On This Day

Monday, September 18, 1950

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 52 .634 --
Red Sox 89 53 .627 1.0
Tigers 88 53 .624 1.5
Indians 83 61 .576 8.0
Senators 61 80 .433 28.5
White Sox 56 88 .389 35.0
Browns 54 88 .380 36.0
Athletics 49 95 .340 42.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 87 54 .617 --
Braves 78 60 .565 7.5
Dodgers 76 61 .555 9.0
Giants 77 63 .550 9.5
Cardinals 71 69 .507 15.5
Reds 59 81 .421 27.5
Cubs 60 83 .420 28.0
Pirates 52 89 .369 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Brown 4
2 Walt Dropo 3
2 Randy Jackson 3
4 Al Dark 2
4 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Brown 3
2 Randy Jackson 1
2 Ron Northey 1
2 Wayne Terwilliger 1
2 Bobby Thomson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Brown 5
2 Ron Northey 4
2 Wes Westrum 4
4 Bobby Doerr 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Jackson 1
1 Johnny Lipon 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Duke Snider 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jansen 2.00
2 Willard Nixon 0.30
3 Hal Newhouser 0.29
4 Preacher Roe 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monk Dubiel 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Willard Nixon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 6
2 Monk Dubiel 3
2 Willard Nixon 3
2 Preacher Roe 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .359
2 Stan Musial .349
3 George Kell .341
4 Larry Doby .333
5 Hoot Evers .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 43
2 Al Rosen 36
3 Andy Pafko 34
4 Walt Dropo 33
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 141
2 Vern Stephens 140
3 Vic Wertz 122
4 Del Ennis 118
5 Bobby Doerr 115

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bubba Church 2.18
2 Jim Konstanty 2.19
3 Sal Maglie 2.66
4 Max Lanier 2.92
5 Robin Roberts 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 20
1 Vic Raschi 20
1 Warren Spahn 20
4 Vern Bickford 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 185
2 Ewell Blackwell 178
3 Larry Jansen 154
4 Bob Lemon 151
4 Allie Reynolds 151

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Adams .444
2 Hoot Evers .421
3 Ferris Fain .391
4 Gus Bell .390
5 Monte Irvin .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe DiMaggio 6
1 Johnny Mize 6
3 Luke Easter 4
3 Monte Irvin 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 15
2 Johnny Wyrostek 14
3 Hoot Evers 13
3 Sid Gordon 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 4
2 Earl Torgeson 3
3 Bobby Adams 2
3 Ray Coleman 2
3 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Wight 1.00
2 Ewell Blackwell 1.03
3 Jim Hearn 1.38
4 Dick Starr 1.42
5 Bill Macdonald 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 4
2 Larry Jansen 3
2 Sal Maglie 3
2 Mel Parnell 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vern Bickford 23
2 Ewell Blackwell 19
2 Larry Jansen 19
2 Bob Lemon 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 5
2 Luis Aloma 2
2 Ralph Branca 2
4 Ewell Blackwell 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Adams .397
2 Joe DiMaggio .393
3 Billy Goodman .375
4 Les Moss .372
5 Monte Irvin .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 11
1 Hank Sauer 11
3 Yogi Berra 10
4 Ralph Kiner 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 33
2 Yogi Berra 31
3 Wally Westlake 29
4 Walt Dropo 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 7
2 Phil Rizzuto 5
2 Duke Snider 5
4 Sam Jethroe 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 1.02
2 Ewell Blackwell 1.45
3 Jim Konstanty 1.62
4 Stubby Overmire 1.64
5 Bubba Church 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 7
2 Vern Bickford 5
2 Jim Konstanty 5
2 Sal Maglie 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 47
2 Bob Lemon 36
3 Allie Reynolds 35
4 Vern Bickford 34
5 Sheldon Jones 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 8
2 Ralph Branca 4
2 Tom Ferrick 4
4 Jim Konstanty 3
5 3 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .357
2 Billy Goodman .353
3 George Kell .343
4 Hoot Evers .333
5 Jackie Robinson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 48
2 Al Rosen 36
3 Andy Pafko 34
4 Walt Dropo 33
4 Del Ennis 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 150
2 Walt Dropo 141
3 Vic Wertz 127
4 Del Ennis 126
5 Bobby Doerr 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 33
2 Phil Rizzuto 16
2 Jackie Robinson 16
4 Dom DiMaggio 15
4 2 others tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.66
2 Max Lanier 2.94
3 Warren Spahn 3.16
4 Vern Bickford 3.17
5 Ewell Blackwell 3.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Bob Lemon 22
2 Vic Raschi 22
4 Vern Bickford 21
5 Preacher Roe 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 203
2 Ewell Blackwell 183
3 Bob Lemon 175
4 Allie Reynolds 166
5 Larry Jansen 159

Saves

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