On This Day

Sunday, May 15, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 9 .640 --
Tigers 14 11 .560 2.0
White Sox 14 12 .538 2.5
Athletics 14 13 .519 3.0
Indians 10 10 .500 3.5
Senators 13 13 .500 3.5
Red Sox 10 12 .455 4.5
Browns 8 19 .296 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 9 .640 --
Braves 16 9 .640 --
Reds 13 12 .520 3.0
Dodgers 12 13 .480 4.0
Cardinals 10 12 .455 4.5
Pirates 11 15 .423 5.5
Phillies 11 15 .423 5.5
Cubs 10 14 .417 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Kell 6
2 Sam Chapman 5
2 Roy Sievers 5
4 Cass Michaels 4
4 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 2
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
2 Hank Edwards 1
2 Gordon Goldsberry 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 6
1 Vic Wertz 6
3 Yogi Berra 4
3 Cass Michaels 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Gordon Goldsberry 1
1 Billy Hitchcock 1
1 Eddie Lake 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vern Bickford 1.00
2 Joe Dobson 0.80
3 Monty Kennedy 0.50
3 Morrie Martin 0.50
5 Steve Gromek 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Eddie Erautt 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vern Bickford 6
2 Monty Kennedy 5
3 Joe Dobson 4
3 Morrie Martin 4
3 Bill Werle 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Rush 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .385
2 Willard Marshall .382
3 Gus Zernial .379
4 Dom DiMaggio .369
5 Sam Chapman .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 8
2 Sid Gordon 7
2 Jack Graham 7
2 Dick Kokos 7
2 Ted Williams 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 27
1 Ted Williams 27
3 Vern Stephens 25
4 Sam Chapman 24
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Parnell 1.12
2 Buddy Lively 1.69
3 Rip Sewell 1.74
4 Bill Werle 2.29
5 Sheldon Jones 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 5
1 Virgil Trucks 5
3 Vern Bickford 4
3 Paul Calvert 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 36
2 Ralph Branca 35
3 Vern Bickford 29
4 Mel Parnell 27
4 2 others tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 3
2 Lou Brissie 2
2 Hugh Casey 2
2 Max Surkont 2
2 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Hermanski .424
2 Ralph Kiner .421
3 George Kell .413
4 Gus Zernial .397
5 Bob Elliott .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Dick Kokos 5
2 Johnny Mize 5
2 Eddie Robinson 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 20
2 Cass Michaels 19
3 Ted Williams 18
4 Eddie Robinson 16
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Hermanski 4
2 Earl Torgeson 3
3 Richie Ashburn 2
3 Eddie Bockman 2
3 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Chipman 0.75
2 Buddy Lively 1.08
3 Al Benton 1.13
4 Tom Ferrick 1.35
5 Larry Jansen 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Wight 4
2 Paul Calvert 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Ted Gray 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 21
2 Hal Newhouser 18
2 Mel Parnell 18
4 Vern Bickford 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 2
1 Ken Trinkle 2
1 Ted Wilks 2
4 Al Benton 1
4 20 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .360
2 Ted Williams .352
3 Dale Mitchell .343
4 Lou Boudreau .342
5 Al Dark .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 42
2 Ralph Kiner 40
3 Stan Musial 38
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 132
4 Ted Williams 128
5 2 tied 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 32
2 Bob Dillinger 31
3 Jackie Robinson 27
4 Pee Wee Reese 26
5 Stan Rojek 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Leonard 2.44
2 Preacher Roe 2.59
3 Gene Bearden 2.61
4 Hal Newhouser 2.66
5 Harry Brecheen 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 25
2 Hal Newhouser 24
3 Gene Bearden 22
4 Vic Raschi 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 158
2 Bob Feller 151
3 Bob Lemon 145
4 Harry Brecheen 143
5 Rex Barney 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 17
2 Joe Page 15
3 Ted Wilks 14
4 Russ Christopher 13
5 4 tied 9