Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 24, 1950

On This Day

Sunday, September 24, 1950

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	53	.637	--
Tigers	91	56	.619	2.5
Red Sox	89	57	.610	4.0
Indians	88	61	.591	6.5
Senators	64	81	.441	28.5
White Sox	58	91	.389	36.5
Browns	56	91	.381	37.5
Athletics	50	99	.336	44.5

Games

Yankees 9, Red Sox 5

Browns 5, White Sox 0

Senators 3, Athletics 1

Browns 6, White Sox 1

Indians 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	88	57	.607	--
Dodgers	82	61	.573	5.0
Braves	80	63	.559	7.0
Giants	79	66	.545	9.0
Cardinals	73	73	.500	15.5
Reds	63	84	.429	26.0
Cubs	63	85	.426	26.5
Pirates	55	94	.369	35.0

Games

Giants 12, Braves 4

Cubs 8, Cardinals 3

Dodgers 11, Phillies 0

Reds 7, Pirates 1

Pirates 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Yogi Berra	4
1	Ted Kluszewski	4
1	Jack Phillips	4
1	Ken Wood	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Holmes	2
1	Ted Williams	2
3	Bobby Doerr	1
3	Bob Lemon	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Thompson	5
2	Tommy Holmes	4
2	Ted Kluszewski	4
2	Erv Palica	4
5	Don Mueller	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Ray Boone	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ewell Blackwell	1.00
2	Ted Gray	0.73
3	Erv Palica	0.60
4	Ken Raffensberger	0.42
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	8
1	Ted Gray	8
3	Bob Lemon	5
3	Ken Raffensberger	5
3	Vic Raschi	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.355
2	Stan Musial	.345
3	George Kell	.338
4	Jackie Robinson	.337
5	Larry Doby	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	46
2	Al Rosen	36
3	Andy Pafko	35
4	Walt Dropo	34
5	Joe DiMaggio	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	142
2	Vern Stephens	141
3	Vic Wertz	122
4	Del Ennis	119
5	2 tied	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	34
2	Duke Snider	16
3	Dom DiMaggio	15
3	Pee Wee Reese	15
3	Earl Torgeson	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	2.19
2	Bubba Church	2.48
3	Sal Maglie	2.75
4	Max Lanier	2.92
5	Robin Roberts	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	22
2	Vic Raschi	21
2	Warren Spahn	21
4	Vern Bickford	19
4	4 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	189
2	Warren Spahn	188
3	Bob Lemon	165
4	Larry Jansen	154
5	Allie Reynolds	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	22
2	Mickey Harris	14
3	Joe Page	13
4	Tom Ferrick	11
5	Ellis Kinder	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.389
2	Gus Bell	.368
3	Tommy Brown	.367
4	Del Ennis	.366
5	Red Schoendienst	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	8
2	Luke Easter	6
2	Gil Hodges	6
4	Yogi Berra	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	19
2	Joe DiMaggio	18
2	Gil Hodges	18
4	Wally Westlake	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	3
1	Bob Dillinger	3
1	Randy Jackson	3
1	Danny O'Connell	3
1	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ewell Blackwell	0.51
2	Warren Spahn	0.67
3	Whitey Ford	0.93
4	Bob Feller	1.33
4	Stubby Overmire	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Palica	4
2	Ewell Blackwell	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Larry Jansen	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	24
2	Bob Lemon	19
3	Vern Bickford	18
3	Robin Roberts	18
5	Whitey Ford	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Luis Aloma	1
2	Ralph Branca	1
2	Al Brazle	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Robinson	.365
2	Monte Irvin	.363
3	Ferris Fain	.355
4	Jackie Robinson	.355
5	Danny O'Connell	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	11
2	Johnny Mize	10
2	Hank Sauer	10
4	Joe DiMaggio	9
4	Stan Musial	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	33
2	Luke Easter	32
2	Wally Westlake	32
4	Joe DiMaggio	29
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny O'Connell	6
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Sam Jethroe	5
4	Bob Dillinger	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ewell Blackwell	1.16
2	Stubby Overmire	1.43
3	Sal Maglie	1.46
4	Jim Konstanty	1.66
5	Whitey Ford	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Konstanty	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
1	Mel Parnell	6
4	Ewell Blackwell	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	44
2	Bob Lemon	41
3	Vern Bickford	38
4	Erv Palica	31
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	6
2	Ralph Branca	3
3	Luis Aloma	2
3	Tom Ferrick	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.350
2	Billy Goodman	.350
3	George Kell	.339
4	Jackie Robinson	.337
5	Larry Doby	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	48
2	Al Rosen	36
3	Andy Pafko	35
4	Walt Dropo	34
5	Hank Sauer	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	148
2	Walt Dropo	142
3	Bobby Doerr	123
3	Del Ennis	123
3	Vic Wertz	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	34
2	Duke Snider	16
3	Dom DiMaggio	15
3	Pee Wee Reese	15
3	2 others tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.75
2	Robin Roberts	2.92
3	Ewell Blackwell	3.03
4	Max Lanier	3.08
5	Warren Spahn	3.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	24
2	Vic Raschi	23
2	Warren Spahn	23
4	Don Newcombe	21
5	Vern Bickford	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	201
2	Ewell Blackwell	190
3	Bob Lemon	187
4	Allie Reynolds	160
5	2 tied	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	22
2	Mickey Harris	14
3	Joe Page	13
4	Tom Ferrick	11
4	Ellis Kinder	11