On This Day

Saturday, July 23, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 32 .636 --
Indians 51 36 .586 4.5
Red Sox 48 40 .545 8.0
Tigers 48 43 .527 9.5
Athletics 47 43 .522 10.0
White Sox 39 50 .438 17.5
Senators 34 51 .400 20.5
Browns 30 58 .341 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 53 35 .602 --
Cardinals 53 36 .596 0.5
Braves 48 42 .533 6.0
Phillies 47 42 .528 6.5
Giants 44 42 .512 8.0
Pirates 41 46 .471 11.5
Reds 34 53 .391 18.5
Cubs 33 57 .367 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matt Batts 3
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Billy Goodman 3
1 Frankie Gustine 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Johnny Mize 1
2 Bill Rigney 1
2 Andy Seminick 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 4
2 Johnny Mize 3
2 Marv Rickert 3
2 Bill Rigney 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Stobbs 0.64
2 Art Houtteman 0.62
3 Bob Feller 0.38
4 Gerry Staley 0.33
5 Ken Heintzelman 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Clint Hartung 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Stobbs 7
2 Art Houtteman 5
3 Ray Poat 4
3 Gerry Staley 4
3 Ted Wilks 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Chesnes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .358
2 George Kell .345
3 Dom DiMaggio .337
4 Ted Williams .337
5 Willard Marshall .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 26
2 Vern Stephens 24
2 Ted Williams 24
4 Eddie Joost 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 97
2 Ted Williams 96
3 Vic Wertz 83
4 Jackie Robinson 74
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 Mike Garcia 2.16
2 Dave Koslo 2.20
3 Ken Heintzelman 2.33
4 Vic Raschi 2.55
5 Gerry Staley 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 15
2 Ken Heintzelman 13
2 Alex Kellner 13
2 Mel Parnell 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 107
2 Hal Newhouser 84
3 Warren Spahn 82
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 Whitey Lockman .471
2 Ted Williams .447
3 Luke Appling .438
4 Larry Doby .412
5 Enos Slaughter .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 5
1 Ralph Kiner 5
1 Johnny Mize 5
1 Hank Sauer 5
1 Ted Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 18
2 Sam Chapman 15
2 Joe DiMaggio 15
2 Ralph Kiner 15
2 Wally Westlake 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 0.46
2 Ken Heintzelman 0.67
3 Kirby Higbe 0.95
4 Randy Gumpert 1.00
4 Red Munger 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Palica 4
2 Ken Heintzelman 3
2 Art Houtteman 3
2 Mel Parnell 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Houtteman 16
1 Chuck Stobbs 16
3 Warren Spahn 14
4 Bob Feller 13
4 Alex Kellner 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Monk Dubiel 2
2 Hugh Casey 1
2 Bob Chesnes 1
2 Red Embree 1
2 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willard Marshall .400
2 Johnny Mize .394
3 Ted Williams .389
4 Whitey Lockman .386
5 Hank Sauer .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 40
2 Vern Stephens 32
3 Sam Chapman 30
3 Joe DiMaggio 30
5 Ralph Kiner 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 8
2 Pee Wee Reese 6
3 Gil Coan 4
4 Gene Hermanski 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 0.58
2 Eddie Lopat 1.66
3 Randy Gumpert 1.73
4 Ken Heintzelman 1.86
5 Mickey McDermott 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Heintzelman 6
2 Art Houtteman 5
2 Erv Palica 5
2 Howie Pollet 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 30
2 Warren Spahn 29
3 Art Houtteman 27
4 Mickey McDermott 26
5 4 tied 25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .343
2 Enos Slaughter .335
3 Dom DiMaggio .331
4 Jackie Robinson .328
5 Bob Dillinger .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 39
2 Johnny Mize 35
3 Stan Musial 33
3 Vern Stephens 33
3 Ted Williams 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 152
2 Ted Williams 151
3 Ralph Kiner 117
4 Hank Majeski 113
4 Stan Musial 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 42
2 Pee Wee Reese 35
3 Bob Dillinger 21
4 Gene Hermanski 19
5 Richie Ashburn 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.66
2 Harry Brecheen 2.74
3 Bob Lemon 2.90
4 Ken Heintzelman 2.96
5 Robin Roberts 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 23
2 Mel Parnell 22
3 Howie Pollet 19
3 Johnny Sain 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 158
2 Warren Spahn 140
3 Vic Raschi 136
4 Hal Newhouser 135
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