On This Day

Saturday, July 22, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	55	31	.640	--
Yankees	55	32	.632	0.5
Indians	53	36	.596	3.5
Red Sox	50	39	.562	6.5
Senators	40	45	.471	14.5
White Sox	37	52	.416	19.5
Browns	30	57	.345	25.5
Athletics	30	58	.341	26.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Browns 2

Yankees 10, Tigers 4

White Sox 6, Athletics 1

Indians 8, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	49	37	.570	--
Phillies	49	37	.570	0.0
Dodgers	46	36	.561	1.0
Braves	47	37	.560	1.0
Cubs	39	42	.481	7.5
Giants	39	46	.459	9.5
Reds	37	48	.435	11.5
Pirates	31	54	.365	17.5

Games

Giants 7, Cubs 0

Phillies 2, Reds 0

Reds 6, Phillies 1

Dodgers 12, Pirates 3

Braves 8, Cardinals 5

Cardinals 11, Braves 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Musial	6
1	Rocky Nelson	6
3	Larry Doby	4
3	Bob Elliott	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	George Kell	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Brown	4
1	Red Schoendienst	4
1	Earl Torgeson	4
4	Yogi Berra	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Granny Hamner	1
1	Earl Torgeson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Hearn	1.33
2	Howie Fox	0.56
3	Mickey McDermott	0.47
4	Ralph Branca	0.45
5	Robin Roberts	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Howie Fox	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Hearn	8
2	Mickey McDermott	7
3	Ralph Branca	5
3	Howie Fox	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Hogue	1
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.361
2	Jackie Robinson	.358
3	George Kell	.351
4	Walt Dropo	.346
5	Larry Doby	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	28
2	Al Rosen	27
3	Ted Williams	25
4	Walt Dropo	24
5	Vern Stephens	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	97
2	Walt Dropo	94
3	Vic Wertz	84
4	Ted Williams	83
5	Al Rosen	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	25
2	Dom DiMaggio	10
3	Earl Torgeson	9
4	Larry Doby	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	2.95
2	Preacher Roe	2.95
3	Sal Maglie	3.08
4	Harry Brecheen	3.13
5	Howie Pollet	3.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	14
2	Preacher Roe	13
3	Eddie Lopat	12
3	Johnny Sain	12
3	Curt Simmons	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	125
2	Curt Simmons	98
3	Ewell Blackwell	92
4	Robin Roberts	91
5	2 tied	90

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	12
1	Joe Page	12
3	Mickey Harris	11
4	Bill Werle	7
5	Lou Brissie	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.469
2	Yogi Berra	.444
3	Billy Goodman	.433
4	Stan Musial	.424
5	Grady Hatton	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	6
1	Vern Stephens	6
3	Walt Dropo	5
3	Ralph Kiner	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	18
2	Vern Stephens	17
3	Carl Furillo	15
4	Joe Adcock	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	3
2	Dom DiMaggio	2
2	Willie Jones	2
2	Jackie Robinson	2
2	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Hearn	0.50
2	Bob Kuzava	0.53
3	Hal White	0.66
4	Monk Dubiel	0.69
5	Bill Werle	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	3
1	Howie Fox	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Byrne	19
1	Bob Lemon	19
1	Johnny Sain	19
1	Herm Wehmeier	19
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Hogue	3
2	Al Benton	1
2	Ewell Blackwell	1
2	Al Brazle	1
2	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Bauer	.452
2	Andy Seminick	.396
3	Billy Goodman	.389
4	Johnny Mize	.380
5	Carl Furillo	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	14
2	Luke Easter	10
2	Al Rosen	10
4	Walt Dropo	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	35
2	Ralph Kiner	34
3	Al Rosen	32
4	Vern Stephens	30
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	8
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Willie Jones	5
4	Dick Kokos	4
4	Connie Ryan	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Monk Dubiel	1.52
2	Bob Kuzava	1.65
3	Eddie Lopat	1.94
4	Bubba Church	2.20
5	Vern Bickford	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	6
1	Bob Lemon	6
3	Ellis Kinder	5
3	Preacher Roe	5
3	Herm Wehmeier	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	46
2	Ewell Blackwell	41
3	Curt Simmons	37
4	Bob Lemon	36
4	Herm Wehmeier	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey Harris	6
1	Jim Konstanty	6
3	Lou Brissie	4
4	Al Benton	3
4	6 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.378
2	Carl Furillo	.352
3	George Kell	.349
4	Jackie Robinson	.343
5	Enos Slaughter	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	56
2	Ted Williams	46
3	Vern Stephens	39
4	Stan Musial	33
5	Hank Sauer	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	160
2	Ted Williams	150
3	Ralph Kiner	139
4	Bobby Doerr	136
5	Vic Wertz	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	25
2	Jackie Robinson	21
3	Pee Wee Reese	17
4	Bob Dillinger	16
4	Phil Rizzuto	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	2.86
2	Preacher Roe	2.87
3	Howie Pollet	3.06
4	Max Lanier	3.23
5	Eddie Lopat	3.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	25
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Warren Spahn	21
4	Tommy Byrne	20
4	Preacher Roe	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	196
2	Bob Lemon	162
3	Don Newcombe	155
4	Allie Reynolds	144
5	2 tied	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	29
2	Jim Konstanty	16
3	Mickey Harris	11
4	Al Benton	10
5	Tom Ferrick	8