On This Day

Friday, July 8, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	26	.658	--
Athletics	44	32	.579	6.0
Indians	43	32	.573	6.5
Red Sox	39	36	.520	10.5
Tigers	40	38	.513	11.0
Senators	32	42	.432	17.0
White Sox	32	46	.410	19.0
Browns	24	52	.316	26.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Athletics 1

Yankees 4, Senators 3

Indians 6, Browns 5

White Sox 3, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	46	30	.605	--
Cardinals	44	32	.579	2.0
Braves	42	36	.538	5.0
Phillies	41	37	.526	6.0
Giants	37	37	.500	8.0
Pirates	34	40	.459	11.0
Reds	31	42	.425	13.5
Cubs	28	49	.364	18.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Cardinals 6, Reds 1

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Braves 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	3
1	Bob Dillinger	3
1	Bob Elliott	3
1	Stan Hollmig	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Joe Garagiola	1
1	Johnny Lindell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	2
1	Bob Elliott	2
1	Joe Garagiola	2
1	Johnny Pesky	2
1	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bud Stewart	2
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	Eddie Yost	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Pierce	0.86
2	Vic Lombardi	0.67
3	Don Newcombe	0.44
4	Ewell Blackwell	0.33
4	Robin Roberts	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Bobby Hogue	1
1	Vic Lombardi	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Lombardi	6
1	Billy Pierce	6
3	Robin Roberts	5
4	Ewell Blackwell	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Erv Palica	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.357
2	George Kell	.350
3	Willard Marshall	.335
4	Red Schoendienst	.333
5	Ralph Kiner	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	21
2	Vern Stephens	20
3	Ted Williams	19
4	Eddie Joost	18
5	2 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	83
1	Ted Williams	83
3	Vic Wertz	79
4	Gil Hodges	65
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	Gerry Staley	2.45
3	Preacher Roe	2.51
4	Howie Pollet	2.60
5	Vic Raschi	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	13
2	Alex Kellner	12
3	Vern Bickford	11
3	Howie Pollet	11
5	5 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	Johnny Mize	.479
2	Lou Boudreau	.476
3	Willard Marshall	.462
4	Hank Sauer	.426
5	Gil Hodges	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	7
2	Ralph Kiner	6
3	Walker Cooper	5
3	Joe DiMaggio	5
3	Carl Furillo	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	22
2	Hank Sauer	19
3	Carl Furillo	18
4	Gil Hodges	17
4	Vern Stephens	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Gil Coan	3
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
4	Jerry Coleman	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.00
2	Joe Page	0.57
3	Erv Palica	0.69
4	Al Benton	0.71
5	Howie Pollet	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	3
1	Ken Heintzelman	3
1	Dave Koslo	3
1	Vic Lombardi	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	20
2	Vern Bickford	16
2	Mickey McDermott	16
2	Virgil Trucks	16
5	3 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	Jackie Robinson	.394
2	George Kell	.386
3	Johnny Mize	.384
4	Jerry Priddy	.383
5	Birdie Tebbetts	.371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	37
2	Gil Hodges	35
3	Vic Wertz	34
4	Ted Williams	33
5	Joe Gordon	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	11
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	0.68
2	Russ Meyer	1.97
3	Mike Garcia	2.17
4	Dave Koslo	2.25
5	Joe Page	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Kellner	6
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Howie Pollet	6
4	Tiny Bonham	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	39
2	Virgil Trucks	37
3	Vic Raschi	31
4	Lou Brissie	28
5	5 tied	27

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	.338
2	Ted Williams	.332
3	Tommy Henrich	.327
4	Enos Slaughter	.324
5	Jackie Robinson	.323

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	138
3	Tommy Henrich	119
4	Hank Majeski	118
5	Stan Musial	117

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	2.50
2	Hal Newhouser	2.88
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	Gene Bearden	19
3	Hal Newhouser	19
3	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	165
2	Hal Newhouser	145
3	Rex Barney	142
4	Vic Raschi	139
5	Bob Lemon	135

Saves

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