On This Day

Friday, May 20, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 10 .643 --
Tigers 16 13 .552 2.5
Athletics 16 14 .533 3.0
White Sox 15 14 .517 3.5
Senators 16 15 .516 3.5
Indians 11 12 .478 4.5
Red Sox 12 14 .462 5.0
Browns 9 21 .300 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 11 .621 --
Braves 17 12 .586 1.0
Reds 15 14 .517 3.0
Dodgers 15 14 .517 3.0
Pirates 14 16 .467 4.5
Phillies 13 15 .464 4.5
Cardinals 11 15 .423 5.5
Cubs 10 16 .385 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Newhouser 3
1 Duke Snider 3
1 Bud Stewart 3
4 Eddie Bockman 2
4 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 3
2 Sid Hudson 2
2 Eddie Pellagrini 2
2 Bud Stewart 2
2 Bobby Thomson 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monty Kennedy 1.00
2 Joe Coleman 0.75
3 Bill Werle 0.50
4 Red Munger 0.40
5 Hal Newhouser 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Monty Kennedy 1
1 Red Munger 1
1 Bill Werle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 9
2 Bill Werle 6
3 Red Munger 4
3 Hal Newhouser 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gus Zernial .383
2 Dom DiMaggio .374
3 Willard Marshall .358
4 George Kell .357
5 Dale Mitchell .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
1 Vern Stephens 9
3 Ted Williams 8
4 Roy Campanella 7
4 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 32
2 Vic Wertz 29
3 Vern Stephens 27
4 Sam Chapman 25
4 Hank Majeski 25

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 Bill Werle 2.05
4 Vic Raschi 2.05
5 Mickey Haefner 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 6
2 Vern Bickford 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Sheldon Jones 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 40
2 Ralph Branca 39
3 Joe Coleman 34
4 Virgil Trucks 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Joe Page 3
1 Max Surkont 3
1 Dizzy Trout 3
5 4 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Robinson .436
2 Gus Zernial .415
3 Andy Pafko .405
4 Ted Kluszewski .405
5 Ralph Kiner .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 6
2 Eddie Joost 5
2 Ralph Kiner 5
2 Dick Kokos 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 18
2 Eddie Robinson 16
3 Jackie Robinson 14
3 Ed Stevens 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey Haefner 0.50
2 Sid Hudson 1.04
3 Al Benton 1.20
4 Larry Jansen 1.38
4 Warren Spahn 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Sheldon Jones 3
1 Alex Kellner 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Shantz 23
2 Mel Parnell 19
2 Warren Spahn 19
4 Ralph Branca 18
5 Bill Werle 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 2
1 Ted Wilks 2
3 Lou Brissie 1
3 Milo Candini 1
3 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .359
2 Stan Musial .355
3 Dale Mitchell .344
4 Al Dark .334
5 Lou Boudreau .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 44
2 Ralph Kiner 39
3 Stan Musial 38
4 Joe DiMaggio 35
5 Sid Gordon 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 148
2 Joe DiMaggio 136
3 Johnny Mize 134
4 Ted Williams 129
5 Ralph Kiner 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 29
2 Bob Dillinger 28
3 Jackie Robinson 27
4 Pee Wee Reese 26
5 Stan Rojek 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.50
2 Dutch Leonard 2.53
3 Harry Brecheen 2.60
4 Hal Newhouser 2.71
5 Gene Bearden 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 24
2 Hal Newhouser 23
3 Vic Raschi 22
4 Gene Bearden 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 156
2 Bob Feller 146
3 Bob Lemon 145
4 Harry Brecheen 139
5 2 tied 134

Saves

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