On This Day

Wednesday, June 1, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	26	12	.684	--
Red Sox	21	16	.568	4.5
Senators	22	19	.537	5.5
Tigers	21	19	.525	6.0
Athletics	21	20	.512	6.5
White Sox	19	21	.475	8.0
Indians	17	19	.472	8.0
Browns	10	31	.244	17.5

Games

Yankees 3, White Sox 0

Red Sox 3, Indians 1

Senators 6, Browns 5

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	24	17	.585	--
Giants	23	18	.561	1.0
Dodgers	23	18	.561	1.0
Cardinals	20	18	.526	2.5
Reds	20	20	.500	3.5
Phillies	19	21	.475	4.5
Cubs	15	23	.395	7.5
Pirates	16	25	.390	8.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 3

Braves 8, Pirates 6

Giants 11, Cubs 5

Phillies 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Virgil Stallcup	4
2	Al Dark	3
2	Larry Doby	3
2	George Kell	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	2
2	Sam Dente	1
2	Tommy Glaviano	1
2	Tommy Henrich	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Baker	2
1	Sam Dente	2
1	Bob Elliott	2
1	Gil Hodges	2
1	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	Frankie Gustine	1
1	Emil Verban	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	0.77
2	Hank Borowy	0.67
3	Howie Judson	0.57
4	Preacher Roe	0.43
5	Joe Coleman	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Bob Hall	1
1	Mickey Harris	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	10
2	Hank Borowy	4
2	Joe Coleman	4
2	Howie Judson	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Nels Potter	1
1	Ted Wilks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willard Marshall	.365
2	Ralph Kiner	.360
3	Emil Verban	.357
4	Eddie Kazak	.356
5	Jackie Robinson	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	12
1	Ted Williams	12
3	Vern Stephens	11
4	Tommy Henrich	10
4	Johnny Mize	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	42
2	Jackie Robinson	39
2	Vic Wertz	39
4	Vern Stephens	37
5	Ralph Kiner	32

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	1.65
2	Mel Parnell	1.88
3	Ken Raffensberger	2.10
4	Joe Dobson	2.37
5	Walt Masterson	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	7
1	Mel Parnell	7
1	Vic Raschi	7
1	Virgil Trucks	7
5	3 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	59
2	Hal Newhouser	48
3	Joe Coleman	45
4	Ralph Branca	43
5	2 tied	42

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Clint Conatser	.487
2	Jackie Robinson	.458
3	Emil Verban	.421
4	Enos Slaughter	.375
5	Ted Williams	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	5
1	Tommy Henrich	5
1	Eddie Joost	5
1	Ralph Kiner	5
1	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	22
2	Enos Slaughter	15
3	Tommy Henrich	14
3	Ted Williams	14
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Dale Mitchell	3
3	Luke Appling	2
3	Paul Campbell	2
3	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Raschi	0.53
2	Dave Koslo	0.54
3	Jack Banta	0.79
4	Satchel Paige	0.92
5	Fred Hutchinson	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	3
2	Jack Banta	2
2	Vern Bickford	2
2	Hank Borowy	2
2	23 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	26
2	Joe Coleman	20
3	Ellis Kinder	19
4	Tommy Byrne	17
5	Larry Jansen	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nels Potter	3
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	Bob Muncrief	2
4	Hugh Casey	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.417
2	Ralph Kiner	.387
3	Willard Marshall	.372
4	Emil Verban	.369
5	Cass Michaels	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
1	Ted Williams	10
3	Johnny Mize	9
4	Eddie Joost	8
5	Tommy Henrich	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	34
2	Vic Wertz	32
3	Ted Williams	28
4	Tommy Henrich	25
5	Eddie Robinson	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Gene Hermanski	5
3	Dale Mitchell	4
4	Gil Coan	3
4	9 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Chipman	1.21
2	Al Benton	1.74
3	Jack Banta	1.86
4	Howie Pollet	1.88
5	Tom Ferrick	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mickey Haefner	5
1	Alex Kellner	5
1	Robin Roberts	5
4	Vern Bickford	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	43
2	Joe Coleman	34
3	Ralph Branca	29
3	Mel Parnell	29
3	Warren Spahn	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Muncrief	3
1	Nels Potter	3
1	Ted Wilks	3
4	Tom Ferrick	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.359
2	Stan Musial	.351
3	Dale Mitchell	.342
4	Lou Boudreau	.335
5	Al Dark	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	42
2	Ralph Kiner	41
3	Stan Musial	37
4	Vern Stephens	34
5	Joe Gordon	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	151
2	Ted Williams	127
3	Ralph Kiner	124
4	Johnny Mize	123
5	Stan Musial	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	28
2	Richie Ashburn	27
2	Pee Wee Reese	27
4	Bob Dillinger	25
5	Stan Rojek	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.51
2	Harry Brecheen	2.66
3	Mel Parnell	2.72
4	Dutch Leonard	2.76
5	Johnny Sain	2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	154
2	Bob Feller	147
3	Virgil Trucks	140
4	Rex Barney	136
5	2 tied	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	15
2	Joe Page	14
2	Ted Wilks	14
4	Russ Christopher	10
5	2 tied	9