On This Day

Sunday, June 12, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	32	18	.640	--
Tigers	30	22	.577	3.0
Athletics	28	24	.538	5.0
Red Sox	25	24	.510	6.5
Senators	26	25	.510	6.5
Indians	24	24	.500	7.0
White Sox	22	29	.431	10.5
Browns	15	36	.294	17.5

Games

Indians 6, Yankees 0

Indians 3, Yankees 1

Tigers 9, Senators 0

Tigers 6, Senators 5

Browns 6, Athletics 4

Athletics 13, Browns 10

Red Sox 15, White Sox 3

Red Sox 7, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	32	20	.615	--
Cardinals	29	21	.580	2.0
Braves	30	22	.577	2.0
Phillies	28	25	.528	4.5
Giants	27	25	.519	5.0
Reds	22	30	.423	10.0
Cubs	19	31	.380	12.0
Pirates	19	32	.373	12.5

Games

Dodgers 20, Reds 7

Cubs 6, Braves 2

Braves 2, Cubs 0

Pirates 6, Giants 5

Cardinals 7, Phillies 3

Phillies 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Suder	7
2	George Kell	6
2	Wally Moses	6
2	Vern Stephens	6
5	4 tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Seminick	3
2	Billy Cox	2
2	Gil Hodges	2
4	Lou Boudreau	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	8
2	Andy Seminick	7
2	Vern Stephens	7
4	Billy Cox	6
4	2 others tied	6

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike Garcia	1.50
2	Bob Lemon	1.33
3	Johnny Antonelli	1.00
3	Hal Newhouser	1.00
5	Rex Barney	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	8
2	Rex Barney	7
2	Tommy Byrne	7
2	Billy Pierce	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Ned Garver	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.349
2	George Kell	.346
3	Red Schoendienst	.340
4	Ralph Kiner	.339
5	Eddie Kazak	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	15
2	Ralph Kiner	14
2	Ted Williams	14
4	Eddie Joost	13
5	5 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	54
2	Ted Williams	53
3	Jackie Robinson	51
4	Vic Wertz	49
5	Gil Hodges	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	11
1	Jackie Robinson	11
3	Bob Dillinger	8
4	Gene Hermanski	6
4	Dale Mitchell	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Raschi	1.89
2	Howie Pollet	2.28
3	Bill Wight	2.35
4	Preacher Roe	2.42
5	Steve Gromek	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	9
2	Ralph Branca	8
2	Alex Kellner	8
2	Mel Parnell	8
2	Virgil Trucks	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	70
2	Hal Newhouser	59
3	Ralph Branca	51
3	Mel Parnell	51
5	2 tied	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
2	Hugh Casey	4
2	Nels Potter	4
2	Ted Wilks	4
5	4 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hoot Evers	.419
2	Dave Philley	.407
3	Whitey Platt	.395
4	Pee Wee Reese	.375
5	Jackie Robinson	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Seminick	8
2	Gil Hodges	6
3	Eddie Joost	5
3	Stan Musial	5
3	Clyde Vollmer	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	24
1	Andy Seminick	24
3	Hoot Evers	22
4	Vern Stephens	20
5	Ted Williams	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
1	Jackie Robinson	5
3	Luke Appling	3
3	Bob Dillinger	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Behrman	0.00
2	Bill Wight	0.60
3	Robin Roberts	1.10
3	Joe Page	1.10
3	Red Webb	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Pollet	4
2	Mike Garcia	3
2	Art Houtteman	3
2	Alex Kellner	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	24
2	Tommy Byrne	23
2	Don Newcombe	23
4	Rex Barney	20
5	Billy Pierce	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
2	Emil Kush	2
2	Bob Muncrief	2
2	Nels Potter	2
2	Ted Wilks	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.400
2	Marv Rickert	.358
3	George Kell	.352
4	Wally Moses	.347
5	Eddie Joost	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Joost	11
2	Ralph Kiner	9
3	Larry Doby	8
3	Stan Musial	8
3	Andy Seminick	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	37
2	Gil Hodges	34
3	Vic Wertz	32
4	Vern Stephens	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	10
2	Jackie Robinson	7
3	Bob Dillinger	6
4	Gene Hermanski	4
4	Dale Mitchell	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Banta	1.21
2	Howie Pollet	1.40
3	Bill Wight	1.48
4	Vic Raschi	1.58
5	Jim Konstanty	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Kellner	7
2	Howie Pollet	6
3	Vic Raschi	5
3	Robin Roberts	5
5	4 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	43
2	Tommy Byrne	36
3	Don Newcombe	34
4	Ellis Kinder	29
4	Curt Simmons	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Wilks	4
2	Joe Page	3
2	Nels Potter	3
4	Hugh Casey	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.350
2	Ted Williams	.342
3	Dale Mitchell	.335
4	Joe DiMaggio	.332
5	Bob Dillinger	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	42
2	Ralph Kiner	39
3	Joe Gordon	37
3	Stan Musial	37
5	Vern Stephens	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	156
2	Ted Williams	125
3	Hank Majeski	124
4	Joe Gordon	121
5	Ralph Kiner	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	33
2	Pee Wee Reese	31
3	Bob Dillinger	28
4	Richie Ashburn	24
5	Stan Rojek	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.42
2	Harry Brecheen	2.54
3	Hal Newhouser	2.81
4	Bob Lemon	2.85
5	Dutch Leonard	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Newhouser	22
1	Mel Parnell	22
1	Johnny Sain	22
4	Vic Raschi	21
5	Eddie Lopat	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	158
2	Virgil Trucks	146
3	Rex Barney	144
4	Bob Feller	142
5	Tommy Byrne	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	15
2	Harry Gumbert	14
3	Ted Wilks	13
4	Russ Christopher	10
5	3 tied	8