On This Day

Saturday, April 30, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 2 .833 --
Indians 6 3 .667 2.5
White Sox 6 5 .545 3.5
Tigers 6 5 .545 3.5
Athletics 6 7 .462 4.5
Red Sox 5 6 .455 4.5
Browns 3 8 .273 6.5
Senators 3 9 .250 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 6 4 .600 --
Braves 7 5 .583 --
Giants 6 5 .545 0.5
Cardinals 5 5 .500 1.0
Dodgers 6 6 .500 1.0
Pirates 5 6 .455 1.5
Cubs 5 6 .455 1.5
Phillies 5 8 .385 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Castiglione 3
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Ted Kluszewski 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pee Wee Reese 2
2 Grady Hatton 1
2 Tommy Henrich 1
2 Buddy Lewis 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dixie Howell 4
2 Pete Castiglione 3
2 Eddie Miller 3
2 Bill Nicholson 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Pierce 0.89
2 Jack Banta 0.80
3 Joe Dobson 0.67
4 Bob Rush 0.57
5 Tommy Byrne 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Paul Calvert 1
1 Billy Pierce 1
1 Johnny Sain 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 8
2 Tommy Byrne 5
2 Virgil Trucks 5
4 Jack Banta 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Burkhart 1
1 Max Surkont 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Campanella .486
2 Jerry Coleman .400
3 Pee Wee Reese .386
4 Dom DiMaggio .378
5 Phil Cavarretta .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 4
1 Sid Gordon 4
1 Jack Graham 4
1 Johnny Groth 4
1 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Groth 18
2 Vern Stephens 15
3 Pee Wee Reese 14
4 Roy Campanella 13
4 Earl Torgeson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Whitey Lockman 4
2 Jackie Robinson 3
3 Bob Dillinger 2
3 Dom DiMaggio 2
3 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Parnell 0.00
2 Vic Raschi 0.67
3 Bill Wight 0.84
4 Rip Sewell 1.00
5 Monk Dubiel 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 3
1 Lou Brissie 3
1 Ken Heintzelman 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 18
2 Virgil Trucks 16
3 Ralph Branca 14
4 Vern Bickford 13
4 Bob Rush 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 2
1 Max Surkont 2
3 Jack Banta 1
3 Ken Burkhart 1
3 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .372
2 Ted Williams .364
3 Lou Boudreau .345
4 Dale Mitchell .339
5 Barney McCosky .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 41
1 Stan Musial 41
3 Johnny Mize 39
4 Joe DiMaggio 37
5 Joe Gordon 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 150
2 Joe DiMaggio 147
3 Ted Williams 130
4 Ralph Kiner 129
5 Joe Gordon 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 29
3 Pee Wee Reese 25
3 Jackie Robinson 25
5 Stan Rojek 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 2.28
2 Preacher Roe 2.42
3 Gene Bearden 2.42
4 Dutch Leonard 2.53
5 Johnny Sain 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 25
2 Gene Bearden 22
2 Hal Newhouser 22
2 Vic Raschi 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 153
2 Bob Lemon 151
3 Hal Newhouser 150
4 Harry Brecheen 146
5 Johnny Sain 140

Saves

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