On This Day

Saturday, June 18, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	36	20	.643	--
Tigers	31	24	.564	4.5
Athletics	31	25	.554	5.0
Indians	28	25	.528	6.5
Senators	28	26	.519	7.0
Red Sox	28	27	.509	7.5
White Sox	23	35	.397	14.0
Browns	16	39	.291	19.5

Games

Red Sox 7, White Sox 5

Yankees 6, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	35	22	.614	--
Cardinals	32	23	.582	2.0
Phillies	33	26	.559	3.0
Braves	31	26	.544	4.0
Giants	29	26	.527	5.0
Reds	24	31	.436	10.0
Pirates	22	34	.393	12.5
Cubs	19	37	.339	15.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Cubs 0

Reds 6, Braves 2

Giants 5, Pirates 4

Cardinals 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Walker Cooper	3
1	Grady Hatton	3
1	Dave Philley	3
1	Dick Sisler	3
5	18 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Cliff Mapes	1
1	Jim Russell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	3
1	Phil Masi	3
1	Johnny Pesky	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Ted Kluszewski	1
1	Phil Masi	1
1	Roy Smalley	1
1	Bobby Thomson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rex Barney	0.86
2	Ken Raffensberger	0.83
3	Howie Pollet	0.58
4	Vic Raschi	0.56
5	Sheldon Jones	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Howie Pollet	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howie Pollet	7
2	Rex Barney	6
3	Ken Raffensberger	5
3	Vic Raschi	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	Mel Parnell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.357
2	Red Schoendienst	.349
3	George Kell	.347
4	Eddie Kazak	.335
5	Ralph Kiner	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	16
2	Eddie Joost	15
2	Ted Williams	15
4	Ralph Kiner	14
5	3 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	63
2	Vern Stephens	59
3	Jackie Robinson	53
4	Vic Wertz	52
5	2 tied	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	12
2	Pee Wee Reese	11
3	Bob Dillinger	8
4	Richie Ashburn	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Raschi	1.98
2	Preacher Roe	2.36
3	Robin Roberts	2.46
4	Ken Heintzelman	2.50
5	Virgil Trucks	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	11
2	Virgil Trucks	9
3	Vern Bickford	8
3	Ralph Branca	8
3	3 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	76
2	Hal Newhouser	60
3	Joe Coleman	57
4	Lou Brissie	55
5	2 tied	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	7
2	Ted Wilks	5
3	Al Benton	4
3	Hugh Casey	4
3	Nels Potter	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ray Boone	.438
2	Pee Wee Reese	.431
3	Hoot Evers	.429
4	Jackie Robinson	.392
5	Herman Reich	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	5
1	Eddie Joost	5
1	Andy Seminick	5
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	22
2	Joe Gordon	21
2	Vern Stephens	21
4	Ted Williams	20
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Bob Dillinger	3
2	Gil Hodges	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Konstanty	0.60
2	Ken Heintzelman	0.67
3	Robin Roberts	0.98
4	Dick Fowler	1.20
5	Preacher Roe	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	4
2	Dick Fowler	3
2	Mike Garcia	3
2	Ken Heintzelman	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	23
2	Vic Raschi	22
3	Rex Barney	21
3	Tommy Byrne	21
5	Lou Brissie	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
2	Joe Page	2
2	Ted Wilks	2
4	Paul Calvert	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.412
2	Pee Wee Reese	.365
3	Bobby Thomson	.353
4	Dave Philley	.346
5	4 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Joost	10
2	Larry Doby	9
2	Andy Seminick	9
4	Stan Musial	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	34
2	Vern Stephens	32
2	Ted Williams	32
4	Andy Seminick	31
5	Gil Hodges	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	9
2	Jackie Robinson	7
3	Luke Appling	4
3	Bob Dillinger	4
3	Dale Mitchell	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	1.05
2	Jack Banta	1.20
3	Preacher Roe	1.23
4	Early Wynn	1.24
5	Jim Konstanty	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Pollet	6
1	Vic Raschi	6
3	Robin Roberts	5
4	Vern Bickford	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	43
2	Tommy Byrne	38
3	Don Newcombe	37
4	Lou Brissie	32
4	2 others tied	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.340
2	Dale Mitchell	.335
3	Ted Williams	.334
4	Enos Slaughter	.324
5	Jackie Robinson	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	39
2	Ralph Kiner	37
2	Stan Musial	37
4	Vern Stephens	35
5	Joe Gordon	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	155
2	Ted Williams	132
3	Hank Majeski	123
4	Joe Gordon	119
4	Tommy Henrich	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	34
2	Pee Wee Reese	31
3	Bob Dillinger	28
4	Richie Ashburn	24
5	Stan Rojek	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.40
2	Harry Brecheen	2.61
3	Bob Lemon	2.84
4	Vern Bickford	2.90
5	Robin Roberts	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	23
2	Mel Parnell	21
2	Johnny Sain	21
4	Hal Newhouser	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	151
2	Rex Barney	150
3	Hal Newhouser	147
4	Bob Feller	140
5	Vic Raschi	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	15
2	Harry Gumbert	13
2	Ted Wilks	13
4	Russ Christopher	9
5	2 tied	8