On This Day

Sunday, July 10, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 27 .649 --
Indians 44 32 .579 5.5
Athletics 44 35 .557 7.0
Red Sox 42 36 .538 8.5
Tigers 41 39 .513 10.5
Senators 33 42 .440 16.0
White Sox 33 47 .413 18.5
Browns 24 53 .312 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 47 31 .603 --
Cardinals 47 32 .595 0.5
Braves 43 36 .544 4.5
Phillies 41 38 .519 6.5
Giants 38 38 .500 8.0
Pirates 35 42 .455 11.5
Reds 31 45 .408 15.0
Cubs 30 50 .375 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Cavarretta 6
2 Harry Walker 5
3 Dom DiMaggio 4
3 Bobby Doerr 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 2
1 Jack Graham 2
1 Ralph Kiner 2
1 Hank Majeski 2
5 8 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Cavarretta 7
2 Dom DiMaggio 5
3 Jack Graham 4
3 Frankie Gustine 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Grady Hatton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 0.86
2 Art Houtteman 0.62
3 Ellis Kinder 0.56
4 Randy Gumpert 0.50
4 Sheldon Jones 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 6
2 Harry Brecheen 5
2 Art Houtteman 5
2 Ellis Kinder 5
5 7 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Monk Dubiel 2
2 Jack Kramer 1
2 Gerry Staley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .362
2 George Kell .345
3 Dom DiMaggio .337
4 Ralph Kiner .333
5 Red Schoendienst .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 23
2 Vern Stephens 20
2 Ted Williams 20
4 Eddie Joost 18
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 86
2 Ted Williams 85
3 Vic Wertz 80
4 Gil Hodges 65
4 Jackie Robinson 65

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 1.83
2 Gerry Staley 2.42
3 Bob Chipman 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 Hal Newhouser 76
3 Lou Brissie 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 .510
2 Lou Boudreau .489
3 Willard Marshall .447
4 Harry Walker .413
5 Phil Cavarretta .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Graham 6
1 Hank Sauer 6
3 Sam Chapman 5
3 Walker Cooper 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 20
2 Vic Wertz 19
3 Vern Stephens 17
4 Sam Chapman 16
4 2 others tied 16

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 Erv Palica 0.60
2 Joe Page 0.67
3 Al Benton 0.71
4 Howie Pollet 0.90
5 Lloyd Hittle 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Houtteman 3
1 Dave Koslo 3
1 Vic Lombardi 3
1 Howie Pollet 3
5 27 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 16
1 Art Houtteman 16
1 Mickey McDermott 16
1 Virgil Trucks 16
5 5 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Monk Dubiel 3
2 Joe Page 2
2 Satchel Paige 2
2 Nels Potter 2
5 18 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .431
2 Jackie Robinson .385
3 Wally Westlake .371
4 Birdie Tebbetts .370
5 Nellie Fox .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 11
2 Ralph Kiner 10
3 Sam Chapman 7
3 Walker Cooper 7
3 Dino Restelli 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 39
2 Ted Williams 35
3 Gil Hodges 34
4 Vic Wertz 33
5 Hank Sauer 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 10
2 Duke Snider 5
3 Gil Coan 4
3 Pee Wee Reese 4
5 9 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.68
2 Joe Page 2.10
3 Dave Koslo 2.14
4 Mike Garcia 2.17
5 Tiny Bonham 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 5
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Ken Heintzelman 5
1 Alex Kellner 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Monk Dubiel 3
2 Nels Potter 3
2 Gerry Staley 3
5 8 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .338
2 Ted Williams .336
3 Tommy Henrich .328
4 Jackie Robinson .325
5 Bob Dillinger .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 40
2 Johnny Mize 35
3 Stan Musial 34
4 Vern Stephens 33
5 Tommy Henrich 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 153
2 Ted Williams 140
3 Hank Majeski 120
4 Stan Musial 117
5 Jackie Robinson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 39
2 Pee Wee Reese 32
3 Bob Dillinger 27
4 Gene Hermanski 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.56
2 Harry Brecheen 2.79
3 Hal Newhouser 2.89
4 Robin Roberts 2.96
5 Bob Lemon 3.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 160
2 Hal Newhouser 146
3 Vic Raschi 143
4 Rex Barney 136
5 Bob Lemon 133

Saves

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