On This Day

Thursday, May 26, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 10 .688 --
Athletics 20 15 .571 3.5
Red Sox 17 15 .531 5.0
Senators 19 17 .528 5.0
White Sox 17 16 .515 5.5
Tigers 16 18 .471 7.0
Indians 12 17 .414 8.5
Browns 10 25 .286 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 20 14 .588 --
Giants 19 14 .576 0.5
Dodgers 19 15 .559 1.0
Reds 18 15 .545 1.5
Cardinals 15 17 .469 4.0
Phillies 15 17 .469 4.0
Pirates 14 21 .400 6.5
Cubs 12 19 .387 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Evans 4
1 Birdie Tebbetts 4
3 Nippy Jones 3
3 Marty Marion 3
3 Eddie Pellagrini 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Enos Slaughter 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 3
1 Nippy Jones 3
1 Ralph Kiner 3
4 Al Evans 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Marv Rackley 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mel Parnell 0.20
2 Gene Bearden 0.10
3 Ned Garver 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Haefner 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Chambers 5
2 Mike Garcia 4
3 Mel Parnell 3
3 Ted Wilks 3
5 Ellis Kinder 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willard Marshall .368
2 Gus Zernial .366
3 Ralph Kiner .362
4 George Kell .338
4 Whitey Lockman .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 11
2 Ralph Kiner 10
3 Johnny Mize 9
3 Ted Williams 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 36
2 Jackie Robinson 34
3 Vern Stephens 33
3 Vic Wertz 33
5 Hank Majeski 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 6
2 Bob Dillinger 5
2 Earl Torgeson 5
4 Gil Coan 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Parnell 1.75
2 Vic Raschi 1.94
3 Tommy Byrne 2.09
4 Joe Coleman 2.29
5 Buddy Lively 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 7
2 Vern Bickford 6
2 Mel Parnell 6
2 Vic Raschi 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 42
2 Ralph Branca 41
3 Warren Spahn 39
4 Virgil Trucks 38
5 Mel Parnell 36

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Edwards .500
2 Jackie Robinson .407
3 Ray Mueller .406
4 Eddie Joost .400
5 Ted Kluszewski .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 6
2 Larry Doby 5
2 Ralph Kiner 5
2 Johnny Mize 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Robinson 22
2 Vic Wertz 17
3 Eddie Joost 15
4 Ferris Fain 14
4 Roy Sievers 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 3
1 Gene Hermanski 3
1 Eddie Miksis 3
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Dobson 1.17
2 Vic Raschi 1.23
3 Carl Scheib 1.38
3 Gerry Staley 1.38
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 4
2 Vern Bickford 3
2 Ralph Branca 3
2 Mel Parnell 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Parnell 20
2 Virgil Trucks 17
3 Ralph Branca 15
4 Monty Kennedy 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Ferrick 2
1 Ted Wilks 2
3 Lou Brissie 1
3 Hugh Casey 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gus Zernial .385
2 Ralph Kiner .379
3 Eddie Kazak .370
4 Jackie Robinson .366
5 Bob Elliott .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 32
1 Ted Williams 32
3 Jackie Robinson 30
4 Vern Stephens 26
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
1 Gene Hermanski 4
1 Dale Mitchell 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 2.05
2 Buddy Lively 2.20
3 Bob Lemon 2.25
4 Mel Parnell 2.29
5 Vern Bickford 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 5
1 Ralph Branca 5
1 Alex Kellner 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 33
2 Ralph Branca 32
3 Hal Newhouser 31
3 Virgil Trucks 31
5 Vern Bickford 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dizzy Trout 3
2 Lou Brissie 2
2 Hugh Casey 2
2 Tom Ferrick 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .358
2 Stan Musial .351
3 Al Dark .337
4 Dale Mitchell .337
5 Lou Boudreau .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 43
2 Ralph Kiner 40
3 Stan Musial 38
4 Vern Stephens 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 153
2 Johnny Mize 132
3 Ted Williams 127
4 Ralph Kiner 124
5 Joe DiMaggio 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 29
2 Bob Dillinger 28
2 Jackie Robinson 28
4 Pee Wee Reese 25
5 Gil Coan 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.52
2 Harry Brecheen 2.61
3 Mel Parnell 2.69
4 Steve Gromek 2.73
5 Dutch Leonard 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 25
2 Hal Newhouser 22
3 Vic Raschi 21
4 Gene Bearden 20
4 Mel Parnell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 152
2 Bob Feller 143
3 Harry Brecheen 136
4 Warren Spahn 132
5 2 tied 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 17
2 Joe Page 14
2 Ted Wilks 14
4 Russ Christopher 12
5 Tom Ferrick 10