On This Day

Friday, May 27, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 10 .697 --
Athletics 20 16 .556 4.5
Red Sox 17 15 .531 5.5
Senators 19 17 .528 5.5
White Sox 17 17 .500 6.5
Tigers 17 18 .486 7.0
Indians 13 17 .433 8.5
Browns 10 26 .278 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 15 .571 --
Braves 20 15 .571 0.0
Giants 19 15 .559 0.5
Reds 18 16 .529 1.5
Cardinals 16 17 .485 3.0
Phillies 16 17 .485 3.0
Cubs 13 19 .406 5.5
Pirates 14 22 .389 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Castiglione 3
1 George Kell 3
1 Whitey Lockman 3
1 Cass Michaels 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Eddie Kazak 1
1 Dick Kokos 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 3
1 Spider Jorgensen 3
3 Tommy Henrich 2
3 Eddie Kazak 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Sain 1.29
2 Virgil Trucks 0.89
3 Joe Coleman 0.88
4 Eddie Lopat 0.60
4 Curt Simmons 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Preacher Roe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Sain 9
2 Virgil Trucks 8
3 Joe Coleman 7
4 Eddie Lopat 6
4 Curt Simmons 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Kiner .359
2 Gus Zernial .358
3 Willard Marshall .357
4 George Kell .349
4 Whitey Lockman .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 11
2 Ralph Kiner 10
3 Tommy Henrich 9
3 Johnny Mize 9
3 Ted Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 36
2 Jackie Robinson 34
2 Vic Wertz 34
4 Vern Stephens 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 Al Benton 1.65
2 Mel Parnell 1.75
3 Vic Raschi 1.94
4 Tommy Byrne 2.09
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
2 Virgil Trucks 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 46
2 Hal Newhouser 42
3 Ralph Branca 41
3 Joe Coleman 41
5 Warren Spahn 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
1 Joe Page 3
1 Max Surkont 3
1 Dizzy Trout 3
5 6 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Edwards .472
2 Jackie Robinson .415
3 Ted Kluszewski .404
3 Whitey Lockman .404
5 Birdie Tebbetts .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 6
2 Larry Doby 5
2 Tommy Henrich 5
2 Ralph Kiner 5
2 Johnny Mize 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Robinson 20
2 Vic Wertz 17
3 Eddie Joost 15
4 Roy Sievers 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 3
1 Eddie Miksis 3
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
4 Paul Campbell 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Dobson 1.17
2 Vic Raschi 1.23
3 Gerry Staley 1.38
4 Harry Brecheen 1.50
5 Ellis Kinder 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 4
2 Vern Bickford 3
3 Ralph Branca 2
3 Joe Coleman 2
3 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 19
2 Joe Coleman 18
3 Curt Simmons 15
4 Monty Kennedy 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 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 Ralph Kiner .374
2 Tommy Henrich .370
3 Jackie Robinson .369
4 Eddie Kazak .369
5 Ken Keltner .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 9
1 Vern Stephens 9
1 Ted Williams 9
4 Ralph Kiner 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 32
2 Jackie Robinson 30
3 Vic Wertz 29
4 Vern Stephens 26
5 Tommy Henrich 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 Al Benton 1.65
2 Tommy Byrne 1.98
3 Warren Spahn 2.05
4 Buddy Lively 2.20
5 Mel Parnell 2.29

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 Virgil Trucks 35
2 Joe Coleman 33
2 Warren Spahn 33
4 Ralph Branca 32
5 Hal Newhouser 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 2
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Tom Ferrick 2
1 Harry Gumbert 2
1 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .359
2 Stan Musial .349
3 Dale Mitchell .338
4 Al Dark .337
5 Lou Boudreau .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 43
2 Ralph Kiner 40
3 Stan Musial 36
4 Vern Stephens 34
5 Joe Gordon 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 150
2 Johnny Mize 130
3 Ted Williams 127
4 Ralph Kiner 124
5 Joe DiMaggio 121

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 2.40
2 Harry Brecheen 2.61
3 Mel Parnell 2.69
4 Steve Gromek 2.73
5 Johnny Sain 2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 152
2 Bob Feller 143
3 Harry Brecheen 136
4 Johnny Sain 134
5 Virgil Trucks 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 16
2 Joe Page 14
2 Ted Wilks 14
4 Russ Christopher 12
5 4 tied 9