On This Day

Sunday, May 22, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	19	10	.655	--
Athletics	19	14	.576	2.0
White Sox	16	15	.516	4.0
Tigers	16	15	.516	4.0
Senators	17	16	.515	4.0
Red Sox	14	14	.500	4.5
Indians	11	15	.423	6.5
Browns	9	22	.290	11.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Tigers 2

Athletics 5, Indians 4

Athletics 7, Indians 3

White Sox 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	19	12	.613	--
Braves	19	12	.613	0.0
Dodgers	17	15	.531	2.5
Reds	16	15	.516	3.0
Phillies	15	15	.500	3.5
Pirates	14	18	.438	5.5
Cardinals	12	17	.414	6.0
Cubs	10	18	.357	7.5

Games

Braves 7, Cubs 2

Dodgers 3, Reds 0

Reds 2, Dodgers 0

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Giants 13, Cardinals 4

Phillies 6, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Marty Marion	5
2	Sid Gordon	4
2	Willard Marshall	4
2	Bobby Thomson	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Miller	2
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	Ferris Fain	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Whitey Lockman	4
2	Walker Cooper	3
2	Stan Musial	3
2	Bobby Thomson	3
2	Elmer Valo	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
1	Cass Michaels	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Raffensberger	1.00
2	Don Newcombe	0.60
3	Walt Masterson	0.50
4	Alex Kellner	0.38
5	Rip Sewell	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	Don Newcombe	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Alex Kellner	5
1	Virgil Trucks	5
3	Satchel Paige	4
4	Lou Brissie	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willard Marshall	.371
2	Gus Zernial	.366
3	Ralph Kiner	.357
4	Dom DiMaggio	.349
5	2 tied	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	10
2	Johnny Mize	9
3	Eddie Joost	8
3	Ralph Kiner	8
3	Ted Williams	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	32
1	Ted Williams	32
3	Vern Stephens	30
4	Jackie Robinson	28
5	Hank Majeski	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Earl Torgeson	5
3	Bob Dillinger	4
3	Gene Hermanski	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Parnell	1.30
2	Bill Werle	2.05
3	Vic Raschi	2.05
4	Mickey Haefner	2.17
5	Sheldon Jones	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	6
1	Mel Parnell	6
3	Vern Bickford	5
3	Joe Coleman	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	40
2	Ralph Branca	39
3	Virgil Trucks	38
4	Warren Spahn	36
5	Joe Coleman	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Joe Page	3
1	Max Surkont	3
1	Dizzy Trout	3
5	4 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Marv Rickert	.469
2	Jackie Robinson	.417
3	Gus Zernial	.415
4	Eddie Joost	.395
5	Willard Marshall	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Joost	7
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Johnny Mize	5
4	Eddie Bockman	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	20
2	Eddie Joost	18
3	Vic Wertz	17
4	Ed Stevens	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Hermanski	3
1	Eddie Miksis	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
4	Sam Dente	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey Haefner	1.04
1	Sid Hudson	1.04
3	Mel Parnell	1.13
4	Gerry Staley	1.38
5	Joe Coleman	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Kellner	4
2	Vern Bickford	3
2	Joe Coleman	3
2	Larry Jansen	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	19
2	Mel Parnell	17
3	Joe Coleman	16
3	Ellis Kinder	16
3	Bobby Shantz	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Wilks	2
2	Lou Brissie	1
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	Tom Ferrick	1
2	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gus Zernial	.366
2	Whitey Lockman	.366
3	Willard Marshall	.365
4	Dom DiMaggio	.362
5	Eddie Kazak	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	10
2	Johnny Mize	9
3	Ralph Kiner	8
3	Ted Williams	8
5	Eddie Joost	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	32
2	Ted Williams	30
3	Vern Stephens	29
4	Hank Majeski	26
5	Jackie Robinson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Gene Hermanski	4
2	Whitey Lockman	4
2	Earl Torgeson	4
5	9 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Parnell	1.49
2	Tom Ferrick	1.78
3	Joe Dobson	2.00
4	Bill Werle	2.05
5	Mickey Haefner	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	5
1	Sheldon Jones	5
1	Alex Kellner	5
1	Mel Parnell	5
1	Warren Spahn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	37
2	Ralph Branca	33
3	Warren Spahn	32
4	Virgil Trucks	31
5	Joe Coleman	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Joe Page	3
1	Dizzy Trout	3
4	Lou Brissie	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.357
2	Stan Musial	.351
3	Dale Mitchell	.341
4	Al Dark	.338
5	Lou Boudreau	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	44
2	Ralph Kiner	39
3	Stan Musial	37
4	Sid Gordon	34
4	Vern Stephens	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	151
2	Johnny Mize	134
3	Joe DiMaggio	130
4	Ted Williams	126
5	Ralph Kiner	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	29
2	Bob Dillinger	28
2	Jackie Robinson	28
4	Pee Wee Reese	26
5	Stan Rojek	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.40
2	Steve Gromek	2.55
3	Mel Parnell	2.66
4	Harry Brecheen	2.67
5	Dutch Leonard	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	25
2	Hal Newhouser	23
3	Gene Bearden	21
3	Vic Raschi	21
5	Mel Parnell	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	156
2	Bob Feller	146
3	Bob Lemon	139
4	Ralph Branca	134
5	Harry Brecheen	133

Saves

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