On This Day

Wednesday, June 15, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	34	18	.654	--
Tigers	31	23	.574	4.0
Athletics	29	25	.537	6.0
Indians	26	24	.520	7.0
Senators	27	26	.509	7.5
Red Sox	25	26	.490	8.5
White Sox	22	31	.415	12.5
Browns	16	37	.302	18.5

Games

Indians 8, Red Sox 5

Yankees 9, White Sox 4

Athletics 2, Tigers 1

Senators 9, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	33	21	.611	--
Cardinals	30	22	.577	2.0
Braves	30	24	.556	3.0
Phillies	31	25	.554	3.0
Giants	28	25	.528	4.5
Reds	22	31	.415	10.5
Pirates	21	32	.396	11.5
Cubs	19	34	.358	13.5

Games

Phillies 4, Cubs 1

Phillies 3, Cubs 0

Pirates 8, Braves 7

Cardinals 9, Dodgers 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	4
1	Del Ennis	4
1	Nippy Jones	4
4	Ray Boone	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Boone	2
1	Dino Restelli	2
3	Yogi Berra	1
3	Bobby Brown	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nippy Jones	6
2	Dino Restelli	5
3	Yogi Berra	4
3	Del Ennis	4
5	Ray Boone	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Dente	1
1	Johnny Pesky	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Scarborough	2.33
2	Ken Heintzelman	0.44
3	Ted Gray	0.38
4	Walt Masterson	0.33
5	Johnny Schmitz	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Scarborough	7
2	Johnny Schmitz	5
3	Randy Gumpert	4
3	Ken Heintzelman	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Robin Roberts	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.353
2	George Kell	.343
3	Ralph Kiner	.340
4	Red Schoendienst	.340
5	Eddie Kazak	.330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	56
1	Ted Williams	56
3	Jackie Robinson	53
4	Vic Wertz	52
5	Gil Hodges	44

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	Bob Lemon	2.49
4	Ken Heintzelman	2.50
5	Virgil Trucks	2.51

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
3	Warren Spahn	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	7
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	Pee Wee Reese	.448
2	Ray Boone	.413
3	Hoot Evers	.404
4	Dave Philley	.400
4	Herman Reich	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Seminick	8
2	Joe Gordon	5
2	Gil Hodges	5
2	Eddie Joost	5
2	Stan Musial	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	24
1	Andy Seminick	24
3	Hoot Evers	20
4	Vern Stephens	19
5	Joe Gordon	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
3	Bob Dillinger	3
3	Dave Philley	3
3	Red Schoendienst	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Heintzelman	0.67
2	Red Webb	1.10
3	Dick Fowler	1.20
4	Russ Meyer	1.24
5	Robin Roberts	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	4
2	Dick Fowler	3
2	Ken Heintzelman	3
2	Art Houtteman	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	27
2	Don Newcombe	23
3	Vic Raschi	19
4	Tommy Byrne	18
5	Bob Lemon	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
2	Ted Wilks	2
3	Al Benton	1
3	Paul Calvert	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.414
2	Pee Wee Reese	.379
3	Enos Slaughter	.352
4	Wally Moses	.343
5	Hank Majeski	.336

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	32
3	Vern Stephens	31
4	Gil Hodges	30
5	Ted Williams	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	9
2	Jackie Robinson	6
3	Luke Appling	4
3	Bob Dillinger	4
3	Dale Mitchell	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Banta	1.20
2	Preacher Roe	1.23
3	Early Wynn	1.24
4	Vic Raschi	1.48
5	Jim Konstanty	1.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	49
2	Tommy Byrne	35
3	Don Newcombe	34
4	Vic Raschi	31
5	2 tied	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.350
2	Ted Williams	.340
3	Dale Mitchell	.335
4	Enos Slaughter	.323
5	Lou Boudreau	.321

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	158
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	2.84
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	4 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	15
2	Harry Gumbert	13
2	Ted Wilks	13
4	Russ Christopher	9
5	3 tied	8