On This Day

Wednesday, June 22, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 22 .633 --
Tigers 34 26 .567 4.0
Athletics 34 27 .557 4.5
Indians 30 27 .526 6.5
Red Sox 31 28 .525 6.5
Senators 29 30 .492 8.5
White Sox 25 37 .403 14.0
Browns 18 42 .300 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 36 24 .600 --
Cardinals 35 24 .593 0.5
Phillies 35 28 .556 2.5
Braves 34 28 .548 3.0
Giants 30 29 .508 5.5
Reds 25 34 .424 10.5
Pirates 24 36 .400 12.0
Cubs 22 38 .367 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Priddy 7
2 Yogi Berra 4
2 Bobby Brown 4
2 Johnny Lipon 4
2 Dale Mitchell 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dino Restelli 2
2 Dewey Adkins 1
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 Pete Castiglione 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Brown 4
1 Ron Northey 4
3 Bob Dillinger 3
3 Hoot Evers 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Al Evans 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Bobby Thomson 1
1 Emil Verban 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Lopat 0.50
2 Lloyd Hittle 0.33
3 Vic Lombardi 0.29
4 Joe Coleman 0.27
4 Bill Wight 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Red Embree 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Vic Lombardi 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eddie Lopat 6
2 Vic Lombardi 5
3 Bob Lemon 4
3 Bob Muncrief 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Schmitz 1
1 Gerry Staley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .368
2 George Kell .353
3 Red Schoendienst .349
4 Ralph Kiner .336
5 Bobby Thomson .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 17
2 Eddie Joost 16
2 Vern Stephens 16
4 Ralph Kiner 15
5 3 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 69
2 Vern Stephens 65
3 Vic Wertz 57
4 Jackie Robinson 56
5 Del Ennis 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 15
2 Pee Wee Reese 11
3 Bob Dillinger 9
4 Richie Ashburn 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vic Raschi 2.27
2 Virgil Trucks 2.33
3 Gerry Staley 2.45
4 Ken Heintzelman 2.60
5 Preacher Roe 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 11
2 Virgil Trucks 10
3 Vern Bickford 9
3 Alex Kellner 9
3 Mel Parnell 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 82
2 Hal Newhouser 64
3 Lou Brissie 60
3 Joe Coleman 60
5 Vic Raschi 57

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 Jackie Robinson .490
2 George Kell .432
3 Hoot Evers .429
4 Aaron Robinson .423
5 Tommy Holmes .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dino Restelli 5
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 4
2 Joe Gordon 4
2 Willie Jones 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 19
1 Ted Williams 19
3 Joe Gordon 18
3 Gil Hodges 18
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 6
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Bob Dillinger 3
2 Gil Hodges 3
2 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.57
2 Dick Fowler 0.60
3 Al Benton 0.66
4 Johnny Antonelli 0.95
5 Fred Sanford 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 4
2 Dick Fowler 3
2 Alex Kellner 3
2 Vic Raschi 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 26
2 Vic Raschi 22
3 Rex Barney 21
4 Virgil Trucks 20
5 Tommy Byrne 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 2
1 Joe Page 2
3 Rex Barney 1
3 Paul Calvert 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .436
2 George Kell .366
3 Ray Boone .366
4 Dave Philley .357
5 Nippy Jones .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 10
2 Andy Seminick 9
2 Ted Williams 9
4 Eddie Joost 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 37
2 Vern Stephens 35
3 Andy Seminick 31
4 Del Ennis 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 9
2 Pee Wee Reese 7
3 Bob Dillinger 5
4 Luke Appling 4
4 Red Schoendienst 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Early Wynn 1.24
2 Dick Fowler 1.64
3 Russ Meyer 1.76
4 Dave Koslo 1.93
5 Virgil Trucks 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Pollet 6
1 Vic Raschi 6
3 Dick Fowler 5
3 Bob Lemon 5
3 Virgil Trucks 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 44
2 Tommy Byrne 38
3 Vic Raschi 36
4 Lou Brissie 34
4 Don Newcombe 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .340
2 Dale Mitchell .334
3 Ted Williams .330
4 Jackie Robinson .327
5 Enos Slaughter .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 38
2 Ralph Kiner 36
2 Johnny Mize 36
4 Vern Stephens 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 157
2 Ted Williams 137
3 Hank Majeski 125
4 Tommy Henrich 119
4 Stan Musial 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 37
2 Pee Wee Reese 31
3 Bob Dillinger 29
4 Richie Ashburn 21
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.47
2 Harry Brecheen 2.76
3 Hal Newhouser 2.88
4 Virgil Trucks 2.94
5 Bob Lemon 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 22
2 Hal Newhouser 21
2 Mel Parnell 21
4 Johnny Sain 20
4 Virgil Trucks 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 157
2 Rex Barney 147
3 Hal Newhouser 146
4 Vic Raschi 139
5 Tommy Byrne 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 15
2 Harry Gumbert 12
2 Ted Wilks 12
4 Russ Christopher 8
4 2 others tied 8