On This Day

Saturday, July 16, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	28	.650	--
Indians	46	33	.582	5.5
Athletics	45	37	.549	8.0
Red Sox	44	37	.543	8.5
Tigers	42	41	.506	11.5
Senators	34	44	.436	17.0
White Sox	35	48	.422	18.5
Browns	25	55	.313	27.0

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 1

Indians 7, Athletics 3

Red Sox 11, Tigers 1

Browns 4, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	49	32	.605	--
Cardinals	48	34	.585	1.5
Braves	45	37	.549	4.5
Phillies	43	39	.524	6.5
Giants	39	40	.494	9.0
Pirates	37	43	.463	11.5
Reds	32	47	.405	16.0
Cubs	31	52	.373	19.0

Games

Reds 7, Dodgers 6

Braves 9, Cubs 1

Pirates 9, Giants 0

Phillies 4, Cardinals 2

Pirates 7, Giants 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Westlake	6
2	Ralph Kiner	4
3	Pete Castiglione	3
3	Larry Doby	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Westlake	3
2	Walker Cooper	2
3	Bob Chesnes	1
3	Bobby Doerr	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Westlake	6
2	Cass Michaels	4
3	Walker Cooper	3
3	Jim Hegan	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Hodges	2
2	Pete Castiglione	1
2	Billy Cox	1
2	Dale Mitchell	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Sain	0.86
2	Tiny Bonham	0.50
2	Bob Chesnes	0.50
4	Preacher Roe	0.42
5	Joe Ostrowski	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Bob Chesnes	1
1	Eddie Erautt	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Sain	6
2	Bob Chesnes	5
2	Preacher Roe	5
4	Tiny Bonham	4
4	Herm Wehmeier	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Satchel Paige	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.361
2	George Kell	.341
3	Dom DiMaggio	.341
4	Ralph Kiner	.333
5	Ted Williams	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	24
2	Vern Stephens	21
2	Ted Williams	21
4	Eddie Joost	18
5	4 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	89
2	Ted Williams	88
3	Vic Wertz	82
4	Jackie Robinson	68
5	Gil Hodges	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	21
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	Ken Heintzelman	2.52
5	Vic Raschi	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	13
2	Alex Kellner	12
2	Mel Parnell	12
2	Howie Pollet	12
5	2 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	100
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	Hugh Casey	5
5	Al Benton	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.553
2	Larry Doby	.471
3	Lou Boudreau	.467
4	Sam Mele	.455
5	Willard Marshall	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	8
2	Sam Chapman	5
2	Jack Graham	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	17
2	Sam Chapman	16
3	George Metkovich	14
3	Vern Stephens	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
3	Pete Castiglione	2
3	Gene Hermanski	2
3	6 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	Tiny Bonham	2
3	Bob Chipman	2
3	19 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	15
2	Bob Feller	14
3	Howie Pollet	13
4	Art Houtteman	12
4	3 others tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Satchel Paige	3
2	Monk Dubiel	2
2	Al Gettel	2
2	Nels Potter	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Pesky	.392
2	Lou Boudreau	.382
3	Dom DiMaggio	.377
4	Jackie Robinson	.376
5	Gil Hodges	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	11
2	Walker Cooper	10
2	Ralph Kiner	10
4	Sam Chapman	7
4	Ted Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	34
2	Vern Stephens	33
3	Ted Williams	32
4	Vic Wertz	30
5	Sam Chapman	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.94
2	Gerry Staley	2.13
3	Dave Koslo	2.14
4	Allie Reynolds	2.40
5	Lloyd Hittle	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Pollet	6
2	Bob Lemon	5
3	Vern Bickford	4
3	Tiny Bonham	4
3	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Bickford	28
1	Bob Lemon	28
3	Mickey McDermott	27
4	Lou Brissie	26
4	Howie Pollet	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Monk Dubiel	3
1	Satchel Paige	3
1	Nels Potter	3
1	Gerry Staley	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.339
2	Dale Mitchell	.336
3	Bob Dillinger	.329
4	Jackie Robinson	.328
5	Stan Musial	.327

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	151
2	Ted Williams	143
3	Hank Majeski	117
3	Stan Musial	117
5	Ralph Kiner	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	40
2	Pee Wee Reese	33
3	Bob Dillinger	27
4	Gene Hermanski	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.67
2	Harry Brecheen	2.89
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	Gene Bearden	19
3	Howie Pollet	19
3	Johnny Sain	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	160
2	Hal Newhouser	142
3	Vic Raschi	139
4	Warren Spahn	135
5	Rex Barney	132

Saves

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