On This Day

Thursday, April 21, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 3 0 1.000 --
Tigers 2 1 .667 1.0
Indians 2 1 .667 1.0
Athletics 2 2 .500 1.5
White Sox 1 2 .333 2.0
Browns 1 2 .333 2.0
Red Sox 1 2 .333 2.0
Senators 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 2 0 1.000 --
Braves 3 1 .750 --
Cubs 2 1 .667 0.5
Dodgers 2 1 .667 0.5
Giants 1 2 .333 1.5
Pirates 1 2 .333 1.5
Phillies 1 3 .250 2.0
Cardinals 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Herb Adams 3
2 Larry Doby 2
2 Ed Fitz Gerald 2
2 Sid Gordon 2
2 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Sid Gordon 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 3
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
2 Sid Gordon 2
2 Mickey Livingston 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Gustine 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Gromek 2.00
2 Johnny Vander Meer 1.00
3 Clint Hartung 0.86
4 Mel Parnell 0.50
4 Forrest Thompson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Steve Gromek 1
1 Clint Hartung 1
1 Howie Judson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Gromek 6
1 Clint Hartung 6
3 Mel Parnell 5
3 Forrest Thompson 5
3 Johnny Vander Meer 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Surkont 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Graham .556
2 Thurman Tucker .500
3 Al Dark .471
4 Phil Cavarretta .455
4 Ted Williams .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Groth 3
2 Sid Gordon 2
2 Jack Graham 2
2 Tommy Henrich 2
2 Dick Kokos 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Groth 7
2 Roy Campanella 4
2 Jack Graham 4
2 Dick Kokos 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cal Abrams 1
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 14 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Heintzelman 0.00
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
1 Mel Parnell 0.00
1 Vic Raschi 0.00
1 6 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 20 others tied 1

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Surkont 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .375
2 Ted Williams .373
3 Lou Boudreau .353
4 Dale Mitchell .334
5 Richie Ashburn .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 40
1 Johnny Mize 40
3 Joe DiMaggio 39
3 Stan Musial 39
5 Hank Sauer 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 154
2 Vern Stephens 138
3 Stan Musial 130
4 Ted Williams 128
5 Joe Gordon 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 29
3 Pee Wee Reese 26
4 Stan Rojek 24
5 Gil Coan 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.17
2 Gene Bearden 2.47
3 Dutch Leonard 2.51
4 Johnny Sain 2.61
5 Johnny Schmitz 2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 161
2 Bob Lemon 153
3 Harry Brecheen 149
4 Hal Newhouser 142
5 Johnny Sain 140

Saves

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