On This Day

Thursday, July 21, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	31	.640	--
Indians	49	36	.576	5.5
Red Sox	46	40	.535	9.0
Tigers	47	42	.528	9.5
Athletics	47	42	.528	9.5
White Sox	38	50	.432	18.0
Senators	34	49	.410	19.5
Browns	30	56	.349	25.0

Games

Yankees 5, Indians 3

Tigers 6, Senators 3

Browns 15, Athletics 2

Athletics 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	53	33	.616	--
Cardinals	51	36	.586	2.5
Braves	47	41	.534	7.0
Phillies	45	42	.517	8.5
Giants	43	41	.512	9.0
Pirates	40	45	.471	12.5
Reds	34	51	.400	18.5
Cubs	32	56	.364	22.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Pirates 6

Cardinals 3, Braves 1

Giants 9, Reds 5

Phillies 8, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Neil Berry	3
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
2	Chuck Diering	3
2	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Thomson	2
2	Buddy Blattner	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Billy Cox	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	6
2	Walker Cooper	4
2	Roy Sievers	4
4	Buddy Blattner	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Guerra	1
1	Vic Lombardi	1
1	Eddie Pellagrini	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Clint Hartung	0.40
2	Cliff Fannin	0.36
3	Johnny Antonelli	0.33
3	Alex Kellner	0.33
5	Ted Gray	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Cliff Fannin	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Alex Kellner	5
2	Cliff Fannin	4
2	Kirby Higbe	4
4	Johnny Antonelli	3
5	7 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.355
2	Dom DiMaggio	.342
3	George Kell	.342
4	Ted Williams	.333
5	Willard Marshall	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	26
2	Vern Stephens	23
3	Ted Williams	22
4	Eddie Joost	20
5	Sid Gordon	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	96
2	Ted Williams	92
3	Vic Wertz	83
4	Jackie Robinson	71
5	Gil Hodges	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	23
2	Pee Wee Reese	17
3	Bob Dillinger	9
3	Gene Hermanski	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	2.20
2	Ken Heintzelman	2.36
3	Gerry Staley	2.36
4	Vic Raschi	2.55
5	Howie Pollet	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	15
2	Alex Kellner	13
3	Ken Heintzelman	12
3	Mel Parnell	12
3	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	104
2	Hal Newhouser	84
3	Warren Spahn	79
4	Lou Brissie	75
4	Joe Coleman	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	10
2	Nels Potter	7
3	Ted Wilks	6
4	Hugh Casey	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doby	.429
2	Whitey Lockman	.420
3	Dom DiMaggio	.419
4	Harry Walker	.403
5	Ted Williams	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	5
1	Walker Cooper	5
1	Ralph Kiner	5
1	Johnny Mize	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	17
2	Sam Chapman	15
3	Ralph Kiner	14
4	Joe DiMaggio	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	Dave Philley	3
2	Phil Rizzuto	3
2	Jackie Robinson	3
5	7 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Heintzelman	0.00
2	Kirby Higbe	1.00
3	Eddie Lopat	1.13
4	Joe Hatten	1.38
5	Randy Gumpert	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Palica	4
2	Bob Lemon	3
2	Billy Pierce	3
4	Hank Borowy	2
4	26 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	15
2	Alex Kellner	13
2	Billy Pierce	13
4	Lou Kretlow	12
4	3 others tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Monk Dubiel	2
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	Joe Dobson	1
2	Red Embree	1
2	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.402
2	Whitey Lockman	.394
3	Willard Marshall	.388
4	Lou Boudreau	.387
5	Johnny Pesky	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	13
2	Ralph Kiner	11
3	Walker Cooper	9
4	Sam Chapman	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	37
2	Vern Stephens	35
3	Sam Chapman	31
4	Vic Wertz	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	10
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
3	Gil Coan	4
3	Phil Rizzuto	4
3	Elmer Valo	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Heintzelman	1.83
2	Eddie Lopat	1.96
3	Erv Palica	2.00
4	Gerry Staley	2.01
5	Mickey McDermott	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Heintzelman	5
1	Dave Koslo	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
1	Erv Palica	5
1	Howie Pollet	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	30
2	Bob Lemon	28
3	Mickey McDermott	26
3	Don Newcombe	26
3	Warren Spahn	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Monk Dubiel	3
1	Joe Page	3
1	Satchel Paige	3
1	Nels Potter	3
1	Gerry Staley	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.340
2	Enos Slaughter	.330
3	Bob Dillinger	.330
4	Dom DiMaggio	.329
5	Dale Mitchell	.329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	156
2	Ted Williams	147
3	Ralph Kiner	118
4	Hank Majeski	115
5	2 tied	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	42
2	Pee Wee Reese	35
3	Bob Dillinger	24
4	Gene Hermanski	19
5	Richie Ashburn	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.68
2	Harry Brecheen	2.79
3	Bob Lemon	2.90
4	Warren Spahn	3.00
5	Ken Heintzelman	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	24
2	Mel Parnell	21
3	Howie Pollet	19
3	Johnny Sain	19
3	Warren Spahn	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	155
2	Hal Newhouser	142
3	Vic Raschi	141
4	Warren Spahn	139
5	Bob Lemon	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	14
2	Ted Wilks	11
3	Harry Gumbert	8
3	Nels Potter	8
5	Hank Behrman	7