On This Day

Friday, July 1, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	24	.652	--
Athletics	40	30	.571	5.5
Indians	36	30	.545	7.5
Tigers	38	32	.543	7.5
Red Sox	35	32	.522	9.0
Senators	31	36	.463	13.0
White Sox	28	42	.400	17.5
Browns	20	47	.299	24.0

Games

Indians 3, Browns 1

Athletics 11, Red Sox 5

Yankees 5, Senators 4

White Sox 4, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	41	27	.603	--
Cardinals	40	28	.588	1.0
Braves	39	32	.549	3.5
Phillies	38	33	.535	4.5
Giants	34	34	.500	7.0
Reds	28	38	.424	12.0
Pirates	27	40	.403	13.5
Cubs	27	42	.391	14.5

Games

Braves 2, Phillies 1

Giants 4, Dodgers 1

Reds 10, Cardinals 2

Cubs 6, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Adams	3
1	Carl Furillo	3
1	Mike Guerra	3
1	Grady Hatton	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Cavarretta	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Jack Graham	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Joost	5
2	Bobby Doerr	4
3	Bobby Adams	3
3	Hank Sauer	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Ed Fitz Gerald	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vern Bickford	0.82
2	Al Benton	0.62
3	Lou Brissie	0.60
4	Fred Hutchinson	0.57
5	Mickey Harris	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Bickford	9
1	Lou Brissie	9
3	Hank Borowy	6
3	Mickey Harris	6
5	Al Benton	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.360
2	George Kell	.353
3	Red Schoendienst	.341
4	Ralph Kiner	.340
5	Dom DiMaggio	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	19
1	Ted Williams	19
3	Eddie Joost	17
3	Vern Stephens	17
5	Tommy Henrich	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	80
2	Vern Stephens	75
3	Vic Wertz	74
4	Jackie Robinson	60
5	Del Ennis	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	17
2	Pee Wee Reese	12
3	Bob Dillinger	9
4	Gil Coan	7
4	Duke Snider	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	1.73
2	Hank Borowy	2.61
3	Virgil Trucks	2.61
4	Gerry Staley	2.61
5	Preacher Roe	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	12
2	Alex Kellner	11
3	Vern Bickford	10
3	Ralph Branca	10
3	3 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	88
2	Lou Brissie	73
2	Hal Newhouser	73
4	Warren Spahn	63
5	3 tied	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	9
2	Nels Potter	5
2	Ted Wilks	5
4	Al Benton	4
4	Hugh Casey	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Birdie Tebbetts	.457
2	Johnny Pesky	.444
3	Billy Goodman	.438
4	Vic Wertz	.426
5	Gil Hodges	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	7
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Dino Restelli	5
2	Ted Williams	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	22
1	Ted Williams	22
3	Hank Sauer	21
4	Vern Stephens	19
5	Eddie Joost	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Gil Coan	3
2	Gil Hodges	3
2	Bobby Thomson	3
5	7 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.67
2	Hal Newhouser	1.17
3	Andy Hansen	1.38
4	Joe Page	1.50
5	Johnny Schmitz	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lou Brissie	3
1	Alex Kellner	3
1	Dave Koslo	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	20
2	Lou Brissie	18
3	Ted Gray	17
3	Bob Lemon	17
5	Vern Bickford	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	2
1	Johnny Schmitz	2
1	Gerry Staley	2
4	Rex Barney	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.392
2	Pee Wee Reese	.378
3	Gil Hodges	.369
4	Jackie Robinson	.360
5	Birdie Tebbetts	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Seminick	9
2	Eddie Joost	8
2	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Stan Musial	8
5	7 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Vern Stephens	38
3	Vic Wertz	37
4	Gil Hodges	34
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	11
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
3	Bob Dillinger	4
3	Gil Hodges	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Webb	1.33
2	Al Benton	1.40
3	Russ Meyer	1.64
4	Dave Koslo	2.08
5	Ken Heintzelman	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Howie Pollet	6
1	Vic Raschi	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Brissie	39
1	Virgil Trucks	39
3	Bob Lemon	34
3	Don Newcombe	34
5	Vic Raschi	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.339
2	Stan Musial	.336
3	Enos Slaughter	.336
4	Ted Williams	.330
5	Bob Dillinger	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Stan Musial	36
3	Johnny Mize	35
4	Tommy Henrich	33
5	3 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	152
2	Ted Williams	137
3	Hank Majeski	124
4	Tommy Henrich	122
4	Stan Musial	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	37
2	Pee Wee Reese	31
3	Bob Dillinger	29
4	Richie Ashburn	18
4	3 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.48
2	Hal Newhouser	2.70
3	Harry Brecheen	2.91
4	Mel Parnell	2.92
5	Virgil Trucks	3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	159
2	Hal Newhouser	153
3	Rex Barney	144
4	Lou Brissie	139
5	Tommy Byrne	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	16
2	Harry Gumbert	11
2	Ted Wilks	11
4	Art Houtteman	8
5	3 tied	7