On This Day

Tuesday, May 10, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 5 .762 --
Tigers 11 8 .579 4.0
Indians 9 7 .563 4.5
Senators 11 11 .500 5.5
Athletics 11 11 .500 5.5
White Sox 10 11 .476 6.0
Red Sox 8 10 .444 6.5
Browns 4 17 .190 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 7 .650 --
Braves 12 9 .571 1.5
Dodgers 11 9 .550 2.0
Phillies 10 11 .476 3.5
Reds 9 10 .474 3.5
Cardinals 8 10 .444 4.0
Pirates 9 12 .429 4.5
Cubs 7 11 .389 5.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Guerra 2
1 Billy Johnson 2
1 Jerry Priddy 2
1 Sherry Robertson 2
1 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jerry Priddy 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Henrich 2
1 Jack Phillips 2
1 Jerry Priddy 2
4 Jerry Coleman 1
4 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Scala 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 0.45
2 Hal Newhouser 0.36
3 Billy Pierce 0.33
3 Chuck Stobbs 0.33
5 2 tied 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Red Embree 1
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 5
2 Hal Newhouser 4
3 Steve Gromek 2
3 Billy Pierce 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willard Marshall .373
2 Ralph Kiner .364
2 Harry Walker .364
4 Dom DiMaggio .354
5 Roy Campanella .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sid Gordon 7
1 Jack Graham 7
1 Vern Stephens 7
4 Ted Williams 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 24
2 Johnny Groth 22
2 Vern Stephens 22
4 Roy Campanella 18
4 Taffy Wright 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.35
2 Mel Parnell 1.45
3 Rip Sewell 1.50
4 Bill Werle 1.69
5 Tommy Byrne 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 4
1 Clint Hartung 4
1 Ken Heintzelman 4
1 Vic Raschi 4
1 Virgil Trucks 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 33
2 Ralph Branca 26
3 Vern Bickford 23
3 Joe Coleman 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 3
2 Hugh Casey 2
2 Max Surkont 2
2 Ken Trinkle 2
2 Dizzy Trout 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .457
2 Dom DiMaggio .444
3 Bob Elliott .419
4 Eddie Kazak .404
5 Ken Keltner .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Sid Gordon 5
2 Vern Stephens 5
4 Jack Graham 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 20
2 Vern Stephens 15
2 Vic Wertz 15
4 Johnny Groth 14
4 Cass Michaels 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Bockman 2
1 Dom DiMaggio 2
1 Grady Hatton 2
1 Whitey Lockman 2
1 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dizzy Trout 1.53
2 Hal Gregg 1.80
3 Bob Lemon 1.93
4 Warren Spahn 2.00
5 Earl Johnson 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Calvert 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
1 Virgil Trucks 3
4 Gene Bearden 2
4 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 22
2 Vern Bickford 18
3 Ralph Branca 17
4 Joe Coleman 15
4 Warren Spahn 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Trinkle 2
1 Dizzy Trout 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 Lou Brissie 1
3 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .365
2 Ted Williams .360
3 Dale Mitchell .344
4 Lou Boudreau .343
5 Al Dark .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 40
2 Ralph Kiner 39
2 Stan Musial 39
4 Joe DiMaggio 36
5 Joe Gordon 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 151
2 Joe DiMaggio 142
3 Ted Williams 130
4 Johnny Mize 128
5 Joe Gordon 127

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 Preacher Roe 2.48
2 Dutch Leonard 2.60
3 Gene Bearden 2.61
4 Harry Brecheen 2.67
5 Johnny Sain 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 25
2 Hal Newhouser 23
3 Gene Bearden 22
3 Vic Raschi 22
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 159
2 Bob Feller 151
3 Bob Lemon 149
4 Harry Brecheen 137
5 Vic Raschi 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 17
2 Joe Page 15
3 Russ Christopher 13
4 Ted Wilks 12
5 2 tied 9