Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, June 2, 1949

On This Day

Thursday, June 2, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	27	12	.692	--
Red Sox	21	17	.553	5.5
Senators	23	19	.548	5.5
Tigers	22	19	.537	6.0
Athletics	21	21	.500	7.5
Indians	18	19	.486	8.0
White Sox	19	22	.463	9.0
Browns	10	32	.238	18.5

Games

Yankees 12, White Sox 7

Indians 8, Red Sox 3

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Senators 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	25	17	.595	--
Giants	23	19	.548	2.0
Dodgers	23	19	.548	2.0
Cardinals	21	18	.538	2.5
Reds	20	21	.488	4.5
Phillies	20	21	.488	4.5
Cubs	16	23	.410	7.5
Pirates	16	26	.381	9.0

Games

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 4

Braves 4, Pirates 1

Cubs 3, Giants 0

Phillies 12, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dale Mitchell	4
2	Granny Hamner	3
2	Hank Majeski	3
2	Stan Musial	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Seminick	3
2	Hank Edwards	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	Hoot Evers	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Seminick	5
2	Hoot Evers	3
2	Fred Hancock	3
2	Tommy Henrich	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Pete Castiglione	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	1.33
2	Dick Starr	0.86
3	Curt Simmons	0.75
4	Ray Scarborough	0.67
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	6
1	Dick Starr	6
3	Joe Page	5
3	Chuck Stobbs	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Welteroth	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ralph Kiner	.366
2	Willard Marshall	.362
3	Jackie Robinson	.353
4	Eddie Kazak	.350
5	Emil Verban	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	12
1	Vern Stephens	12
1	Ted Williams	12
4	Tommy Henrich	11
5	Johnny Mize	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	43
2	Jackie Robinson	39
2	Vic Wertz	39
4	Vern Stephens	38
5	Tommy Henrich	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	8
2	Pee Wee Reese	7
3	Bob Dillinger	5
3	Gene Hermanski	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Raschi	1.65
2	Mel Parnell	1.88
3	Joe Dobson	2.37
4	Walt Masterson	2.41
5	Ken Raffensberger	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	7
1	Mel Parnell	7
1	Vic Raschi	7
1	Virgil Trucks	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	59
2	Hal Newhouser	48
3	Joe Coleman	45
4	Warren Spahn	44
5	Ralph Branca	43

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Clint Conatser	.486
2	Jackie Robinson	.450
3	Emil Verban	.429
4	Ralph Kiner	.396
5	Stan Musial	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	5
1	Ralph Kiner	5
1	Stan Musial	5
4	Tommy Henrich	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	20
2	Enos Slaughter	15
3	Tommy Henrich	14
4	Andy Seminick	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Dale Mitchell	3
2	Jackie Robinson	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
2	Dave Koslo	0.54
3	Max Surkont	0.69
4	Vic Raschi	0.72
5	Satchel Paige	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Pollet	3
2	Jack Banta	2
2	Vern Bickford	2
2	Hank Borowy	2
2	21 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	26
2	Joe Coleman	20
3	Tommy Byrne	17
4	Lou Brissie	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nels Potter	3
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	Bob Muncrief	2
4	Tom Ferrick	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.413
2	Ralph Kiner	.394
3	Willard Marshall	.367
4	Cass Michaels	.361
5	Emil Verban	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
1	Ted Williams	10
3	Johnny Mize	9
4	Tommy Henrich	8
4	Eddie Joost	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	34
2	Vic Wertz	32
3	Ted Williams	29
4	Tommy Henrich	28
5	Eddie Robinson	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Gene Hermanski	5
3	Dale Mitchell	4
3	Jackie Robinson	4
5	10 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Chipman	1.21
2	Howie Pollet	1.72
3	Al Benton	1.74
4	Warren Spahn	1.77
5	Tom Ferrick	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mickey Haefner	5
1	Alex Kellner	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
4	Vern Bickford	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	43
2	Joe Coleman	34
3	Warren Spahn	31
4	Ralph Branca	29
4	2 others tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Muncrief	3
1	Nels Potter	3
1	Ted Wilks	3
4	Tom Ferrick	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.354
2	Ted Williams	.354
3	Dale Mitchell	.345
4	Lou Boudreau	.336
5	Al Dark	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	42
2	Ralph Kiner	41
3	Stan Musial	37
4	Vern Stephens	34
5	Joe Gordon	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	150
2	Ted Williams	127
3	Ralph Kiner	124
4	Johnny Mize	123
5	2 tied	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	30
2	Richie Ashburn	27
2	Pee Wee Reese	27
4	Bob Dillinger	25
5	Stan Rojek	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.51
2	Dutch Leonard	2.64
3	Harry Brecheen	2.69
4	Mel Parnell	2.72
5	Johnny Sain	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Hal Newhouser	21
2	Mel Parnell	21
2	Vic Raschi	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	154
2	Bob Feller	147
3	Virgil Trucks	140
4	Harry Brecheen	137
5	Johnny Sain	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	15
2	Joe Page	14
2	Ted Wilks	14
4	Russ Christopher	10
5	2 tied	9