On This Day

Tuesday, May 17, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 9 .654 --
Tigers 15 11 .577 2.0
Athletics 15 13 .536 3.0
White Sox 14 13 .519 3.5
Senators 14 14 .500 4.0
Indians 10 11 .476 4.5
Red Sox 11 13 .458 5.0
Browns 8 20 .286 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 10 .615 --
Braves 16 10 .615 0.0
Reds 14 12 .538 2.0
Dodgers 13 13 .500 3.0
Pirates 12 15 .444 4.5
Phillies 12 15 .444 4.5
Cardinals 10 13 .435 4.5
Cubs 10 15 .400 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Hank Edwards 3
1 Danny Litwhiler 3
1 Hank Majeski 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Smoky Burgess 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Hank Edwards 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Majeski 5
2 Ted Kluszewski 3
3 Smoky Burgess 2
3 Roy Campanella 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Miksis 3
2 Dick Kokos 1
2 Duke Snider 1
2 Johnny Wyrostek 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monk Dubiel 0.50
1 Mel Parnell 0.50
1 Virgil Trucks 0.50
4 Al Brazle 0.43
5 Ralph Branca 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Bob Chesnes 1
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Brazle 6
1 Virgil Trucks 6
3 Mel Parnell 5
3 Warren Spahn 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 1
1 Erv Palica 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willard Marshall .380
2 Gus Zernial .377
3 George Kell .375
4 Ralph Kiner .361
5 Dom DiMaggio .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 9
2 Sid Gordon 7
2 Jack Graham 7
2 Ralph Kiner 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 28
1 Ted Williams 28
3 Vern Stephens 27
4 Sam Chapman 25
5 Hank Majeski 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 5
1 Earl Torgeson 5
3 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Gene Hermanski 4
3 Whitey Lockman 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Parnell 1.41
2 Rip Sewell 1.74
3 Mickey Haefner 2.15
4 Bill Werle 2.29
5 Sheldon Jones 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 6
2 Mel Parnell 5
2 Virgil Trucks 5
4 Vern Bickford 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 39
2 Hal Newhouser 36
3 Virgil Trucks 33
4 Mel Parnell 32
4 Warren Spahn 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 3
1 Dizzy Trout 3
3 Lou Brissie 2
3 Hugh Casey 2
3 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Kiner .415
2 George Kell .413
3 Willard Marshall .410
4 Gus Zernial .404
5 Eddie Robinson .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 5
1 Dick Kokos 5
1 Johnny Mize 5
1 Ted Williams 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 21
2 Gil Hodges 15
2 Cass Michaels 15
2 Eddie Robinson 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Hermanski 4
2 Eddie Miksis 3
2 Duke Snider 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 1.13
2 Mickey Haefner 1.33
3 Tom Ferrick 1.35
4 Sheldon Jones 1.38
4 Warren Spahn 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 3
1 Paul Calvert 3
1 Ted Gray 3
1 Mickey Haefner 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 25
2 Mel Parnell 19
2 Warren Spahn 19
4 Virgil Trucks 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 2
1 Ken Trinkle 2
1 Dizzy Trout 2
1 Ted Wilks 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .362
2 Ted Williams .356
3 Dale Mitchell .348
4 Lou Boudreau .336
5 Al Dark .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 42
2 Ralph Kiner 40
3 Stan Musial 38
4 Joe DiMaggio 35
5 Sid Gordon 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 150
2 Joe DiMaggio 138
3 Johnny Mize 132
4 Ted Williams 127
5 Ralph Kiner 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 31
2 Bob Dillinger 30
3 Jackie Robinson 27
4 Pee Wee Reese 26
5 Stan Rojek 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.44
2 Preacher Roe 2.59
3 Harry Brecheen 2.64
4 Hal Newhouser 2.66
5 Gene Bearden 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 25
2 Hal Newhouser 24
3 Gene Bearden 22
4 Vic Raschi 21
5 Eddie Lopat 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 158
2 Bob Feller 148
3 Bob Lemon 145
4 Ralph Branca 139
5 Harry Brecheen 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 17
2 Joe Page 15
3 Ted Wilks 14
4 Russ Christopher 13
5 4 tied 9