On This Day

Thursday, June 23, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	39	22	.639	--
Athletics	35	27	.565	4.5
Tigers	34	27	.557	5.0
Indians	31	27	.534	6.5
Red Sox	32	28	.533	6.5
Senators	29	31	.483	9.5
White Sox	25	38	.397	15.0
Browns	18	43	.295	21.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Browns 0

Yankees 12, Tigers 0

Athletics 11, White Sox 4

Indians 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	37	24	.607	--
Cardinals	36	24	.600	0.5
Phillies	36	28	.563	2.5
Braves	35	28	.556	3.0
Giants	30	30	.500	6.5
Reds	25	35	.417	11.5
Pirates	24	37	.393	13.0
Cubs	22	39	.361	15.0

Games

Braves 12, Cubs 5

Dodgers 7, Reds 2

Phillies 9, Pirates 3

Cardinals 10, Giants 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Chapman	4
1	Curt Simmons	4
3	Jerry Coleman	3
3	Del Crandall	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Tipton	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Sam Chapman	1
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Henrich	5
2	Sam Chapman	4
2	Eddie Miller	4
4	Del Crandall	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mickey McDermott	1.20
2	Tommy Byrne	0.71
3	Curt Simmons	0.50
3	Warren Spahn	0.50
5	Paul Calvert	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	Mickey McDermott	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	6
2	Dewey Adkins	5
2	Tommy Byrne	5
2	Curt Simmons	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Munger	1
1	Frank Papish	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.366
2	George Kell	.353
3	Red Schoendienst	.346
4	Ralph Kiner	.336
5	Dom DiMaggio	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	17
2	Eddie Joost	16
2	Vern Stephens	16
4	Tommy Henrich	15
4	Ralph Kiner	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	70
2	Vern Stephens	66
3	Vic Wertz	57
4	Jackie Robinson	56
5	2 tied	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	Gerry Staley	2.45
3	Virgil Trucks	2.46
4	Ken Heintzelman	2.60
5	Preacher Roe	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	11
2	Alex Kellner	10
2	Virgil Trucks	10
4	Vern Bickford	9
4	2 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	83
2	Hal Newhouser	64
3	Lou Brissie	60
3	Joe Coleman	60
5	Tommy Byrne	58

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	George Kell	.475
2	Jackie Robinson	.462
3	Aaron Robinson	.423
4	Hoot Evers	.417
5	Duke Snider	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dino Restelli	6
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
2	Tommy Henrich	4
2	Willie Jones	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	20
2	Vern Stephens	19
3	Joe Gordon	17
3	Gil Hodges	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Gil Hodges	3
2	Red Schoendienst	3
2	Duke Snider	3
5	13 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Fowler	0.60
2	Al Benton	0.66
3	Johnny Antonelli	0.95
4	Fred Sanford	1.00
5	Virgil Trucks	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Fowler	3
1	Alex Kellner	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Howie Pollet	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	22
2	Bob Lemon	21
3	Rex Barney	15
3	Tommy Byrne	15
3	Virgil Trucks	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	2
1	Joe Page	2
3	Rex Barney	1
3	Paul Calvert	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.430
2	Ray Boone	.373
3	George Kell	.366
4	Dave Philley	.353
5	Hoot Evers	.352

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	38
2	Vern Stephens	34
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	Dick Fowler	1.64
2	Red Webb	1.73
3	Russ Meyer	1.76
4	Early Wynn	1.91
5	Dave Koslo	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Pollet	7
2	Vic Raschi	6
3	Dick Fowler	5
3	Alex Kellner	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	45
2	Tommy Byrne	43
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	.335
2	Dale Mitchell	.335
3	Ted Williams	.332
4	Jackie Robinson	.326
5	Enos Slaughter	.325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	155
2	Ted Williams	136
3	Tommy Henrich	124
3	Hank Majeski	124
5	2 tied	118

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	2.78
3	Hal Newhouser	2.88
4	Bob Lemon	2.94
5	Vern Bickford	2.95

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	158
2	Rex Barney	147
3	Hal Newhouser	146
4	Vic Raschi	139
5	Tommy Byrne	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	15
2	Harry Gumbert	12
2	Ted Wilks	12
4	Tom Ferrick	8
4	Art Houtteman	8