On This Day

Monday, July 4, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	25	.658	--
Athletics	44	30	.595	4.5
Indians	40	31	.563	7.0
Tigers	39	35	.527	9.5
Red Sox	35	36	.493	12.0
Senators	32	39	.451	15.0
White Sox	30	44	.405	18.5
Browns	22	50	.306	25.5

Games

Indians 3, Tigers 2

Indians 7, Tigers 3

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 6, Red Sox 4

Athletics 9, Senators 7

Athletics 8, Senators 0

White Sox 12, Browns 5

Browns 4, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	44	28	.611	--
Cardinals	42	30	.583	2.0
Braves	40	35	.533	5.5
Phillies	40	35	.533	5.5
Giants	36	36	.500	8.0
Pirates	31	40	.437	12.5
Reds	29	41	.414	14.0
Cubs	28	45	.384	16.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Phillies 1

Dodgers 8, Phillies 4

Giants 11, Braves 4

Braves 8, Giants 7

Cardinals 9, Cubs 4

Cubs 5, Cardinals 0

Pirates 2, Reds 1

Pirates 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willard Marshall	6
1	Johnny Mize	6
3	Sam Chapman	5
3	Dick Kokos	5
3	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	2
1	Tommy Holmes	2
1	Hank Sauer	2
4	Walker Cooper	1
4	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	6
2	Dale Mitchell	5
3	Carl Furillo	4
3	Buddy Kerr	4
3	Hank Sauer	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	2
2	Gil Coan	1
2	Jim Hegan	1
2	Dick Kokos	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cliff Chambers	2.00
2	Bob Feller	0.56
3	Bob Chipman	0.50
4	Ned Garver	0.44
5	Preacher Roe	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Barrett	1
1	Cliff Chambers	1
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cliff Chambers	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Vic Raschi	5
4	Ned Garver	4
4	Larry Jansen	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Banta	1
1	Satchel Paige	1
1	Ted Wilks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.362
2	George Kell	.348
3	Red Schoendienst	.338
4	Ralph Kiner	.336
5	Dom DiMaggio	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	21
2	Vern Stephens	19
2	Ted Williams	19
4	Eddie Joost	18
5	2 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	81
2	Vern Stephens	79
3	Vic Wertz	77
4	Jackie Robinson	61
5	2 tied	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	20
2	Pee Wee Reese	13
3	Bob Dillinger	9
4	Gil Coan	8
4	Duke Snider	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	1.73
2	Bob Chipman	2.24
3	Gerry Staley	2.43
4	Preacher Roe	2.51
5	Steve Gromek	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	13
2	Alex Kellner	12
3	Vern Bickford	10
3	Ralph Branca	10
3	3 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	92
2	Hal Newhouser	75
3	Lou Brissie	73
4	Warren Spahn	67
5	Vic Raschi	66

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	9
2	Ted Wilks	6
3	Nels Potter	5
4	Al Benton	4
4	Hugh Casey	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.442
2	Yogi Berra	.426
3	Willard Marshall	.413
4	Lou Boudreau	.412
4	Birdie Tebbetts	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	9
2	Ralph Kiner	7
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Carl Furillo	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	24
2	Vic Wertz	23
3	Vern Stephens	20
4	Carl Furillo	19
5	Sam Chapman	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	7
2	Gil Coan	4
3	Ferris Fain	2
3	Hal Jeffcoat	2
3	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.00
2	Bill Wight	0.74
3	Jack Banta	1.26
4	Hal Newhouser	1.76
5	Ted Wilks	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lou Brissie	3
1	Dick Fowler	3
1	Alex Kellner	3
1	Dave Koslo	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	23
2	Bob Lemon	21
3	Lou Brissie	18
4	Vic Lombardi	17
5	Vern Bickford	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	2
1	Satchel Paige	2
1	Johnny Schmitz	2
1	Gerry Staley	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.386
2	Birdie Tebbetts	.386
3	Jerry Priddy	.385
4	Bob Dillinger	.361
5	Pee Wee Reese	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
1	Hank Sauer	9
3	Eddie Joost	8
4	Sid Gordon	7
4	6 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	41
2	Vic Wertz	38
2	Ted Williams	38
4	Gil Hodges	33
5	Joe Gordon	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	12
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Duke Snider	5
4	Richie Ashburn	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.40
2	Russ Meyer	2.06
3	Dave Koslo	2.08
4	Ken Heintzelman	2.10
5	Bob Chipman	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Fowler	6
1	Alex Kellner	6
1	Vic Raschi	6
4	Lou Brissie	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	37
2	Lou Brissie	36
3	Vic Raschi	35
4	Don Newcombe	34
5	Virgil Trucks	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Al Benton	3
2	Ted Wilks	3
4	Ned Garver	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.337
2	Enos Slaughter	.330
3	Ted Williams	.330
4	Stan Musial	.329
5	Jackie Robinson	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Johnny Mize	35
2	Stan Musial	35
4	Tommy Henrich	33
4	Vern Stephens	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	152
2	Ted Williams	138
3	Hank Majeski	126
4	Tommy Henrich	122
4	Stan Musial	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	40
2	Pee Wee Reese	32
3	Bob Dillinger	28
4	Gil Coan	19
4	Gene Hermanski	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.42
2	Hal Newhouser	2.79
3	Harry Brecheen	2.91
4	Mel Parnell	3.04
5	Vern Bickford	3.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	23
2	Mel Parnell	22
3	Hal Newhouser	20
3	Virgil Trucks	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	163
2	Hal Newhouser	150
3	Rex Barney	145
4	Vic Raschi	140
5	Warren Spahn	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	14
2	Ted Wilks	12
3	Harry Gumbert	11
4	Art Houtteman	8
5	2 tied	7