On This Day

Thursday, May 12, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 6 .727 --
Indians 10 7 .588 3.5
Tigers 12 9 .571 3.5
Senators 12 12 .500 5.0
White Sox 11 12 .478 5.5
Athletics 11 13 .458 6.0
Red Sox 9 11 .450 6.0
Browns 6 17 .261 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 9 .591 --
Braves 13 9 .591 --
Dodgers 12 10 .545 1.0
Reds 11 10 .524 1.5
Phillies 11 12 .478 2.5
Pirates 10 13 .435 3.5
Cardinals 8 11 .421 3.5
Cubs 8 12 .400 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Dillinger 3
1 Carl Furillo 3
1 Don Kolloway 3
1 Dixie Walker 3
1 Wally Westlake 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Dick Kokos 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Westlake 3
2 Roy Campanella 2
2 Bob Dillinger 2
2 Del Ennis 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Al Evans 1
1 Gene Hermanski 1
1 Lloyd Merriman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mel Parnell 1.10
2 Lou Brissie 1.00
3 Virgil Trucks 0.86
4 Ralph Branca 0.56
5 Ken Raffensberger 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 1
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Cliff Fannin 1
1 Mel Parnell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Parnell 11
2 Ralph Branca 9
3 Lou Brissie 6
3 Virgil Trucks 6
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dom DiMaggio .365
2 Willard Marshall .362
3 Ralph Kiner .349
4 Emil Verban .347
5 Al Dark .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 8
2 Sid Gordon 7
2 Jack Graham 7
2 Ted Williams 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 26
2 Vern Stephens 25
3 Johnny Groth 22
4 Roy Campanella 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Whitey Lockman 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
1 Earl Torgeson 4
4 Richie Ashburn 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Parnell 1.12
2 Rip Sewell 1.50
3 Tommy Byrne 1.74
4 Bill Werle 2.08
5 Monk Dubiel 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 5
1 Virgil Trucks 5
3 Paul Calvert 4
3 Clint Hartung 4
3 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 35
2 Hal Newhouser 33
3 Mel Parnell 27
3 Warren Spahn 27
3 Virgil Trucks 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 3
2 Hugh Casey 2
2 Max Surkont 2
2 Ken Trinkle 2
2 Dizzy Trout 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dom DiMaggio .442
1 Dale Mitchell .442
3 Bob Elliott .414
4 Eddie Robinson .390
5 Ralph Kiner .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 7
2 Sid Gordon 5
2 Eddie Robinson 5
4 Roy Campanella 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 22
2 Cass Michaels 16
3 Eddie Robinson 14
4 Vern Stephens 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 2
1 Eddie Bockman 2
1 Dom DiMaggio 2
1 Grady Hatton 2
1 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 1.02
2 Tommy Byrne 1.17
3 Buddy Lively 1.69
4 Tom Ferrick 1.76
5 Mel Parnell 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Calvert 4
2 Ralph Branca 3
2 Ken Raffensberger 3
2 Warren Spahn 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 26
2 Vern Bickford 18
2 Mel Parnell 18
4 Bobby Shantz 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Trinkle 2
2 Al Benton 1
2 Lou Brissie 1
2 Ken Burkhart 1
2 20 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .364
2 Ted Williams .355
3 Dale Mitchell .346
4 Lou Boudreau .342
5 Richie Ashburn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 40
2 Ralph Kiner 39
2 Stan Musial 39
4 Joe DiMaggio 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 150
2 Joe DiMaggio 139
3 Ted Williams 129
4 Johnny Mize 128
5 Joe Gordon 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 29
3 Jackie Robinson 26
4 Pee Wee Reese 25
5 Stan Rojek 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.48
2 Dutch Leonard 2.60
3 Gene Bearden 2.61
4 Harry Brecheen 2.67
5 Hal Newhouser 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 24
2 Hal Newhouser 23
3 Gene Bearden 22
3 Vic Raschi 22
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 159
2 Bob Feller 151
3 Bob Lemon 145
4 Harry Brecheen 137
5 2 tied 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 17
2 Joe Page 15
3 Russ Christopher 13
4 Ted Wilks 12
5 4 tied 9