On This Day

Sunday, June 5, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	13	.698	--
Tigers	25	20	.556	6.0
Senators	25	21	.543	6.5
Red Sox	22	20	.524	7.5
Athletics	24	22	.522	7.5
White Sox	21	24	.467	10.0
Indians	19	22	.463	10.0
Browns	11	35	.239	20.5

Games

Senators 7, White Sox 6

White Sox 5, Senators 4

Athletics 3, Indians 0

Athletics 4, Indians 2

Red Sox 5, Tigers 3

Tigers 11, Red Sox 5

Yankees 6, Browns 4

Browns 7, Yankees 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	19	.578	--
Braves	25	19	.568	0.5
Dodgers	25	20	.556	1.0
Cardinals	23	19	.548	1.5
Phillies	23	23	.500	3.5
Reds	21	24	.467	5.0
Cubs	17	26	.395	8.0
Pirates	17	27	.386	8.5

Games

Pirates 5, Dodgers 4

Cardinals 8, Braves 1

Phillies 7, Cubs 2

Cubs 8, Phillies 7

Giants 6, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Floyd Baker	6
2	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Dave Philley	5
2	Sherry Robertson	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	2
1	Billy Johnson	2
1	Willie Jones	2
1	Eddie Joost	2
1	Vic Wertz	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	5
1	Billy Johnson	5
1	Willie Jones	5
1	Eddie Robinson	5
5	Rube Walker	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bud Stewart	2
2	Bob Dillinger	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	Earl Rapp	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Jansen	1.25
2	Satchel Paige	0.64
3	Ralph Branca	0.50
3	Joe Dobson	0.50
3	Fred Sanford	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Satchel Paige	7
2	Bubba Harris	5
2	Larry Jansen	5
2	Bobby Shantz	5
5	8 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ralph Kiner	.366
2	Willard Marshall	.362
3	Eddie Kazak	.360
4	Jackie Robinson	.342
5	George Kell	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	14
2	Ralph Kiner	13
2	Vern Stephens	13
4	Eddie Joost	12
5	Tommy Henrich	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	48
2	Vern Stephens	43
2	Vic Wertz	43
4	Jackie Robinson	40
5	Hank Majeski	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	8
1	Jackie Robinson	8
3	Bob Dillinger	6
4	Gene Hermanski	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Raschi	1.88
2	Walt Masterson	2.20
3	Mel Parnell	2.26
4	Hank Borowy	2.41
5	Ken Raffensberger	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	8
2	Ralph Branca	7
2	Mel Parnell	7
2	Virgil Trucks	7
5	8 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	62
2	Hal Newhouser	51
3	Ralph Branca	47
4	Joe Coleman	45
5	Warren Spahn	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	5
2	Nels Potter	4
3	Hugh Casey	3
3	Tom Ferrick	3
3	4 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.419
2	Jackie Robinson	.414
3	Clint Conatser	.400
4	Ralph Kiner	.388
5	Stan Musial	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
1	Stan Musial	6
1	Ted Williams	6
4	Del Ennis	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Seminick	16
1	Ted Williams	16
3	Sid Gordon	15
4	Tommy Henrich	14
4	Stan Musial	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	Luke Appling	2
2	Bob Dillinger	2
2	Frankie Gustine	2
2	5 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Wilks	0.00
2	Joe Page	0.48
3	Dave Koslo	0.54
4	Howie Pollet	0.87
5	Max Surkont	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Pollet	4
2	Jack Banta	3
2	Al Brazle	3
2	Vic Raschi	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	29
2	Tommy Byrne	22
3	Satchel Paige	18
4	Larry Jansen	17
4	Johnny Sain	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nels Potter	3
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	Cuddles Marshall	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ralph Kiner	.402
2	Jackie Robinson	.400
3	Gene Woodling	.380
4	Enos Slaughter	.373
5	Eddie Robinson	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Joost	11
1	Ralph Kiner	11
3	Ted Williams	9
4	Dick Kokos	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	33
2	Vic Wertz	32
3	Eddie Robinson	29
4	Ted Williams	27
5	4 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	7
2	Bob Dillinger	4
2	Gene Hermanski	4
2	Dale Mitchell	4
2	Jackie Robinson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	1.29
2	Jack Banta	1.42
3	Warren Spahn	1.77
4	Hank Borowy	1.84
5	Satchel Paige	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Alex Kellner	5
1	Howie Pollet	5
1	Bill Wight	5
4	Vern Bickford	4
4	13 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	43
2	Warren Spahn	31
3	Mel Parnell	29
4	Bobby Shantz	28
5	5 tied	27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.355
2	Ted Williams	.350
3	Dale Mitchell	.339
4	Lou Boudreau	.333
5	Joe DiMaggio	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	42
2	Ralph Kiner	40
3	Stan Musial	37
4	Vern Stephens	35
5	Joe Gordon	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	151
2	Ted Williams	132
3	Ralph Kiner	123
3	Johnny Mize	123
5	Hank Majeski	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	30
2	Pee Wee Reese	28
3	Bob Dillinger	26
4	Richie Ashburn	23
5	Stan Rojek	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.49
2	Dutch Leonard	2.70
3	Harry Brecheen	2.75
4	Steve Gromek	2.77
5	Johnny Sain	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	24
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	146
3	Virgil Trucks	143
4	Harry Brecheen	133
4	Johnny Sain	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	14
1	Joe Page	14
1	Ted Wilks	14
4	Russ Christopher	10
5	3 tied	9