On This Day

Saturday, July 2, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	24	.657	--
Athletics	41	30	.577	5.5
Tigers	39	32	.549	7.5
Indians	36	31	.537	8.5
Red Sox	35	33	.515	10.0
Senators	31	37	.456	14.0
White Sox	28	43	.394	18.5
Browns	21	47	.309	24.0

Games

Browns 4, Indians 2

Athletics 3, Red Sox 1

Yankees 10, Senators 2

Tigers 7, White Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	42	27	.609	--
Cardinals	40	29	.580	2.0
Braves	39	33	.542	4.5
Phillies	39	33	.542	4.5
Giants	34	35	.493	8.0
Reds	29	38	.433	12.0
Pirates	28	40	.412	13.5
Cubs	27	43	.386	15.5

Games

Phillies 3, Braves 2

Pirates 8, Cubs 3

Dodgers 13, Giants 8

Reds 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Coleman	3
1	Billy Cox	3
1	Jack Graham	3
1	George Kell	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pee Wee Reese	2
2	Del Crandall	1
2	Carl Furillo	1
2	Sid Gordon	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Gene Hermanski	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
4	Willard Marshall	3
4	Roy Sievers	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Castiglione	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Don Kolloway	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monk Dubiel	0.75
2	Johnny Vander Meer	0.60
3	Bob Lemon	0.50
3	Warren Spahn	0.50
5	Blix Donnelly	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Blix Donnelly	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Byrne	6
1	Monk Dubiel	6
1	Bob Lemon	6
4	Dewey Adkins	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Rip Sewell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.362
2	George Kell	.357
3	Ralph Kiner	.344
4	Red Schoendienst	.336
5	Dom DiMaggio	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	20
2	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	76
3	Vic Wertz	75
4	Jackie Robinson	60
5	Del Ennis	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	18
2	Pee Wee Reese	12
3	Bob Dillinger	9
4	Gil Coan	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	1.73
2	Hank Borowy	2.61
3	Gerry Staley	2.61
4	Preacher Roe	2.66
5	Vic Raschi	2.69

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	92
2	Lou Brissie	73
2	Hal Newhouser	73
4	Warren Spahn	67
5	Joe Coleman	65

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	.419
2	Johnny Pesky	.407
3	Gene Woodling	.400
4	Gil Hodges	.396
5	Ralph Kiner	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	7
2	Ralph Kiner	6
3	Dino Restelli	5
4	Joe DiMaggio	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	23
2	Hank Sauer	21
3	Ted Williams	19
4	Vern Stephens	17
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Gil Coan	3
2	Bobby Thomson	3
4	Ferris Fain	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Wight	0.74
2	Hal Newhouser	1.17
3	Joe Page	1.50
4	Johnny Schmitz	1.86
5	Steve Gromek	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lou Brissie	3
1	Alex Kellner	3
1	Dave Koslo	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	Howie Pollet	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	21
2	Lou Brissie	18
3	Ted Gray	17
4	Vern Bickford	16
4	3 others tied	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	.382
2	Pee Wee Reese	.380
3	Jackie Robinson	.375
4	Gil Hodges	.366
5	Dave Philley	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Seminick	9
2	Eddie Joost	8
2	Ralph Kiner	8
4	Sid Gordon	7
4	6 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	39
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Vic Wertz	36
4	Hoot Evers	32
4	2 others tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	12
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
3	Bob Dillinger	4
3	Gil Hodges	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.40
2	Russ Meyer	1.64
3	Dave Koslo	2.08
4	Ken Heintzelman	2.10
5	Joe Page	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Hal Newhouser	6
1	Howie Pollet	6
4	Lou Brissie	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	40
2	Lou Brissie	39
3	Don Newcombe	34
4	Virgil Trucks	33
5	Tommy Byrne	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	5
2	Al Benton	3
3	Ned Garver	2
3	Robin Roberts	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.338
2	Enos Slaughter	.337
3	Stan Musial	.334
4	Ted Williams	.331
5	Bob Dillinger	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Stan Musial	36
3	Johnny Mize	35
4	Tommy Henrich	33
5	Del Ennis	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	150
2	Ted Williams	137
3	Hank Majeski	124
4	Tommy Henrich	122
5	Stan Musial	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	38
2	Pee Wee Reese	31
3	Bob Dillinger	28
4	Gene Hermanski	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.48
2	Hal Newhouser	2.71
3	Harry Brecheen	2.91
4	Mel Parnell	2.92
5	Vern Bickford	3.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	22
1	Vic Raschi	22
3	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Virgil Trucks	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	163
2	Hal Newhouser	153
3	Rex Barney	145
4	Tommy Byrne	142
5	2 tied	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	15
2	Harry Gumbert	11
2	Ted Wilks	11
4	Art Houtteman	8
5	3 tied	7