On This Day

Tuesday, May 3, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 11 3 .786 --
Indians 6 4 .600 3.0
Tigers 7 5 .583 3.0
White Sox 8 6 .571 3.0
Athletics 8 7 .533 3.5
Red Sox 6 6 .500 4.0
Senators 4 11 .267 7.5
Browns 3 11 .214 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 9 6 .600 --
Reds 7 6 .538 1.0
Cardinals 6 6 .500 1.5
Giants 7 7 .500 1.5
Dodgers 7 7 .500 1.5
Phillies 7 8 .467 2.0
Cubs 6 7 .462 2.0
Pirates 6 8 .429 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vern Stephens 5
2 Clyde Vollmer 4
3 Al Evans 3
3 Sid Gordon 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clyde Vollmer 2
2 Phil Cavarretta 1
2 Mark Christman 1
2 Gil Coan 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 5
2 Vern Stephens 4
3 Del Ennis 3
3 Al Evans 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Stan Hollmig 1
1 Eddie Waitkus 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ned Garver 999.00
2 Ken Johnson 0.86
3 Monk Dubiel 0.80
4 Murry Dickson 0.75
5 Ralph Branca 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Paul Calvert 1
1 Monk Dubiel 1
1 Clint Hartung 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 7
2 Murry Dickson 6
2 Ken Johnson 6
4 Windy McCall 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Trinkle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Campanella .467
2 Dom DiMaggio .400
3 Phil Cavarretta .367
4 Sid Gordon .361
5 2 tied .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 6
2 Sid Gordon 5
2 Johnny Groth 5
4 Roy Campanella 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 21
2 Johnny Groth 19
2 Ted Williams 19
4 Del Ennis 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Whitey Lockman 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
3 Eddie Bockman 3
3 Birdie Tebbetts 3
3 Earl Torgeson 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vic Raschi 0.67
2 Mel Parnell 0.69
3 Monk Dubiel 0.75
4 Rip Sewell 1.00
5 Al Brazle 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 4
2 Lou Brissie 3
2 Clint Hartung 3
2 Ken Heintzelman 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 25
2 Ralph Branca 21
3 Vern Bickford 17
4 Virgil Trucks 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Joe Page 2
1 Max Surkont 2
4 Jack Banta 1
4 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .370
2 Ted Williams .364
3 Lou Boudreau .344
4 Dale Mitchell .339
5 Barney McCosky .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 40
2 Ralph Kiner 39
3 Johnny Mize 38
4 Joe DiMaggio 36
5 Joe Gordon 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 155
2 Joe DiMaggio 144
3 Ted Williams 132
4 Joe Gordon 128
5 Ralph Kiner 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 29
3 Jackie Robinson 26
4 Pee Wee Reese 25
5 Stan Rojek 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.40
2 Gene Bearden 2.42
3 Dutch Leonard 2.45
4 Preacher Roe 2.50
5 Johnny Sain 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 24
2 Hal Newhouser 23
3 Gene Bearden 22
3 Vic Raschi 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 154
2 Bob Feller 151
2 Bob Lemon 151
4 Harry Brecheen 144
5 Vic Raschi 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 16
1 Harry Gumbert 16
1 Joe Page 16
4 Ted Wilks 13
5 3 tied 9