On This Day

Thursday, September 14, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	50	.638	--
Tigers	87	50	.635	0.5
Red Sox	86	52	.623	2.0
Indians	81	59	.579	8.0
Senators	59	77	.434	28.0
White Sox	54	86	.386	35.0
Browns	52	86	.377	36.0
Athletics	47	94	.333	42.5

Games

Yankees 7, Tigers 5

Browns 6, Red Sox 3

White Sox 5, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	84	53	.613	--
Dodgers	76	57	.571	6.0
Braves	75	59	.560	7.5
Giants	75	61	.551	8.5
Cardinals	69	67	.507	14.5
Reds	58	77	.430	25.0
Cubs	56	83	.403	29.0
Pirates	51	87	.370	33.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Reds 3

Dodgers 5, Reds 2

Braves 7, Cubs 4

Pirates 7, Giants 1

Giants 6, Pirates 1

Phillies 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gus Bell	5
2	Gil Hodges	4
2	Bobby Morgan	4
4	Joe Adcock	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	2
2	Billy Cox	1
2	Joe DiMaggio	1
2	Bruce Edwards	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Westlake	4
2	Bob Elliott	3
2	Sid Gordon	3
2	Monte Irvin	3
2	Duke Snider	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Owen Friend	1
1	Wayne Terwilliger	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Willard Nixon	0.45
2	Murry Dickson	0.43
3	Jim Hearn	0.40
3	Bobby Shantz	0.40
5	Larry Jansen	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Cain	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Willard Nixon	5
2	Jim Hearn	4
2	Vic Raschi	4
2	Frank Smith	4
2	Herm Wehmeier	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Aloma	1
1	Ralph Branca	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.360
2	Stan Musial	.354
3	George Kell	.345
4	Hoot Evers	.337
5	Al Zarilla	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	43
2	Andy Pafko	34
2	Al Rosen	34
4	Walt Dropo	33
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	140
2	Vern Stephens	138
3	Vic Wertz	120
4	Del Ennis	116
5	2 tied	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	33
2	Dom DiMaggio	15
2	Earl Torgeson	15
4	Duke Snider	14
5	Pee Wee Reese	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bubba Church	2.22
2	Sal Maglie	2.52
3	Max Lanier	2.72
4	Robin Roberts	3.00
5	Preacher Roe	3.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	20
1	Vic Raschi	20
3	Vern Bickford	19
3	Robin Roberts	19
3	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	184
2	Ewell Blackwell	170
3	Bob Lemon	151
4	Larry Jansen	148
5	Allie Reynolds	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	21
2	Mickey Harris	13
2	Joe Page	13
4	Tom Ferrick	11
5	Bill Werle	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hoot Evers	.510
2	Sid Gordon	.438
3	Ferris Fain	.417
4	Walt Dropo	.400
5	Joe DiMaggio	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	7
2	Joe DiMaggio	6
3	Monte Irvin	5
3	Johnny Mize	5
3	Stan Musial	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Westlake	18
2	Gil Hodges	17
3	Johnny Wyrostek	16
4	Hoot Evers	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	4
2	Earl Torgeson	3
3	Richie Ashburn	2
3	Ray Coleman	2
3	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	0.35
2	Randy Gumpert	0.82
3	Jim Hearn	1.29
4	Ewell Blackwell	1.37
5	3 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Jim Hearn	3
1	Sal Maglie	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	23
2	Ewell Blackwell	21
3	Sheldon Jones	20
4	Vern Bickford	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Aloma	2
1	Ralph Branca	2
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Ellis Kinder	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.400
2	Joe DiMaggio	.396
3	Dom DiMaggio	.395
4	Richie Ashburn	.391
5	Monte Irvin	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	11
2	Gil Hodges	10
2	Hank Sauer	10
4	Yogi Berra	9
4	Stan Musial	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	33
2	Walt Dropo	29
2	Vern Stephens	29
4	Joe DiMaggio	28
4	3 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	6
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
3	Wayne Terwilliger	5
4	Sam Jethroe	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stubby Overmire	1.29
2	Sal Maglie	1.33
3	Jim Konstanty	1.52
4	Whitey Ford	1.53
5	Bubba Church	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	7
2	Sal Maglie	6
2	Don Newcombe	6
2	Vic Raschi	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	45
2	Bob Lemon	41
3	Allie Reynolds	38
4	Vern Bickford	35
5	Preacher Roe	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	5
1	Ellis Kinder	5
3	Tom Ferrick	4
4	Jim Konstanty	3
5	3 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.361
2	Billy Goodman	.353
3	George Kell	.348
4	Hoot Evers	.336
5	Al Zarilla	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	49
2	Andy Pafko	34
2	Al Rosen	34
4	Walt Dropo	33
4	2 others tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	151
2	Walt Dropo	140
3	Del Ennis	126
4	Vic Wertz	125
5	Ralph Kiner	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	33
2	Phil Rizzuto	18
3	Jackie Robinson	16
4	Dom DiMaggio	15
4	Earl Torgeson	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.52
2	Max Lanier	2.88
3	Preacher Roe	3.02
4	Vern Bickford	3.18
5	Warren Spahn	3.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	23
1	Vic Raschi	23
3	Warren Spahn	22
4	Vern Bickford	21
4	Preacher Roe	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	203
2	Bob Lemon	179
3	Ewell Blackwell	177
4	Allie Reynolds	167
5	Vic Raschi	159

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	21
2	Joe Page	17
3	Mickey Harris	13
4	Tom Ferrick	11
5	2 tied	8