On This Day

Thursday, July 7, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	49	26	.653	--
Athletics	44	31	.587	5.0
Indians	42	32	.568	6.5
Tigers	40	37	.519	10.0
Red Sox	38	36	.514	10.5
Senators	32	41	.438	16.0
White Sox	31	46	.403	19.0
Browns	24	51	.320	25.0

Games

Indians 8, White Sox 2

Yankees 6, Athletics 2

Red Sox 8, Senators 4

Tigers 9, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	45	30	.600	--
Cardinals	43	32	.573	2.0
Braves	41	36	.532	5.0
Phillies	41	36	.532	5.0
Giants	37	36	.507	7.0
Pirates	33	40	.452	11.0
Reds	31	41	.431	12.5
Cubs	28	48	.368	17.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Braves 2

Reds 7, Cubs 6

Giants 11, Phillies 3

Pirates 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey Owen	4
2	Lou Boudreau	3
2	Sam Dente	3
2	Larry Doby	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Koslo	2
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Grady Hatton	1
2	Johnny Mize	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Koslo	5
2	Larry Doby	3
2	Clyde Vollmer	3
4	Hank Bauer	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willard Marshall	2
2	Jerry Coleman	1
2	Ray Mueller	1
2	Tommy O'Brien	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gerry Staley	0.71
2	Lou Kretlow	0.50
3	Dave Koslo	0.44
4	Joe Hatten	0.36
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	Lou Kretlow	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Kretlow	7
2	Gerry Staley	5
3	Joe Hatten	4
3	Dave Koslo	4
3	Curt Simmons	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Dobson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.359
2	George Kell	.352
3	Ralph Kiner	.335
4	Willard Marshall	.333
5	Red Schoendienst	.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	Vern Stephens	81
1	Ted Williams	81
3	Vic Wertz	79
4	Gil Hodges	64
5	Jackie Robinson	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	20
2	Pee Wee Reese	14
3	Bob Dillinger	9
4	Gil Coan	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	1.87
2	Bob Chipman	2.29
3	Gerry Staley	2.45
4	Preacher Roe	2.51
5	Vic Raschi	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	13
2	Alex Kellner	12
3	Vern Bickford	11
4	Ralph Branca	10
4	5 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	99
2	Lou Brissie	75
2	Hal Newhouser	75
4	Warren Spahn	68
5	Vic Raschi	66

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.487
2	Willard Marshall	.474
3	Johnny Mize	.467
4	Hank Sauer	.435
5	Joe DiMaggio	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	8
2	Ralph Kiner	6
3	Walker Cooper	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Carl Furillo	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	22
1	Vic Wertz	22
3	Carl Furillo	17
4	Gil Hodges	16
4	Vern Stephens	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Gil Coan	4
3	Pee Wee Reese	3
4	Jerry Coleman	2
4	8 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.00
2	Lloyd Hittle	1.26
3	Jack Banta	1.31
4	Joe Coleman	1.69
5	Tiny Bonham	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Ken Heintzelman	3
1	Alex Kellner	3
1	Dave Koslo	3
1	Howie Pollet	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	22
2	Ted Gray	19
3	Virgil Trucks	17
4	Vern Bickford	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	2
1	Satchel Paige	2
1	Nels Potter	2
4	Jack Banta	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jerry Priddy	.404
2	Jackie Robinson	.393
3	George Kell	.373
4	Carl Furillo	.361
4	Gil Hodges	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	10
2	Ralph Kiner	8
3	Walker Cooper	7
3	Dino Restelli	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	35
2	Gil Hodges	34
2	Vic Wertz	34
4	Joe Gordon	32
4	Ted Williams	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	12
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
3	Duke Snider	5
4	Richie Ashburn	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.71
2	Russ Meyer	1.97
3	Dave Koslo	2.25
3	Bob Chipman	2.25
5	Preacher Roe	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Kellner	6
1	Bob Lemon	6
3	Vern Bickford	5
3	Tiny Bonham	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	39
2	Lou Brissie	38
3	Virgil Trucks	37
4	Vic Raschi	31
5	Vern Bickford	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Al Benton	2
2	Joe Dobson	2
2	Ned Garver	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.341
2	Ted Williams	.333
3	Enos Slaughter	.326
4	Tommy Henrich	.325
5	Lou Boudreau	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	38
2	Johnny Mize	34
2	Stan Musial	34
4	Tommy Henrich	33
4	Vern Stephens	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	153
2	Ted Williams	136
3	Hank Majeski	121
4	Tommy Henrich	119
5	Stan Musial	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	39
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	Dave Koslo	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	23
2	Mel Parnell	22
3	Hal Newhouser	20
4	Gene Bearden	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	165
2	Hal Newhouser	150
3	Rex Barney	140
4	Vic Raschi	139
5	Warren Spahn	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	13
2	Ted Wilks	12
3	Harry Gumbert	9
4	Art Houtteman	8
4	Nels Potter	8