1950 AL Standing thru August 15, 1950

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LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1950 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1950 Cleveland CLA           75  38  .664 ----    39    69  44 .611   92  62 .597
1950 New York NYA            69  41  .627  4.5          67  43 .609   98  56 .636
1950 Boston BOA              70  44  .614  5.5          66  48 .579   94  60 .610
1950 Detroit DEA             55  52  .514 17.0          69  38 .645   95  59 .617
1950 Chicago CHA             52  61  .460 23.0          44  69 .389   60  94 .390
1950 Washington WAA          46  62  .426 26.5          49  59 .454   67  87 .435
1950 St. Louis SLA           42  65  .393 30.0          38  69 .355   58  96 .377
1950 Philadelphia PHA        33  79  .295 41.5          40  72 .357   52 102 .338
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BOA     70   44  .614 36-17 34-27 26-11 44-33  2- 5  6-11     5-5     Lost 1
CHA     52   61  .460 24-33 28-28 19-13 33-48  8- 3 17-13     5-5     Lost 1
CLA     75   38  .664 39-17 36-21 39-18 36-20  7- 4 19- 8     5-5     Won 2
DEA     55   52  .514 30-22 25-30 22-22 33-30  5- 4 12-17     7-3     Won 2
NYA     69   41  .627 39-17 30-24 30-20 39-21  5- 7 19-11     6-4     Won 1
PHA     33   79  .295 19-36 14-43 11-31 22-48  1- 9  7-25     3-7     Won 1
SLA     42   65  .393 26-34 16-31 15-25 27-40  5- 2 14-11     4-6     Lost 5
WAA     46   62  .426 25-28 21-34 15-24 31-38  4- 3 18-16     6-4     Lost 1
TOTAL  442  442  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BOA     10- 3 19-10 18-11 13-13 10- 7  0- 0    721- 538
CHA      3- 3 13-17 15-15 13-19  8- 7  0- 0    440- 510
CLA      4- 3 17-13 25- 4 20-11  9- 7  0- 0    668- 478
DEA      3- 6 15-10 12-18 16-13  9- 5  0- 0    563- 510
NYA      4- 6 16-10 19-13 21- 6  9- 6  0- 0    591- 482
PHA      4- 8 11-15  8-22  7-21  3-13  0- 0    544- 750
SLA      5- 3  6-19 14-17 12-19  5- 7  0- 0    531- 666
WAA      4- 5 12-15 10-21 13-13  7- 8  0- 0    481- 605
 
 
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA
BOA    -  14   8  10   9  10   9  10
CHA    4   -   7  10   5  12   7   7
CLA   10   7   -   9  11  15  11  12
DEA    8   5   6   -   4  13   7  12
NYA    7  13   5  12   -  10  14   8
PHA    4   5   4   3   4   -   7   6
SLA    7   7   4   4   4   9   -   7
WAA    4  10   4   4   4  10  10   -
 
 
RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA
BOA    - 114  89 106 105 100 106 101
CHA   43   -  51  68  51  92  74  61
CLA   89  62   -  73  82 157  98 107
DEA   87  63  75   -  71 109  76  82
NYA   82  63  52 122   -  87 122  63
PHA   78  67  83  56  56   -  97 107
SLA   95  67  61  42  79 103   -  84
WAA   64  74  67  43  38 102  93   -

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Game#2 - Tribe Sweep Browns

Larry Doby blasted 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Mike Garcia was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete game as the Cleveland Indians bested the St. Louis Browns 7 to 3 at Municipal Stadium. Doby made sure the Cleveland fans enjoyed themselves. He smacked a three-run homer in the 1st inning, ripped a single in the 2nd inning and hit a bases-empty home run in the 8th inning. Cleveland managed 12 hits in their victory. Garcia(10-5) got the victory, allowing 3 runs for the game. Don Johnson(3-5) was charged with the loss. He allowed 5 hits and no walks without retiring a batter.

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BOXSCORE: 1950 St. Louis Browns At 1950 Cleveland Indians           8/16/1950
 
  Browns             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Lenhardt 1B       3  0  1  3 .331     D.Mitchell LF       2  1  1  1 .321  
  G.Stirnweiss 2B     3  0  1  0 .247     B.Avila 2B          5  1  1  0 .327  
  R.Coleman LF        4  0  0  0 .304     L.Doby CF           5  2  3  4 .331  
  J.Delsing CF        4  0  0  0 .170     L.Easter 1B         5  1  2  0 .290  
  K.Wood RF           4  0  1  0 .251     A.Rosen 3B          3  2  2  2 .277  
  L.Moss C            3  1  1  0 .291     R.Boone SS          4  0  0  0 .293  
  O.Friend 3B         3  1  0  0 .226     B.Kennedy RF        4  0  2  0 .321  
  T.Upton SS          4  1  2  0 .258     R.Murray C          2  0  0  0 .200  
  D.Johnson P         0  0  0  0 .053     M.Garcia P          4  0  1  0 .263  
  C.Marshall P        0  0  0  0 .000                                          
  J.Bruner P          0  0  0  0 .250                                          
A-B.Sommers PH        1  0  0  0 .277                                          
  C.Schanz P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-S.Lollar PH         1  0  0  0 .258                                          
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         Totals      30  3  6  3                 Totals      34  7 12  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Bruner In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Schanz In 9th Inning
 
Browns.......... 0 0 1  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  3  6  0
Indians......... 5 0 0  0 1 0  0 1    -  7 12  1
 
Browns (42-65)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Johnson LOSS(3-5)       0       5   5   5   0   0   2  18   6.38
C.Marshall                4       3   1   1   5   2   0  76   5.53
J.Bruner                  2       1   0   0   3   2   0  44   2.12
C.Schanz                  2       3   1   1   1   1   1  28   3.38
Totals                    8      12   7   7   9   5   3
 
Indians (75-38)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Garcia WIN(10-5)        9       6   3   2   3   7   0 139   3.80
Totals                    9       6   3   2   3   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,255 DATE- Wednesday, August 16th 1950 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Art Passarella, Charlie Berry, Jim Boyer, Hank Soar
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Browns: 6  Indians:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 2  Indians: 1
ERRORS- R.Murray
DOUBLES- B.Kennedy(16th)
HOME RUNS- L.Doby-2(13th), A.Rosen(27th)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Stirnweiss, C.Marshall-2
WALKS- D.Lenhardt, L.Moss, O.Friend, D.Mitchell-3, A.Rosen-2, R.Boone,
       B.Kennedy, R.Murray-2
STRIKE OUTS- G.Stirnweiss, R.Coleman, J.Delsing, L.Moss, O.Friend-3, R.Boone,
             B.Kennedy, M.Garcia-3
GIDP- A.Rosen, R.Boone
2-out RBI- D.Lenhardt-2, D.Mitchell
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Mike Garcia robbed Don Lenhardt of a base hit.

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Wynn Beats Tigers 2-1

Early Wynn pitched 9 strong innings as the Cleveland Indians outscored the Detroit Tigers 2 to 1. Cleveland came up with 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning. The game was a scoreless duel until the 7th inning. Wynn(19-3) was the winner allowing 1 run for the game. Hal Newhouser(9-7) was the loser. He surrendered 2 runs and 4 hits in 7 innings. Cleveland now has a record of a league leading 73-37. With the loss, Detroit has a record of 7-3 lately, 53-52 overall.

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BOXSCORE: 1950 Detroit Tigers At 1950 Cleveland Indians             8/14/1950
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Priddy 2B         4  0  1  0 .301     R.Boone SS          4  0  0  0 .305  
  D.Kolloway 1B       3  0  1  0 .324   B-L.Boudreau SS       0  0  0  0 .298  
  G.Kell 3B           4  0  0  0 .354     B.Kennedy RF        3  0  0  0 .326  
  V.Wertz CF          4  1  1  1 .319     L.Doby CF           3  0  1  0 .331  
  H.Evers LF          4  0  1  0 .324     L.Easter 1B         4  0  0  0 .291  
  J.Groth RF          2  0  0  0 .258     A.Rosen 3B          3  0  0  0 .276  
  A.Robinson C        3  0  0  0 .213     J.Gordon 2B         4  0  0  0 .240  
  N.Berry SS          3  0  0  0 .333     A.Clark LF          3  1  1  0 .193  
  H.Newhouser P       2  0  0  0 .109     J.Hegan C           2  0  1  0 .202  
A-C.Keller PH         1  0  0  0 .318     E.Wynn P            3  1  2  1 .333  
  P.Calvert P         0  0  0  0 .000                                          
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         Totals      30  1  4  1                 Totals      29  2  5  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Newhouser In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Boone In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  4  1
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0    -  2  5  0
 
Tigers (53-52)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
H.Newhouser LOSS(9-7)     7       4   2   1   4   3   0 102   4.74
P.Calvert                 1       1   0   0   0   0   0  12   4.19
Totals                    8       5   2   1   4   3   0
 
Indians (73-37)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Wynn WIN(19-3)          9       4   1   1   2   7   1 115   2.91
Totals                    9       4   1   1   2   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,668 DATE- Monday, August 14th 1950 TIME- Night 
T- 1:44
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 4  Indians: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Indians: 1
ERRORS- J.Groth
DOUBLES- H.Evers(21st)
TRIPLES- A.Clark(1st)
HOME RUNS- V.Wertz(19th)
WALKS- D.Kolloway, J.Groth, B.Kennedy, L.Doby, A.Rosen, J.Hegan
STRIKE OUTS- J.Priddy-2, G.Kell, A.Robinson, N.Berry-3, B.Kennedy, A.Rosen,
             J.Gordon
GIDP- D.Kolloway, E.Wynn
2-out RBI- E.Wynn

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Roberts Ends Phils Skid 5-3

Robin Roberts tossed a complete game at Connie Mack Stadium where the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Braves by the score of 5 to 3. Philadelphia came through with the game-winning runs in the 8th inning scoring 2 runs on 2 base hits. After an out was recorded, Dick Sisler started the rally when he laced a single. Del Ennis stepped up next and he lifted one out of the park for a two run home run. Philadelphia rapped out 8 hits for the night. Roberts(12-11), allowing 3 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Vern Bickford(15-9) was tagged with the loss. He gave up 5 runs and 8 hits in 8 innings. 'I struggled a bit out there tonight,' Roberts said, 'but I toughed it out and we got the win.'

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BOXSCORE: 1950 Boston Braves At 1950 Philadelphia Phillies          8/16/1950
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Hartsfield 2B     5  0  2  1 .298     E.Waitkus 1B        4  0  2  0 .248  
  S.Jethroe CF        5  0  0  0 .258     R.Ashburn CF        4  0  0  0 .304  
  E.Torgeson 1B       4  0  2  0 .307     D.Sisler LF         4  1  1  0 .295  
  B.Elliott 3B        4  0  0  0 .305     D.Ennis RF          4  2  3  2 .328  
  W.Cooper C          3  0  1  0 .306     W.Jones 3B          4  0  0  0 .290  
  S.Gordon LF         3  1  3  0 .266     G.Hamner SS         4  1  1  0 .265  
A-P.Reiser PR,LF      0  0  0  0 .192     A.Seminick C        2  1  0  1 .272  
  W.Marshall RF       4  1  1  0 .299     M.Goliat 2B         3  0  0  0 .239  
  B.Kerr SS           2  1  1  2 .265     R.Roberts P         3  0  1  2 .105  
B-T.Holmes PH         1  0  0  0 .315                                          
  V.Bickford P        3  0  0  0 .154                                          
C-L.Olmo PH           1  0  0  0 .173                                          
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         Totals      35  3 10  3                 Totals      32  5  8  5
 
A-Pinch Ran For Gordon In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kerr In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bickford In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 3 0  0 0 0  -  3 10  1
Phillies........ 0 0 0  3 0 0  0 2    -  5  8  2
 
Braves (62-47)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
V.Bickford LOSS(15-9)     8       8   5   3   0   3   1 123   3.74
Totals                    8       8   5   3   0   3   1
 
Phillies (61-52)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Roberts WIN(12-11)      9      10   3   3   3   8   0 150   3.46
Totals                    9      10   3   3   3   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,421 DATE- Wednesday, August 16th 1950 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, Augie Donatelli, 
T- 2:15
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 8  Phillies: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Phillies: 2
ERRORS- S.Jethroe, W.Jones, M.Goliat
DOUBLES- W.Cooper(20th)
TRIPLES- B.Kerr(6th)
HOME RUNS- D.Ennis(29th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Seminick
WALKS- W.Cooper, S.Gordon, B.Kerr
STRIKE OUTS- R.Hartsfield, S.Jethroe, E.Torgeson, B.Elliott-2, W.Cooper,
             W.Marshall, V.Bickford, E.Waitkus, D.Sisler, M.Goliat
GIDP- W.Marshall
PASSED BALLS- W.Cooper
2-out RBI- R.Roberts-2, R.Hartsfield
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Andy Seminick blocked the plate, saving a run!

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