On This Day

Tuesday, May 24, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	21	10	.677	--
Athletics	19	15	.559	3.5
Red Sox	16	14	.533	4.5
White Sox	17	15	.531	4.5
Senators	17	17	.500	5.5
Tigers	16	17	.485	6.0
Indians	12	15	.444	7.0
Browns	9	24	.273	13.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Tigers 7

Yankees 13, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	20	13	.606	--
Giants	19	13	.594	0.5
Dodgers	18	15	.545	2.0
Reds	17	15	.531	2.5
Phillies	15	16	.484	4.0
Cardinals	13	17	.433	5.5
Pirates	14	19	.424	6.0
Cubs	11	19	.367	7.5

Games

Cubs 8, Giants 2

Reds 4, Phillies 3

Dodgers 6, Pirates 1

Cardinals 3, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Duke Snider	4
2	Johnny Groth	3
2	Spider Jorgensen	3
2	Phil Rizzuto	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Robinson	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Bobby Brown	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
3	Bobby Brown	3
3	Bobby Doerr	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Pellagrini	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Raschi	0.78
2	Harry Brecheen	0.43
3	Johnny Vander Meer	0.38
4	Bob Chipman	0.30
5	Johnny Antonelli	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	7
2	Johnny Vander Meer	5
3	Johnny Antonelli	3
3	Harry Brecheen	3
3	Bob Chipman	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cuddles Marshall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willard Marshall	.374
2	Gus Zernial	.370
3	Ralph Kiner	.364
4	Dom DiMaggio	.348
4	Whitey Lockman	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	11
2	Johnny Mize	9
2	Ted Williams	9
4	Tommy Henrich	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	34
2	Vern Stephens	33
2	Vic Wertz	33
4	Jackie Robinson	32
5	Hank Majeski	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Earl Torgeson	5
3	Bob Dillinger	4
3	Gene Hermanski	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Parnell	1.30
2	Vic Raschi	1.94
3	Bill Werle	2.05
4	Mickey Haefner	2.17
5	Joe Coleman	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	7
2	Vern Bickford	6
2	Mel Parnell	6
2	Vic Raschi	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	41
2	Hal Newhouser	40
3	Virgil Trucks	38
4	Warren Spahn	36
5	Vern Bickford	35

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	Hank Edwards	.500
2	Marv Rickert	.452
3	Eddie Joost	.400
3	Jackie Robinson	.400
5	Gus Zernial	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Joost	7
2	Johnny Mize	5
3	Eddie Bockman	4
3	Sam Chapman	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	21
2	Vic Wertz	18
3	Eddie Joost	17
4	Gus Zernial	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Hermanski	3
1	Eddie Miksis	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
4	Paul Campbell	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Dobson	0.00
2	Mickey Haefner	1.04
3	Mel Parnell	1.13
4	Vic Raschi	1.23
5	2 tied	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Kellner	4
2	Vern Bickford	3
2	Ralph Branca	3
2	Joe Coleman	3
2	Mel Parnell	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Parnell	17
1	Virgil Trucks	17
3	Joe Coleman	16
3	Bobby Shantz	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Wilks	2
2	Lou Brissie	1
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	Tom Ferrick	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gus Zernial	.383
2	Ralph Kiner	.362
3	Dom DiMaggio	.362
4	Eddie Kazak	.359
5	Willard Marshall	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	9
1	Vern Stephens	9
1	Ted Williams	9
4	Eddie Joost	7
4	Ralph Kiner	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	32
2	Ted Williams	31
3	Jackie Robinson	29
4	Vern Stephens	27
5	Hank Majeski	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Hermanski	4
1	Whitey Lockman	4
1	Dale Mitchell	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
1	Earl Torgeson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Parnell	1.49
2	Warren Spahn	1.94
3	Joe Dobson	2.00
4	Mickey Haefner	2.15
5	2 tied	2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	35
2	Virgil Trucks	31
3	Vern Bickford	30
3	Joe Coleman	30
3	Warren Spahn	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dizzy Trout	3
2	Lou Brissie	2
2	Hugh Casey	2
2	Harry Gumbert	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.362
2	Stan Musial	.352
3	Al Dark	.340
4	Dale Mitchell	.340
5	Lou Boudreau	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	43
2	Ralph Kiner	38
2	Stan Musial	38
4	Vern Stephens	35
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	154
2	Johnny Mize	132
3	Ted Williams	126
4	Joe DiMaggio	122
5	Hank Majeski	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	29
2	Jackie Robinson	28
3	Bob Dillinger	27
4	Pee Wee Reese	25
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.40
2	Steve Gromek	2.55
3	Harry Brecheen	2.61
4	Mel Parnell	2.66
5	Hal Newhouser	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Hal Newhouser	23
3	Vic Raschi	22
4	Gene Bearden	20
4	Mel Parnell	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	156
2	Bob Feller	143
3	Bob Lemon	139
4	Vic Raschi	137
5	Harry Brecheen	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	17
2	Joe Page	14
2	Ted Wilks	14
4	Russ Christopher	12
5	4 tied	9