On This Day

Monday, May 30, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	12	.676	--
Red Sox	20	16	.556	4.5
Senators	21	19	.525	5.5
Athletics	21	19	.525	5.5
Tigers	20	19	.513	6.0
White Sox	19	20	.487	7.0
Indians	17	18	.486	7.0
Browns	10	30	.250	16.5

Games

Red Sox 10, Athletics 2

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

Indians 2, Browns 1

Indians 5, Browns 0

Senators 6, Yankees 2

Yankees 13, Senators 3

Tigers 3, White Sox 2

White Sox 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	22	17	.564	--
Dodgers	22	17	.564	0.0
Braves	22	17	.564	0.0
Cardinals	19	18	.514	2.0
Reds	20	19	.513	2.0
Phillies	18	20	.474	3.5
Cubs	15	22	.405	6.0
Pirates	16	24	.400	6.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Giants 1

Giants 7, Dodgers 4

Braves 7, Phillies 3

Phillies 6, Braves 5

Cubs 8, Pirates 5

Pirates 8, Cubs 6

Cardinals 8, Reds 6

Cardinals 9, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Phil Cavarretta	5
1	Clint Conatser	5
1	Elbie Fletcher	5
1	Enos Slaughter	5
5	15 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Westlake	2
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Clint Conatser	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Zarilla	6
2	Enos Slaughter	5
2	Wally Westlake	5
4	Phil Cavarretta	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	Nippy Jones	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	0.75
2	Mike Garcia	0.71
3	Gene Bearden	0.64
4	Rex Barney	0.62
5	Mel Parnell	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Bob Chesnes	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Bearden	7
2	Blix Donnelly	6
2	Fred Hutchinson	6
2	Hal Newhouser	6
2	Mel Parnell	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Andy Hansen	1
1	Bob Muncrief	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Nels Potter	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willard Marshall	.368
2	Ralph Kiner	.366
3	Eddie Kazak	.364
4	Gus Zernial	.355
5	Red Schoendienst	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	12
2	Ralph Kiner	11
2	Vern Stephens	11
4	Johnny Mize	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	41
2	Jackie Robinson	39
3	Vern Stephens	37
3	Vic Wertz	37
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
1	Jackie Robinson	6
3	Bob Dillinger	5
3	Gene Hermanski	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Raschi	1.85
2	Mel Parnell	1.88
3	Ken Raffensberger	2.10
4	Joe Dobson	2.37
5	Joe Coleman	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	7
1	Mel Parnell	7
3	Vern Bickford	6
3	Alex Kellner	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	49
2	Hal Newhouser	48
3	Ralph Branca	42
3	Mel Parnell	42
3	Warren Spahn	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Hugh Casey	3
2	Bob Muncrief	3
2	Nels Potter	3
2	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.474
2	Wally Moses	.433
3	Ted Kluszewski	.411
4	Eddie Kazak	.400
5	Bobby Thomson	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	6
2	Tommy Henrich	5
2	Eddie Joost	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Ted Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	24
2	Enos Slaughter	16
3	Tommy Henrich	14
3	Ted Williams	14
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	Eddie Miksis	3
2	Dale Mitchell	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	0.00
2	Dave Koslo	0.57
3	Vic Raschi	0.72
4	Satchel Paige	0.92
5	Fred Hutchinson	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Kellner	3
1	Mel Parnell	3
3	Vern Bickford	2
3	Hank Borowy	2
3	24 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	22
2	Ellis Kinder	19
3	Tommy Byrne	17
4	Joe Coleman	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	2
1	Bob Muncrief	2
1	Nels Potter	2
4	Hugh Casey	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.412
2	Ralph Kiner	.400
3	Ted Kluszewski	.378
4	Eddie Robinson	.374
5	Willard Marshall	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	11
2	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Johnny Mize	9
4	Eddie Joost	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	34
2	Ted Williams	32
3	Vic Wertz	31
4	Tommy Henrich	26
4	Eddie Robinson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Hermanski	5
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
3	Dale Mitchell	4
3	Jackie Robinson	4
5	11 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Chipman	1.21
2	Al Benton	1.65
3	Howie Pollet	1.88
4	Tom Ferrick	2.05
5	Joe Dobson	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Kellner	6
2	Paul Calvert	5
2	Mel Parnell	5
2	Bill Wight	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	38
2	Joe Coleman	33
2	Mel Parnell	33
4	Warren Spahn	31
5	Hal Newhouser	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Muncrief	3
1	Nels Potter	3
3	Lou Brissie	2
3	Hugh Casey	2
3	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.355
2	Stan Musial	.348
3	Dale Mitchell	.341
4	Al Dark	.334
5	Lou Boudreau	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	44
2	Ralph Kiner	41
3	Stan Musial	35
4	Vern Stephens	34
5	Joe Gordon	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	153
2	Johnny Mize	129
2	Ted Williams	129
4	Ralph Kiner	124
5	Joe DiMaggio	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	28
2	Richie Ashburn	27
3	Bob Dillinger	26
3	Pee Wee Reese	26
5	Stan Rojek	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.47
2	Harry Brecheen	2.66
3	Steve Gromek	2.68
4	Johnny Sain	2.69
5	Mel Parnell	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Hal Newhouser	22
3	Gene Bearden	21
3	Mel Parnell	21
3	Vic Raschi	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	158
2	Bob Feller	145
3	Rex Barney	136
4	Harry Brecheen	134
4	Warren Spahn	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	16
2	Joe Page	15
3	Ted Wilks	13
4	Russ Christopher	11
5	3 tied	9