On This Day

Tuesday, May 31, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 12 .676 --
Red Sox 20 16 .556 4.5
Senators 21 19 .525 5.5
Athletics 21 19 .525 5.5
Tigers 20 19 .513 6.0
White Sox 19 20 .487 7.0
Indians 17 18 .486 7.0
Browns 10 30 .250 16.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 23 17 .575 --
Braves 23 17 .575 --
Giants 22 18 .550 1.0
Cardinals 19 18 .514 2.5
Reds 20 19 .513 2.5
Phillies 18 21 .462 4.5
Cubs 15 22 .405 6.5
Pirates 16 24 .400 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Lohrke 4
2 Clint Conatser 3
2 Jackie Robinson 3
4 Walker Cooper 2
4 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clint Conatser 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Jack Lohrke 1
1 Andy Seminick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clint Conatser 4
2 Andy Seminick 3
3 Jack Lohrke 2
3 Duke Snider 2
3 Eddie Waitkus 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jansen 0.33
2 Morrie Martin 0.29
2 Johnny Sain 0.29
4 Schoolboy Rowe 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Banta 1
1 Nels Potter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 5
2 Nels Potter 3
3 Jack Banta 2
3 Glenn Elliott 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Kiner .366
2 Eddie Kazak .364
3 Jackie Robinson .360
4 Willard Marshall .355
5 Gus Zernial .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 12
2 Ralph Kiner 11
2 Vern Stephens 11
4 Johnny Mize 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 41
2 Jackie Robinson 39
3 Vern Stephens 37
3 Vic Wertz 37
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 7
2 Jackie Robinson 6
3 Bob Dillinger 5
3 Gene Hermanski 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vic Raschi 1.85
2 Mel Parnell 1.88
3 Ken Raffensberger 2.10
4 Joe Dobson 2.37
5 Joe Coleman 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 49
2 Hal Newhouser 48
3 Ralph Branca 43
4 Mel Parnell 42
4 Warren Spahn 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Hugh Casey 3
2 Bob Muncrief 3
2 Nels Potter 3
2 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Clint Conatser .486
2 Jackie Robinson .484
3 Wally Moses .433
4 Ted Kluszewski .411
5 Eddie Kazak .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Robinson 24
2 Enos Slaughter 16
3 Tommy Henrich 14
4 Ted Williams 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 5
2 Eddie Miksis 3
2 Dale Mitchell 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 0.00
2 Dave Koslo 0.54
3 Vic Raschi 0.72
4 Jack Banta 0.79
5 Satchel Paige 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 3
1 Mel Parnell 3
3 Jack Banta 2
3 Vern Bickford 2
3 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 22
2 Ellis Kinder 19
3 Tommy Byrne 17
4 Joe Coleman 16
5 4 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 2
1 Bob Muncrief 2
1 Nels Potter 2
4 Hugh Casey 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .431
2 Ralph Kiner .402
3 Eddie Robinson .369
4 Cass Michaels .364
5 Ted Kluszewski .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 11
2 Ralph Kiner 9
2 Johnny Mize 9
4 Eddie Joost 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Robinson 34
2 Ted Williams 32
3 Vic Wertz 30
4 Eddie Robinson 26
5 Tommy Henrich 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
2 Gene Hermanski 5
3 Dale Mitchell 4
4 Gil Coan 3
4 11 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Chipman 1.21
2 Jack Banta 1.74
2 Al Benton 1.74
4 Howie Pollet 1.88
5 2 tied 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 6
2 Mel Parnell 5
2 Bill Wight 5
4 Vern Bickford 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Parnell 33
1 Virgil Trucks 33
3 Warren Spahn 31
4 Joe Coleman 30
4 Hal Newhouser 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Muncrief 3
1 Nels Potter 3
3 Lou Brissie 2
3 Hugh Casey 2
3 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .357
2 Stan Musial .349
3 Dale Mitchell .341
4 Lou Boudreau .335
5 Al Dark .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 44
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 153
2 Ted Williams 129
3 Johnny Mize 127
4 Ralph Kiner 122
5 Joe DiMaggio 116

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.47
2 Harry Brecheen 2.66
3 Mel Parnell 2.72
4 Steve Gromek 2.73
5 Dutch Leonard 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 25
2 Gene Bearden 21
2 Hal Newhouser 21
2 Mel Parnell 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 154
2 Bob Feller 144
3 Rex Barney 136
4 Harry Brecheen 134
4 2 others tied 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 15
1 Joe Page 15
3 Ted Wilks 13
4 Russ Christopher 10
5 2 tied 9