On This Day

Friday, May 13, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 6 .727 --
Tigers 13 9 .591 3.0
Indians 10 8 .556 4.0
White Sox 12 12 .500 5.0
Senators 12 12 .500 5.0
Athletics 11 13 .458 6.0
Red Sox 9 11 .450 6.0
Browns 6 18 .250 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 9 .609 --
Braves 14 9 .609 --
Reds 12 10 .545 1.5
Dodgers 12 11 .522 2.0
Pirates 11 13 .458 3.5
Phillies 11 13 .458 3.5
Cardinals 8 12 .400 4.5
Cubs 8 13 .381 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Stanky 5
2 Al Dark 4
2 Bob Elliott 4
2 Bobby Hofman 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Eddie Bockman 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Grady Hatton 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Floyd Baker 3
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 3
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Jim Hegan 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Hermanski 2
2 Ralph Kiner 1
2 Rocky Nelson 1
2 Jackie Robinson 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Brecheen 0.55
2 Dick Starr 0.44
3 Larry Jansen 0.40
4 Monk Dubiel 0.33
5 3 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hugh Casey 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Buddy Lively 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Brecheen 6
2 Larry Jansen 4
2 Dick Starr 4
4 Ted Gray 3
4 Johnny Sain 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gus Zernial .379
2 Al Dark .367
3 Dom DiMaggio .365
4 Ralph Kiner .360
5 George Kell .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 8
2 Sid Gordon 7
2 Jack Graham 7
2 Ted Williams 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 5
1 Earl Torgeson 5
3 Gene Hermanski 4
3 Whitey Lockman 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Parnell 1.12
2 Buddy Lively 1.69
3 Tommy Byrne 1.74
3 Rip Sewell 1.74
5 Bill Werle 2.08

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 Bob Elliott .471
2 Dale Mitchell .438
3 Dom DiMaggio .421
4 Ralph Kiner .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Sid Gordon 5
2 Eddie Robinson 5
4 Joe Gordon 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 17
2 Cass Michaels 16
3 Eddie Robinson 14
3 Vic Wertz 14
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Hermanski 4
2 Jackie Robinson 3
2 Earl Torgeson 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Chipman 0.61
2 Al Benton 1.02
3 Buddy Lively 1.08
4 Tommy Byrne 1.17
5 Dizzy Trout 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Calvert 4
2 Ted Gray 3
2 Larry Jansen 3
2 Buddy Lively 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 21
2 Mel Parnell 18
3 Bobby Shantz 16
3 Warren Spahn 16
3 Virgil Trucks 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 .365
2 Ted Williams .354
3 Dale Mitchell .346
4 Lou Boudreau .342
5 Al Dark .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 41
2 Ralph Kiner 40
3 Stan Musial 39
4 Joe DiMaggio 35
4 Joe Gordon 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 150
2 Joe DiMaggio 139
3 Johnny Mize 129
4 Ted Williams 127
5 Joe Gordon 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 29
3 Jackie Robinson 27
4 Pee Wee Reese 25
5 Stan Rojek 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.60
2 Preacher Roe 2.60
3 Gene Bearden 2.61
4 Harry Brecheen 2.66
5 Hal Newhouser 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 25
2 Hal Newhouser 23
3 Gene Bearden 22
3 Vic Raschi 22
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 155
2 Bob Feller 151
3 Bob Lemon 145
4 Harry Brecheen 143
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