On This Day

Tuesday, July 26, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	33	.633	--
Indians	54	36	.600	3.0
Red Sox	50	41	.549	7.5
Athletics	50	43	.538	8.5
Tigers	49	44	.527	9.5
White Sox	39	53	.424	19.0
Senators	34	54	.386	22.0
Browns	31	60	.341	26.5

Games

Red Sox 11, White Sox 2

Tigers 6, Senators 2

Athletics 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	55	36	.604	--
Dodgers	53	37	.589	1.5
Braves	48	45	.516	8.0
Phillies	47	45	.511	8.5
Giants	44	45	.494	10.0
Pirates	44	46	.489	10.5
Reds	37	53	.411	17.5
Cubs	36	57	.387	20.0

Games

Cubs 6, Dodgers 0

Reds 6, Braves 3

Pirates 4, Giants 1

Cardinals 9, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ferris Fain	4
1	Red Schoendienst	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Eddie Malone	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buddy Blattner	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Al Kozar	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	5
2	Rocky Nelson	3
3	Neil Berry	2
3	Bob Elliott	2
3	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Baumholtz	2
2	Claude Corbitt	1
2	Cass Michaels	1
2	Wally Moses	1
2	Johnny Wyrostek	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mickey McDermott	0.58
2	Kent Peterson	0.50
3	Ted Gray	0.43
4	Alex Kellner	0.42
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Ted Gray	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	7
2	Alex Kellner	5
2	Kent Peterson	5
4	Harry Brecheen	4
4	Bob Hall	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.365
2	Dom DiMaggio	.341
3	Ted Williams	.341
4	George Kell	.338
5	Willard Marshall	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	27
2	Vern Stephens	25
2	Ted Williams	25
4	Eddie Joost	21
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	102
2	Ted Williams	100
3	Vic Wertz	84
4	Jackie Robinson	75
5	Gil Hodges	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	24
2	Pee Wee Reese	17
3	Bob Dillinger	9
3	Gene Hermanski	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Heintzelman	2.33
2	Dave Koslo	2.36
3	Vic Raschi	2.52
4	Gerry Staley	2.55
5	Howie Pollet	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	15
2	Alex Kellner	14
3	Ken Heintzelman	13
3	Mel Parnell	13
3	Howie Pollet	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	107
2	Hal Newhouser	89
3	Warren Spahn	82
4	Joe Coleman	80
5	Vic Raschi	78

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.460
2	Johnny Hopp	.449
3	Ted Williams	.431
4	Luke Appling	.421
5	Whitey Lockman	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Thomson	6
2	Vern Stephens	5
2	Ted Williams	5
4	Yogi Berra	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	16
1	Vern Stephens	16
3	Hank Sauer	15
3	Roy Sievers	15
3	Ted Williams	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Jeffcoat	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
3	Dave Philley	3
3	Pee Wee Reese	3
3	Phil Rizzuto	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	0.46
2	Ken Heintzelman	0.67
3	Kirby Higbe	0.73
4	Doyle Lade	0.84
5	3 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Heintzelman	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Erv Palica	3
4	Gene Bearden	2
4	26 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Alex Kellner	17
2	Chuck Stobbs	16
2	Bill Werle	16
4	Joe Coleman	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walt Masterson	2
1	Satchel Paige	2
3	Al Benton	1
3	Hugh Casey	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willard Marshall	.385
2	Larry Doby	.381
3	Ted Williams	.377
4	Bobby Doerr	.375
4	Jackie Robinson	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	10
2	Walker Cooper	9
2	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Vern Stephens	9
5	Jack Graham	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	35
2	Vern Stephens	33
3	Joe DiMaggio	32
4	Sam Chapman	27
4	Bobby Doerr	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	9
2	Hal Jeffcoat	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
4	Gil Coan	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	0.58
2	Ken Heintzelman	1.20
3	Howie Pollet	1.45
4	Eddie Lopat	1.66
5	Billy Pierce	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Heintzelman	5
1	Art Houtteman	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
1	Erv Palica	5
1	Howie Pollet	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	29
2	Art Houtteman	27
2	Mickey McDermott	27
4	Alex Kellner	25
4	2 others tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Satchel Paige	4
2	Monk Dubiel	3
2	Joe Page	3
4	Al Gettel	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.342
2	Bob Dillinger	.340
3	Enos Slaughter	.338
4	Stan Musial	.332
5	Jackie Robinson	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Johnny Mize	34
2	Stan Musial	34
2	Vern Stephens	34
2	Ted Williams	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	155
2	Ted Williams	149
3	Ralph Kiner	119
4	Stan Musial	118
5	3 tied	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	41
2	Pee Wee Reese	35
3	Bob Dillinger	21
4	Gene Hermanski	19
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.62
2	Harry Brecheen	2.72
3	Ken Heintzelman	2.81
4	Bob Lemon	2.90
5	Howie Pollet	3.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	22
2	Mel Parnell	21
3	Howie Pollet	20
4	Gene Bearden	19
4	Bob Lemon	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	151
2	Hal Newhouser	139
2	Warren Spahn	139
4	Vic Raschi	138
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	4 tied	6