On This Day

Wednesday, April 20, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 2 0 1.000 --
Yankees 2 0 1.000 0.0
Athletics 2 1 .667 0.5
Browns 1 1 .500 1.0
Indians 1 1 .500 1.0
Senators 1 2 .333 1.5
White Sox 0 2 .000 2.0
Red Sox 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 1 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Braves 3 1 .750 -0.5
Pirates 1 1 .500 0.5
Cubs 1 1 .500 0.5
Phillies 1 3 .250 1.5
Cardinals 0 1 .000 1.0
Giants 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Chapman 4
1 Willie Jones 4
1 Elmer Valo 4
4 Johnny Groth 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sid Gordon 1
1 Jack Graham 1
1 Johnny Groth 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Groth 5
2 Willie Jones 3
3 Joe Gordon 2
3 Jack Graham 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cal Abrams 1
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Dick Kryhoski 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Virgil Trucks 0.88
2 Bob Rush 0.78
3 Ralph Branca 0.75
4 Vic Raschi 0.67
5 Bob Lemon 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Nels Potter 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Rush 7
1 Virgil Trucks 7
3 Ralph Branca 6
3 Bob Lemon 6
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Groth .714
2 Jack Graham .667
3 Phil Cavarretta .571
4 Jim Hegan .500
4 2 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Groth 3
2 Tommy Henrich 2
3 Roy Campanella 1
3 Del Ennis 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Groth 7
2 Roy Campanella 4
3 Jack Graham 3
3 Tommy Holmes 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cal Abrams 1
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 13 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Heintzelman 0.00
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
1 Vic Raschi 0.00
1 Bob Rush 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nels Potter 2
2 Vern Bickford 1
2 Ralph Branca 1
2 Lou Brissie 1
2 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Rush 7
1 Virgil Trucks 7
3 Ralph Branca 6
3 Ned Garver 6
3 Bob Lemon 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .375
2 Ted Williams .372
3 Lou Boudreau .353
4 Dale Mitchell .334
5 Richie Ashburn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 40
1 Johnny Mize 40
3 Joe DiMaggio 39
3 Stan Musial 39
5 Hank Sauer 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 155
2 Vern Stephens 138
3 Stan Musial 131
4 Ted Williams 128
5 2 tied 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 29
3 Pee Wee Reese 26
4 Gil Coan 24
4 Stan Rojek 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.17
2 Dutch Leonard 2.42
3 Gene Bearden 2.47
4 Johnny Sain 2.61
5 Preacher Roe 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 24
2 Hal Newhouser 22
3 Bob Lemon 21
4 Gene Bearden 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 164
2 Bob Lemon 153
3 Harry Brecheen 149
4 Hal Newhouser 146
5 Johnny Sain 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Christopher 17
1 Harry Gumbert 17
3 Joe Page 16
4 Ted Wilks 13
5 3 tied 10