Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, June 24, 1949

On This Day

Friday, June 24, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	22	.645	--
Athletics	35	28	.556	5.5
Tigers	34	28	.548	6.0
Indians	32	27	.542	6.5
Red Sox	33	28	.541	6.5
Senators	29	32	.475	10.5
White Sox	26	38	.406	15.0
Browns	18	44	.290	22.0

Games

Red Sox 21, Browns 2

Yankees 5, Tigers 4

White Sox 2, Athletics 1

Indians 8, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	37	24	.607	--
Dodgers	37	25	.597	0.5
Phillies	36	28	.563	2.5
Braves	35	29	.547	3.5
Giants	30	31	.492	7.0
Reds	25	35	.417	11.5
Pirates	25	37	.403	12.5
Cubs	23	39	.371	14.5

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 2

Pirates 4, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 8, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	5
2	Dom DiMaggio	4
3	Al Dark	3
3	Ferris Fain	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Klein	2
1	Ted Williams	2
3	Andy Anderson	1
3	Yogi Berra	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	7
2	Yogi Berra	4
3	Dom DiMaggio	3
3	Billy Goodman	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Johnny Pesky	1
1	Ted Williams	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Scheib	0.43
2	Ted Gray	0.40
3	Allie Reynolds	0.38
4	Joe Haynes	0.33
4	Ellis Kinder	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Randy Gumpert	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Ted Gray	4
3	Jack Banta	3
3	Bob Feller	3
3	6 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.360
2	George Kell	.353
3	Red Schoendienst	.344
4	Ralph Kiner	.339
5	Dom DiMaggio	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	19
2	Eddie Joost	16
2	Ralph Kiner	16
2	Vern Stephens	16
5	Tommy Henrich	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	77
2	Vern Stephens	67
3	Vic Wertz	60
4	Jackie Robinson	56
5	Tommy Henrich	51

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	2.31
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	.514
2	Duke Snider	.404
3	Jackie Robinson	.404
3	Wally Westlake	.404
5	Nippy Jones	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dino Restelli	6
2	Ted Williams	5
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
3	Tommy Henrich	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	27
2	Vern Stephens	20
3	Joe Gordon	18
4	Tommy Henrich	17
4	Gil Hodges	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Duke Snider	3
3	Luke Appling	2
3	Richie Ashburn	2
3	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.66
2	Ted Wilks	0.73
3	Dick Fowler	1.00
3	Fred Sanford	1.00
5	Virgil Trucks	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Alex Kellner	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	3 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
1	Gerry Staley	2
4	Rex Barney	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.404
2	George Kell	.375
3	Ray Boone	.372
4	Nippy Jones	.346
5	Pee Wee Reese	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	10
2	Stan Musial	9
2	Andy Seminick	9
4	Eddie Joost	8
4	Ralph Kiner	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	43
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	Ted Wilks	0.34
2	Russ Meyer	1.40
3	Dick Fowler	1.64
4	Red Webb	1.67
5	Early Wynn	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Pollet	7
2	Dick Fowler	5
2	Alex Kellner	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	45
2	Tommy Byrne	43
3	Lou Brissie	34
3	Don Newcombe	34
5	2 tied	29

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	.336
2	Ted Williams	.335
3	Dale Mitchell	.334
4	Enos Slaughter	.329
5	Jackie Robinson	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	38
2	Ralph Kiner	37
3	Johnny Mize	36
4	Joe Gordon	33
4	2 others tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	156
2	Ted Williams	143
3	Hank Majeski	122
4	Tommy Henrich	121
5	Stan Musial	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	37
2	Pee Wee Reese	31
3	Bob Dillinger	29
4	Richie Ashburn	20
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	Virgil Trucks	2.99

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	Bob Feller	139
4	Vic Raschi	139

Saves

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