On This Day

Tuesday, June 14, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	33	18	.647	--
Tigers	31	22	.585	3.0
Athletics	28	25	.528	6.0
Indians	25	24	.510	7.0
Red Sox	25	25	.500	7.5
Senators	26	26	.500	7.5
White Sox	22	30	.423	11.5
Browns	16	36	.308	17.5

Games

Indians 10, Red Sox 5

Yankees 15, White Sox 3

Tigers 4, Athletics 0

Browns 7, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	33	20	.623	--
Cardinals	29	22	.569	3.0
Braves	30	23	.566	3.0
Phillies	29	25	.537	4.5
Giants	28	25	.528	5.0
Reds	22	31	.415	11.0
Pirates	20	32	.385	12.5
Cubs	19	32	.373	13.0

Games

Phillies 9, Cubs 2

Giants 2, Reds 0

Pirates 4, Braves 3

Dodgers 7, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Westlake	4
2	Bob Dillinger	3
2	Andy Pafko	3
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Edwards	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Henrich	5
2	Joe Gordon	4
2	Andy Seminick	4
4	Wally Westlake	3
4	Ted Williams	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	3.00
2	Larry Jansen	1.00
3	Joe Ostrowski	0.83
4	Bob Feller	0.67
5	Eddie Erautt	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Russ Meyer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	8
2	Vic Raschi	7
3	Tex Hughson	6
3	Virgil Trucks	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.350
2	George Kell	.343
3	Red Schoendienst	.338
4	Ralph Kiner	.337
5	Willard Marshall	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	15
2	Ralph Kiner	14
2	Ted Williams	14
4	Eddie Joost	13
5	3 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	56
2	Vern Stephens	55
3	Jackie Robinson	53
4	Vic Wertz	51
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	1.90
2	Preacher Roe	2.36
3	Virgil Trucks	2.51
4	Steve Gromek	2.52
5	Bob Lemon	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	10
2	Virgil Trucks	9
3	Ralph Branca	8
3	Alex Kellner	8
3	Mel Parnell	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	76
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	Dave Philley	.429
2	Hoot Evers	.415
3	Pee Wee Reese	.407
4	Ray Boone	.390
5	Bob Dillinger	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Seminick	9
2	Gil Hodges	6
3	Joe Gordon	5
3	Stan Musial	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Seminick	26
2	Gil Hodges	24
3	Hoot Evers	20
4	Joe Gordon	18
4	Vern Stephens	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
1	Jackie Robinson	5
3	Bob Dillinger	3
3	Dave Philley	3
3	Red Schoendienst	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Heintzelman	0.50
2	Red Webb	1.10
3	Russ Meyer	1.24
4	Dick Fowler	1.29
5	Warren Spahn	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	4
2	Art Houtteman	3
2	Bob Lemon	3
2	Hal Newhouser	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	27
2	Don Newcombe	23
3	Vic Raschi	19
4	Tommy Byrne	18
4	Larry Jansen	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	2
1	Ted Wilks	2
3	Al Benton	1
3	Paul Calvert	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.405
2	Enos Slaughter	.369
3	Pee Wee Reese	.369
4	Dave Philley	.349
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Joost	10
2	Andy Seminick	9
3	Larry Doby	8
3	Tommy Henrich	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	38
2	Andy Seminick	31
3	Vern Stephens	30
3	Vic Wertz	30
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	10
2	Jackie Robinson	6
3	Bob Dillinger	5
4	Luke Appling	4
4	Dale Mitchell	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	1.20
2	Jack Banta	1.21
3	Preacher Roe	1.23
4	Vic Raschi	1.48
5	Jim Konstanty	1.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	49
2	Tommy Byrne	36
3	Don Newcombe	34
4	Vic Raschi	31
5	Curt Simmons	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.351
2	Ted Williams	.342
3	Dale Mitchell	.334
4	Enos Slaughter	.325
5	Bob Dillinger	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	41
2	Ralph Kiner	37
2	Stan Musial	37
4	Joe Gordon	35
4	Vern Stephens	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	157
2	Ted Williams	128
3	Hank Majeski	124
4	Joe Gordon	119
4	Jackie Robinson	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	33
2	Pee Wee Reese	31
3	Bob Dillinger	28
4	Richie Ashburn	23
5	Stan Rojek	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.40
2	Harry Brecheen	2.43
3	Bob Lemon	2.86
4	Hal Newhouser	2.87
5	Dutch Leonard	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	22
1	Vic Raschi	22
1	Johnny Sain	22
4	Hal Newhouser	21
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	151
1	Virgil Trucks	151
3	Bob Feller	146
4	Rex Barney	144
5	Tommy Byrne	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	14
2	Harry Gumbert	13
2	Ted Wilks	13
4	Russ Christopher	9
5	3 tied	8