On This Day

Friday, September 29, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 55 .638 --
Tigers 94 58 .618 3.0
Red Sox 93 59 .612 4.0
Indians 91 61 .599 6.0
Senators 67 86 .438 30.5
White Sox 58 93 .384 38.5
Browns 57 94 .377 39.5
Athletics 51 102 .333 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 62 .592 --
Dodgers 88 64 .579 2.0
Giants 84 68 .553 6.0
Braves 83 69 .546 7.0
Cardinals 76 74 .507 13.0
Reds 64 86 .427 25.0
Cubs 63 87 .420 26.0
Pirates 56 94 .373 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duke Snider 5
2 Earl Torgeson 4
3 Bobby Avila 3
3 Roy Campanella 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Batts 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Jim Hegan 1
1 Hal Keller 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 4
2 Matt Batts 3
2 Roy Campanella 3
2 Carl Furillo 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Gene Mauch 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Lemon 0.56
2 Bob Kuzava 0.55
3 Chris Van Cuyk 0.43
4 Ted Gray 0.33
4 Preacher Roe 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Bankhead 1
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Bob Lemon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Kuzava 6
2 Bob Lemon 5
3 Ted Gray 3
3 Preacher Roe 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Newcombe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .354
2 Stan Musial .344
3 George Kell .338
4 Dom DiMaggio .329
5 Larry Doby .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 47
2 Al Rosen 37
3 Andy Pafko 36
4 Walt Dropo 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 144
1 Vern Stephens 144
3 Del Ennis 126
4 Yogi Berra 122
4 2 others tied 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 35
2 Pee Wee Reese 17
3 Duke Snider 16
4 Dom DiMaggio 15
4 Earl Torgeson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Konstanty 2.36
2 Sal Maglie 2.71
3 Ewell Blackwell 3.03
4 Robin Roberts 3.06
5 Max Lanier 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 23
2 Vic Raschi 21
2 Warren Spahn 21
4 Johnny Sain 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 190
2 Ewell Blackwell 189
3 Bob Lemon 170
4 Allie Reynolds 156
5 Vic Raschi 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 22
2 Mickey Harris 15
3 Joe Page 13
4 Tom Ferrick 11
5 Ellis Kinder 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .438
2 Bobby Thomson .417
3 Tommy Brown .385
4 Duke Snider .383
5 Yogi Berra .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Brown 6
1 Gil Hodges 6
3 Yogi Berra 5
3 Johnny Mize 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 21
2 Joe DiMaggio 16
2 Johnny Mize 16
2 Duke Snider 16
5 Luke Easter 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Coan 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
1 Hank Thompson 4
4 Al Dark 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 0.67
2 Early Wynn 0.78
3 Bob Feller 1.00
4 Bill Wight 1.20
5 Frank Hiller 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal White 4
2 Ewell Blackwell 3
2 Carl Erskine 3
2 Bob Feller 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 21
2 Bob Kuzava 20
3 Ewell Blackwell 19
3 Bob Lemon 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Dan Bankhead 2
2 Mickey Harris 2
4 Al Brazle 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .369
2 Hoot Evers .366
3 Joe DiMaggio .364
4 Wally Westlake .356
5 Danny O'Connell .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 13
2 Johnny Mize 12
3 Yogi Berra 9
3 Joe DiMaggio 9
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 39
2 Joe DiMaggio 31
3 Johnny Mize 30
4 Duke Snider 29
5 Wally Westlake 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 6
2 Pee Wee Reese 5
3 Richie Ashburn 4
3 Gil Coan 4
3 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ewell Blackwell 1.01
2 Curt Simmons 1.44
3 Jim Hearn 1.50
4 Stubby Overmire 1.73
5 Steve Gromek 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 6
1 Sal Maglie 6
3 Jim Hearn 5
3 Mel Parnell 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 42
2 Ewell Blackwell 40
3 Vern Bickford 34
4 Erv Palica 31
4 Early Wynn 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 5
2 Luis Aloma 2
2 Dan Bankhead 2
2 Ralph Branca 2
2 3 others tied 2