Zarilla 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sheldon Jones 0.44
2 Ellis Kinder 0.29
3 Gene Bearden 0.22
4 Cliff Fannin 0.20
5 Gerry Staley 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Art Houtteman 1
1 Sheldon Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 4
1 Sheldon Jones 4
1 Ellis Kinder 4
4 Bob Chipman 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .373
2 Jackie Robinson .367
3 Larry Doby .360
4 Stan Musial .355
5 Hoot Evers .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 21
2 Al Rosen 18
3 Ralph Kiner 16
3 Vern Stephens 16
5 Walt Dropo 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 69
1 Ted Williams 69
3 Vic Wertz 62
4 Walt Dropo 61
5 Al Rosen 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 17
2 Earl Torgeson 8
3 Pee Wee Reese 7
4 Duke Snider 6
4 Wayne Terwilliger 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 1.63
2 Connie Marrero 2.66
3 Harry Brecheen 2.75
4 Howie Pollet 2.81
5 Larry Jansen 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Houtteman 9
1 Bob Lemon 9
1 Preacher Roe 9
1 Johnny Sain 9
1 Warren Spahn 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 88
2 Robin Roberts 73
3 Allie Reynolds 71
4 Curt Simmons 66
5 Larry Jansen 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 9
2 Jim Konstanty 7
3 Bill Werle 6
4 Mickey Harris 5
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .500
2 Ray Boone .485
3 Willie Jones .432
4 Jackie Robinson .429
5 Tommy Holmes .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wes Westrum 7
2 Hoot Evers 6
2 Jim Hegan 6
4 Roy Campanella 5
4 10 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hegan 19
2 Ted Kluszewski 18
3 Duke Snider 17
4 Roy Campanella 16
4 Luke Easter 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 10
2 Jackie Robinson 3
3 Yogi Berra 2
3 Ray Boone 2
3 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Jansen 0.00
2 Connie Marrero 1.00
3 Frank Smith 1.13
4 Ned Garver 1.42
5 Early Wynn 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Art Houtteman 3
1 Larry Jansen 3
1 Sheldon Jones 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 32
2 Larry Jansen 21
3 Vern Bickford 20
4 Dan Bankhead 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 2
1 Tom Ferrick 2
1 Paul Minner 2
4 Luis Aloma 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sid Gordon .412
2 George Kell .410
3 Jackie Robinson .398
4 Tommy Holmes .391
5 Bobby Doerr .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wes Westrum 11
2 Al Rosen 10
2 Duke Snider 10
2 Ted Williams 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 36
2 Ted Williams 33
3 Vic Wertz 32
4 Bobby Doerr 31
4 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 13
2 Ray Coleman 3
2 Billy Cox 3
2 Al Dark 3
2 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 1.38
2 Larry Jansen 1.38
3 Jim Konstanty 1.65
4 Warren Spahn 2.36
5 Early Wynn 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Preacher Roe 6
2 Tommy Byrne 5
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Fred Hutchinson 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 49
2 Larry Jansen 36
2 Robin Roberts 36
2 Curt Simmons 36
5 Allie Reynolds 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 5
2 Jim Konstanty 4
3 Lou Brissie 2
3 Bob Cain 2
3 11 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .363
2 George Kell .352
3 Enos Slaughter .346
4 Ted Williams .343
5 Jackie Robinson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 55
2 Ted Williams 47
3 Vern Stephens 39
4 Hank Sauer 35
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 162
2 Ted Williams 158
3 Vic Wertz 139
4 Ralph Kiner 137
5 Bobby Doerr 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 26
2 Pee Wee Reese 23
3 Sam Jethroe 17
4 Bob Dillinger 16
4 Phil Rizzuto 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Pollet 2.63
2 Mike Garcia 2.67
3 Preacher Roe 2.96
4 Dave Koslo 3.04
5 Harry Brecheen 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
2 Ellis Kinder 22
3 Art Houtteman 21
3 Mel Parnell 21
3 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 181
2 Don Newcombe 163
3 Bob Lemon 148
4 Allie Reynolds 146
5 Ellis Kinder 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 29
2 Jim Konstanty 12
3 Al Benton 7
3 Gerry Staley 7
5 4 tied 6