On This Day

Saturday, July 9, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 27 .649 --
Indians 43 32 .573 6.0
Athletics 44 33 .571 6.0
Red Sox 40 36 .526 9.5
Tigers 40 38 .513 10.5
Senators 33 42 .440 16.0
White Sox 32 46 .410 18.5
Browns 24 52 .316 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 46 31 .597 --
Cardinals 45 32 .584 1.0
Braves 43 36 .544 4.0
Phillies 41 38 .519 6.0
Giants 38 37 .507 7.0
Pirates 35 40 .467 10.0
Reds 31 43 .419 13.5
Cubs 28 50 .359 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Owen 4
2 Tommy Holmes 3
2 Eddie Kazak 3
2 Danny Litwhiler 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Billy Johnson 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 3
1 Whitey Lockman 3
3 Tommy Brown 2
3 Sam Dente 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Westlake 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Lanier 0.38
2 Blix Donnelly 0.25
3 Mel Parnell 0.24
3 Vic Raschi 0.24
5 Jack Banta 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Hittle 1
1 Monty Kennedy 1
1 Mel Parnell 1
1 Johnny Sain 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Blix Donnelly 4
1 Mel Parnell 4
1 Vic Raschi 4
4 Monty Kennedy 3
4 Max Lanier 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 Nels Potter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .358
2 George Kell .350
3 Dom DiMaggio .334
4 Willard Marshall .333
5 Red Schoendienst .329

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 84
2 Ted Williams 83
3 Vic Wertz 79
4 Gil Hodges 65
5 Jackie Robinson 62

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 1.85
2 Gerry Staley 2.45
3 Preacher Roe 2.51
4 Howie Pollet 2.60
5 Vic Raschi 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 13
2 Alex Kellner 12
3 Vern Bickford 11
3 Mel Parnell 11
3 Howie Pollet 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 99
2 Lou Brissie 75
2 Hal Newhouser 75
4 Vic Raschi 70
5 Warren Spahn 68

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 9
2 Nels Potter 7
3 Ted Wilks 6
4 Al Benton 4
4 Hugh Casey 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .480
2 Lou Boudreau .476
3 Willard Marshall .447
4 Hank Sauer .429
5 Gil Hodges .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 6
2 Walker Cooper 5
2 Joe DiMaggio 5
2 Ralph Kiner 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 19
2 Carl Furillo 17
2 Gil Hodges 17
2 Hank Sauer 17
2 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 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Page 0.67
2 Al Benton 0.71
3 Erv Palica 0.75
4 Howie Pollet 0.90
5 Ned Garver 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Heintzelman 3
1 Dave Koslo 3
1 Vic Lombardi 3
1 Howie Pollet 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Chambers 16
1 Ted Gray 16
1 Mickey McDermott 16
1 Virgil Trucks 16
5 4 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 3
2 Joe Page 2
2 Satchel Paige 2
4 Jack Banta 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .397
2 Jackie Robinson .389
3 Jerry Priddy .385
4 Birdie Tebbetts .378
5 Gil Hodges .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 37
2 Gil Hodges 34
3 Vic Wertz 33
3 Ted Williams 33
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 11
2 Pee Wee Reese 5
2 Duke Snider 5
4 Gil Coan 4
4 2 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 2.20
5 Joe Page 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Pollet 6
2 Tiny Bonham 5
2 Dick Fowler 5
2 Ken Heintzelman 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 35
2 Bob Lemon 34
3 Virgil Trucks 31
4 Lou Brissie 28
5 4 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Nels Potter 3
3 Al Benton 2
3 Joe Dobson 2
3 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .336
2 Ted Williams .331
3 Tommy Henrich .326
4 Bob Dillinger .324
5 Enos Slaughter .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 38
2 Johnny Mize 35
2 Stan Musial 35
4 Vern Stephens 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 154
2 Ted Williams 138
3 Hank Majeski 118
3 Stan Musial 118
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 39
2 Pee Wee Reese 32
3 Bob Dillinger 28
4 Gene Hermanski 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.50
2 Hal Newhouser 2.88
3 Harry Brecheen 2.91
4 Dave Koslo 3.08
5 Bob Lemon 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 23
2 Mel Parnell 22
3 Johnny Sain 20
4 Hal Newhouser 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 160
2 Hal Newhouser 145
3 Vic Raschi 143
4 Rex Barney 142
5 Bob Lemon 135

Saves

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