On This Day

Sunday, May 29, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	11	.686	--
Athletics	21	17	.553	4.5
Red Sox	18	16	.529	5.5
Senators	20	18	.526	5.5
Tigers	19	18	.514	6.0
White Sox	18	19	.486	7.0
Indians	15	18	.455	8.0
Browns	10	28	.263	15.5

Games

Senators 10, Red Sox 4

White Sox 4, Indians 2

Indians 2, White Sox 1

Tigers 6, Browns 4

Athletics 3, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	21	16	.568	--
Dodgers	21	16	.568	0.0
Braves	21	16	.568	0.0
Reds	20	17	.541	1.0
Cardinals	17	18	.486	3.0
Phillies	17	19	.472	3.5
Cubs	14	21	.400	6.0
Pirates	15	23	.395	6.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Giants 4, Phillies 2

Giants 3, Phillies 0

Pirates 4, Cardinals 2

Reds 4, Cubs 1

Cubs 10, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Kluszewski	6
1	Bobby Thomson	6
3	Hal Jeffcoat	5
4	Sid Gordon	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Ken Keltner	1
1	Jerry Priddy	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
1	Phil Cavarretta	3
1	Sid Gordon	3
4	Hoot Evers	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Sam Dente	1
1	Jack Lohrke	1
1	Jerry Scala	1
1	Bobby Thomson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monk Dubiel	999.00
2	Robin Roberts	1.00
3	Satchel Paige	0.70
4	Eddie Erautt	0.60
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Paul Calvert	1
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	Eddie Erautt	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ellis Kinder	7
1	Satchel Paige	7
3	Paul Calvert	6
3	Sheldon Jones	6
5	Art Houtteman	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Emil Kush	1
1	Bob Muncrief	1
1	Virgil Trucks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ralph Kiner	.370
2	Gus Zernial	.355
3	Emil Verban	.353
4	Willard Marshall	.351
5	Ted Kluszewski	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	11
1	Ted Williams	11
3	Ralph Kiner	10
4	Tommy Henrich	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Jackie Robinson	38
3	Vic Wertz	36
4	Vern Stephens	35
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
1	Jackie Robinson	6
3	Bob Dillinger	5
3	Gene Hermanski	5
3	Earl Torgeson	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Chipman	1.51
2	Mel Parnell	1.75
3	Vic Raschi	1.85
4	Tommy Byrne	2.09
5	Ken Raffensberger	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	7
2	Vern Bickford	6
2	Alex Kellner	6
2	Mel Parnell	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	49
2	Hal Newhouser	42
2	Warren Spahn	42
4	Ralph Branca	41
4	Joe Coleman	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	3
1	Joe Page	3
1	Max Surkont	3
1	Dizzy Trout	3
5	8 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.453
2	Ted Kluszewski	.415
3	Ralph Kiner	.413
4	Ted Williams	.404
5	Birdie Tebbetts	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Joost	6
2	Larry Doby	5
2	Tommy Henrich	5
4	Ralph Kiner	4
4	Ted Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	23
2	Vic Wertz	15
3	Eddie Joost	14
4	Yogi Berra	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Eddie Miksis	3
3	Paul Campbell	2
3	Gil Coan	2
3	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	0.00
2	Vic Raschi	0.72
3	Jack Banta	0.73
4	Satchel Paige	0.92
5	Howie Pollet	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Kellner	4
2	Vern Bickford	3
2	Eddie Erautt	3
4	Hank Borowy	2
4	20 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	22
2	Ellis Kinder	19
3	Joe Coleman	18
4	Alex Kellner	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	2
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	Tom Ferrick	1
2	Harry Gumbert	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ralph Kiner	.396
2	Jackie Robinson	.391
3	Eddie Robinson	.363
4	Gus Zernial	.357
5	Bob Elliott	.356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	33
2	Vic Wertz	30
2	Ted Williams	30
4	Eddie Robinson	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Hermanski	5
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
3	Dale Mitchell	4
3	Jackie Robinson	4
5	10 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Chipman	1.10
2	Al Benton	1.65
3	Howie Pollet	1.85
4	Tommy Byrne	1.98
5	Buddy Lively	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Kellner	6
2	Paul Calvert	5
3	Vern Bickford	4
3	Hank Borowy	4
3	15 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	38
2	Joe Coleman	33
3	Warren Spahn	31
4	Ellis Kinder	28
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou Brissie	2
1	Hugh Casey	2
1	Tom Ferrick	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2
1	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.362
2	Stan Musial	.347
3	Dale Mitchell	.340
4	Al Dark	.336
5	Lou Boudreau	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	43
2	Ralph Kiner	40
3	Stan Musial	35
4	Vern Stephens	34
5	Joe Gordon	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	152
2	Ted Williams	130
3	Johnny Mize	128
4	Ralph Kiner	124
5	Joe DiMaggio	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	28
2	Richie Ashburn	27
3	Bob Dillinger	26
3	Pee Wee Reese	26
5	Stan Rojek	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.40
2	Harry Brecheen	2.66
3	Steve Gromek	2.68
4	Johnny Sain	2.69
5	Mel Parnell	2.71

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	145
3	Virgil Trucks	135
4	Harry Brecheen	134
4	Warren Spahn	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	16
2	Joe Page	14
3	Ted Wilks	13
4	Russ Christopher	11
5	3 tied	9