On This Day

Friday, July 15, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	27	.658	--
Indians	45	33	.577	6.5
Athletics	45	36	.556	8.0
Red Sox	43	37	.538	9.5
Tigers	42	40	.512	11.5
Senators	34	43	.442	17.0
White Sox	34	48	.415	19.5
Browns	24	55	.304	28.0

Games

Senators 9, White Sox 4

Athletics 8, Indians 0

Tigers 8, Red Sox 7

Yankees 6, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	49	31	.613	--
Cardinals	48	33	.593	1.5
Braves	44	37	.543	5.5
Phillies	42	39	.519	7.5
Giants	39	38	.506	8.5
Pirates	35	43	.449	13.0
Reds	31	47	.397	17.0
Cubs	31	51	.378	19.0

Games

Dodgers 11, Reds 5

Braves 6, Cubs 1

Cardinals 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Paul Campbell	4
1	Johnny Lipon	4
1	Sam Mele	4
1	Pete Reiser	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	2
2	Tommy Brown	1
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Brown	4
1	Al Zarilla	4
3	Yogi Berra	3
3	Sam Mele	3
3	Elmer Valo	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Reiser	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	0.71
2	Howie Pollet	0.50
3	Hal Newhouser	0.44
4	Eddie Lopat	0.40
5	2 tied	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	Lloyd Hittle	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	Don Newcombe	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	5
2	Doyle Lade	4
2	Don Newcombe	4
2	Hal Newhouser	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Gettel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.361
2	George Kell	.346
3	Dom DiMaggio	.341
4	Ralph Kiner	.330
5	Ted Williams	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	23
2	Vern Stephens	21
3	Ted Williams	20
4	Eddie Joost	18
5	3 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	89
2	Ted Williams	86
3	Vic Wertz	82
4	Jackie Robinson	67
5	Gil Hodges	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	20
2	Pee Wee Reese	15
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	Howie Pollet	2.42
4	Bob Chipman	2.51
5	Ken Heintzelman	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	13
2	Alex Kellner	12
2	Howie Pollet	12
4	Vern Bickford	11
4	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	99
2	Hal Newhouser	80
3	Lou Brissie	75
4	Warren Spahn	73
5	Vic Raschi	70

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	.588
2	Lou Boudreau	.467
3	Willard Marshall	.425
4	Sam Mele	.424
5	Larry Doby	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	6
1	Jack Graham	6
3	Sam Chapman	5
3	Hank Sauer	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam Chapman	16
2	George Metkovich	15
2	Hank Sauer	15
4	Walker Cooper	14
4	Vern Stephens	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
3	Gil Coan	2
3	Gene Hermanski	2
3	3 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Erv Palica	0.56
2	Robin Roberts	0.69
3	Howie Pollet	0.90
4	Ken Heintzelman	1.00
5	Allie Reynolds	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Palica	3
1	Howie Pollet	3
3	Vern Bickford	2
3	Tiny Bonham	2
3	19 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Bickford	19
2	Allie Reynolds	15
3	Bob Feller	14
4	Don Newcombe	13
4	Howie Pollet	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Monk Dubiel	2
1	Al Gettel	2
1	Satchel Paige	2
1	Nels Potter	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.390
2	Dom DiMaggio	.385
3	Jackie Robinson	.382
4	Lou Boudreau	.373
5	Hank Sauer	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	11
2	Ralph Kiner	9
3	Walker Cooper	8
4	Sam Chapman	7
4	Dino Restelli	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	34
2	Hank Sauer	33
3	Vic Wertz	31
4	Ted Williams	30
5	Sam Chapman	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	9
2	Gil Coan	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
4	Gil Hodges	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	1.88
2	Howie Pollet	1.94
3	Dave Koslo	2.14
4	Allie Reynolds	2.25
5	Ken Heintzelman	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Pollet	6
2	Dick Fowler	5
2	Ken Heintzelman	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	29
2	Vern Bickford	28
3	Ted Gray	27
3	Mickey McDermott	27
5	4 tied	26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.338
2	Dale Mitchell	.337
3	Jackie Robinson	.328
4	Stan Musial	.325
5	Tommy Henrich	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Johnny Mize	36
3	Stan Musial	34
4	Vern Stephens	33
5	Tommy Henrich	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	152
2	Ted Williams	141
3	Hank Majeski	119
4	Stan Musial	117
5	3 tied	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	39
2	Pee Wee Reese	33
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	Robin Roberts	2.90
4	Dave Koslo	2.91
5	Hal Newhouser	3.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	22
1	Vic Raschi	22
3	Howie Pollet	19
3	Johnny Sain	19
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	159
2	Hal Newhouser	142
3	Vic Raschi	139
4	Rex Barney	136
5	Warren Spahn	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	13
2	Ted Wilks	12
3	Harry Gumbert	9
4	Nels Potter	8
5	Hank Behrman	7