On This Day

Monday, May 16, 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
Senators 14 13 .519 3.0
Athletics 14 13 .519 3.0
Indians 10 10 .500 3.5
Red Sox 10 13 .435 5.0
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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Dente 2
1 Dom DiMaggio 2
1 Eddie Robinson 2
1 Ted Williams 2
5 9 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Dente 1
1 Eddie Robinson 1
1 Clyde Vollmer 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Dente 1
1 Buddy Lewis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Haefner 0.09
1 Jack Kramer 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Haefner 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Jack Kramer 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .385
2 Willard Marshall .382
3 Gus Zernial .379
4 Dom DiMaggio .375
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 Ted Williams 28
2 Vic Wertz 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 Mickey Haefner 2.15
5 Bill Werle 2.29

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 George Kell .433
2 Willard Marshall .417
3 Ralph Kiner .412
4 Cass Michaels .409
5 Gus Zernial .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Kokos 5
1 Johnny Mize 5
1 Ted Williams 5
4 Sam Chapman 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 20
2 Cass Michaels 15
2 Eddie Robinson 15
4 Bob Elliott 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Hermanski 4
2 Richie Ashburn 2
2 Sam Dente 2
2 Bob Dillinger 2
2 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 0.50
2 Bob Chipman 0.75
3 Al Benton 1.13
3 Buddy Lively 1.13
5 Mickey Haefner 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Calvert 3
1 Ted Gray 3
1 Mickey Haefner 3
1 Larry Jansen 3
1 Bill Wight 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 21
2 Vern Bickford 16
2 Bobby Shantz 16
4 Joe Coleman 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Trinkle 2
1 Ted Wilks 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 Lou Brissie 1
3 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .360
2 Ted Williams .355
3 Dale Mitchell .345
4 Lou Boudreau .341
5 Al Dark .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 42
2 Ralph Kiner 40
3 Stan Musial 38
4 Joe DiMaggio 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 150
2 Joe DiMaggio 138
3 Johnny Mize 132
4 Ted Williams 129
5 Ralph Kiner 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 31
1 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 Harry Brecheen 2.64
5 Hal Newhouser 2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 158
2 Bob Feller 148
3 Bob Lemon 145
4 Ralph Branca 135
4 Harry Brecheen 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 16
2 Joe Page 15
3 Ted Wilks 14
4 Russ Christopher 13
5 4 tied 9