On This Day

Thursday, April 28, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 8 2 .800 --
Indians 5 2 .714 1.5
Tigers 5 4 .556 2.5
Red Sox 5 4 .556 2.5
White Sox 5 5 .500 3.0
Athletics 5 6 .455 3.5
Browns 3 7 .300 5.0
Senators 2 8 .200 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 6 4 .600 --
Braves 6 4 .600 0.0
Giants 5 4 .556 0.5
Pirates 5 4 .556 0.5
Reds 4 4 .500 1.0
Cardinals 4 4 .500 1.0
Cubs 4 5 .444 1.5
Phillies 3 8 .273 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
2 Pete Castiglione 3
2 Sam Chapman 3
2 Bob Dillinger 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Jack Graham 1
1 Johnny Groth 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Groth 5
1 Ted Williams 5
3 Roy Campanella 3
3 Sam Chapman 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Birdie Tebbetts 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vern Bickford 1.60
2 Ted Gray 0.56
3 Ralph Branca 0.50
4 Al Brazle 0.44
5 Mickey Harris 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 1
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vern Bickford 8
1 Mickey Harris 8
3 Ralph Branca 5
3 Ted Gray 5
5 Al Brazle 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willard Marshall .429
2 Roy Campanella .419
3 Jerry Coleman .406
4 Phil Cavarretta .382
5 Al Dark .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Graham 4
1 Johnny Groth 4
1 Vern Stephens 4
1 Earl Torgeson 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Groth 17
2 Vern Stephens 15
3 Pee Wee Reese 12
4 Roy Campanella 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Whitey Lockman 4
2 Bob Dillinger 2
2 Jackie Robinson 2
2 Birdie Tebbetts 2
2 Earl Torgeson 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Parnell 0.00
1 Bobby Hogue 0.00
3 Vic Raschi 0.50
4 Bill Wight 0.84
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
3 Vern Bickford 2
3 Al Brazle 2
3 12 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 18
2 Ralph Branca 14
3 Vern Bickford 13
4 Ned Garver 12
4 Bob Lemon 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 2
2 Jack Banta 1
2 Hugh Casey 1
2 Bubba Harris 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .377
2 Ted Williams .366
3 Lou Boudreau .348
4 Barney McCosky .335
5 Dale Mitchell .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 42
2 Ralph Kiner 41
3 Johnny Mize 40
4 Joe DiMaggio 37
5 Joe Gordon 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 151
2 Joe DiMaggio 148
3 Ted Williams 132
4 Stan Musial 130
5 Ralph Kiner 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 29
3 Pee Wee Reese 25
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 2.53
4 Preacher Roe 2.60
5 Johnny Sain 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 24
2 Hal Newhouser 22
3 Gene Bearden 21
3 Bob Lemon 21
3 Vic Raschi 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 154
2 Bob Feller 153
3 Hal Newhouser 150
4 Harry Brecheen 146
5 Johnny Sain 138

Saves

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