On This Day

Monday, April 25, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 6 1 .857 --
White Sox 5 2 .714 1.0
Athletics 5 3 .625 1.5
Tigers 3 2 .600 2.0
Indians 3 2 .600 2.0
Red Sox 3 4 .429 3.0
Browns 1 6 .143 5.0
Senators 1 7 .125 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 4 2 .667 --
Pirates 4 3 .571 0.5
Dodgers 4 3 .571 0.5
Braves 4 3 .571 0.5
Reds 3 3 .500 1.0
Cardinals 3 3 .500 1.0
Cubs 3 4 .429 1.5
Phillies 2 6 .250 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Schoendienst 4
2 Del Ennis 3
2 Mickey Livingston 3
2 Stan Lopata 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Westlake 2
2 Phil Cavarretta 1
2 Del Ennis 1
2 Mickey Livingston 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Westlake 4
2 Del Ennis 2
2 Mickey Livingston 2
2 Marty Marion 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Bockman 1
1 Jerry Coleman 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1
1 Harry Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Voiselle 0.71
2 Vic Raschi 0.56
3 Mel Parnell 0.44
4 Joe Coleman 0.33
5 Rip Sewell 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Clint Hartung 1
1 Mel Parnell 1
1 Vic Raschi 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 5
1 Bill Voiselle 5
3 Joe Coleman 4
3 Mel Parnell 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Campanella .474
2 Al Dark .455
3 Willard Marshall .429
3 Hank Sauer .429
5 Sam Chapman .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Graham 3
1 Johnny Groth 3
1 Mickey Livingston 3
1 Stan Musial 3
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 8
1 Johnny Groth 8
1 Mickey Livingston 8
1 Jim Russell 8
1 Bob Scheffing 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Whitey Lockman 2
1 Jackie Robinson 2
1 Earl Torgeson 2
4 Cal Abrams 1
4 32 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Parnell 0.00
1 Bobby Hogue 0.00
1 Dutch Leonard 0.00
1 Carl Scheib 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 2
1 Lou Brissie 2
1 Clint Hartung 2
1 Ken Heintzelman 2
1 6 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 11
1 Curt Simmons 11
3 Ned Garver 10
4 Ralph Branca 9
4 5 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 2
2 Jack Banta 1
2 Hugh Casey 1
2 Bubba Harris 1
2 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .375
2 Ted Williams .369
3 Lou Boudreau .354
4 Dale Mitchell .334
5 Richie Ashburn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 42
2 Ralph Kiner 41
3 Johnny Mize 39
4 Joe DiMaggio 38
5 Hank Sauer 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 151
2 Vern Stephens 143
3 Ralph Kiner 130
3 Stan Musial 130
5 Joe Gordon 129

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.28
2 Gene Bearden 2.48
3 Dutch Leonard 2.51
4 Preacher Roe 2.60
5 Johnny Sain 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 24
2 Hal Newhouser 22
3 Gene Bearden 21
3 Vic Raschi 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 155
2 Hal Newhouser 150
3 Bob Lemon 148
4 Harry Brecheen 146
5 Johnny Sain 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 18
2 Russ Christopher 17
3 Harry Gumbert 16
4 Ted Wilks 13
5 3 tied 10