On This Day

Thursday, August 17, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 70 38 .648 --
Indians 70 44 .614 3.0
Yankees 67 44 .604 4.5
Red Sox 67 48 .583 6.5
Senators 50 59 .459 20.5
White Sox 44 70 .386 29.0
Athletics 40 73 .354 32.5
Browns 38 70 .352 32.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 69 44 .611 --
Dodgers 59 47 .557 6.5
Braves 60 49 .550 7.0
Cardinals 58 51 .532 9.0
Giants 56 53 .514 11.0
Cubs 48 61 .440 19.0
Reds 47 61 .435 19.5
Pirates 39 70 .358 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Calderone 4
1 Gil Hodges 4
3 Luke Easter 3
3 Pee Wee Reese 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Calderone 1
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Gene Hermanski 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Neil Berry 3
1 Sam Calderone 3
1 Luke Easter 3
1 Carl Furillo 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Collins 1
1 Sherry Robertson 1
1 Wayne Terwilliger 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allie Reynolds 1.00
2 Sid Hudson 0.64
3 Ellis Kinder 0.50
3 Don Newcombe 0.50
5 Erv Palica 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Don Newcombe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ellis Kinder 8
2 Sid Hudson 7
2 Allie Reynolds 7
4 Don Newcombe 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Preacher Roe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .361
2 George Kell .350
3 Larry Doby .346
4 Al Zarilla .342
5 Jackie Robinson .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 34
2 Al Rosen 32
3 Andy Pafko 28
4 Walt Dropo 27
4 Vern Stephens 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 116
2 Walt Dropo 113
3 Vic Wertz 105
4 Bobby Doerr 99
4 Del Ennis 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 29
2 Dom DiMaggio 12
3 Earl Torgeson 11
4 Pee Wee Reese 10
4 Duke Snider 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 2.65
2 Robin Roberts 2.99
3 Larry Jansen 3.08
4 Warren Spahn 3.12
5 Bob Miller 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 18
2 Robin Roberts 16
2 Preacher Roe 16
2 Johnny Sain 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 152
2 Ewell Blackwell 131
3 Larry Jansen 127
3 Curt Simmons 127
5 Allie Reynolds 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 19
2 Mickey Harris 13
3 Joe Page 12
4 Lou Brissie 7
4 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Elliott .453
2 Ted Kluszewski .444
3 Carl Furillo .420
4 Al Zarilla .407
5 Vern Stephens .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 5
1 Gil Hodges 5
1 Ralph Kiner 5
4 Andy Pafko 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 16
2 Larry Doby 15
3 Ted Kluszewski 14
3 Vern Stephens 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Collins 3
1 Johnny Hopp 3
1 Hal Jeffcoat 3
4 Ferris Fain 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.00
1 Whitey Ford 0.00
1 Jim Konstanty 0.00
4 Jack Kramer 0.67
5 Dizzy Trout 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Hiller 3
1 Art Houtteman 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Ken Raffensberger 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 21
2 Warren Spahn 20
3 Ewell Blackwell 19
4 Herm Wehmeier 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 4
2 Murry Dickson 2
2 Mickey Harris 2
2 Marlin Stuart 2
5 10 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .402
2 Vic Wertz .393
3 Hank Majeski .387
4 Billy Goodman .374
5 Johnny Hopp .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 13
2 Del Ennis 11
2 Vic Wertz 11
4 Larry Doby 10
4 Bobby Doerr 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 38
2 Bobby Doerr 33
3 Enos Slaughter 31
4 Larry Doby 28
5 Vic Wertz 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 4
1 Sam Jethroe 4
1 Eddie Stanky 4
4 Bobby Brown 3
4 13 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Hearn 1.49
2 Max Lanier 1.59
3 Dizzy Trout 1.63
4 Fred Sanford 1.78
5 Chuck Stobbs 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Dizzy Trout 6
4 Ewell Blackwell 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 48
2 Warren Spahn 39
3 Larry Jansen 38
3 Erv Palica 38
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 8
2 Murry Dickson 3
3 Tom Ferrick 2
3 Mickey Harris 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .368
2 Carl Furillo .349
3 George Kell .343
4 Billy Goodman .337
5 Ted Kluszewski .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 56
2 Ted Williams 39
3 Del Ennis 35
3 Vern Stephens 35
5 Stan Musial 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 144
2 Ralph Kiner 138
2 Vic Wertz 138
4 Bobby Doerr 134
5 Del Ennis 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 29
2 Jackie Robinson 18
3 Pee Wee Reese 17
4 Bob Dillinger 15
4 Phil Rizzuto 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 2.81
2 Preacher Roe 3.02
3 Art Houtteman 3.24
4 Warren Spahn 3.25
5 Robin Roberts 3.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 26
2 Preacher Roe 22
2 Warren Spahn 22
4 Ellis Kinder 21
4 Robin Roberts 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 204
2 Bob Lemon 173
3 Larry Jansen 161
3 Allie Reynolds 161
5 Ewell Blackwell 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 24
2 Jim Konstanty 23
3 Mickey Harris 13
4 Tom Ferrick 9
5 Lou Brissie 8