On This Day

Monday, June 6, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 13 .698 --
Tigers 25 21 .543 6.5
Senators 25 21 .543 6.5
Red Sox 23 20 .535 7.0
Athletics 24 23 .511 8.0
Indians 20 22 .476 9.5
White Sox 21 24 .467 10.0
Browns 11 35 .239 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 20 .565 --
Dodgers 26 20 .565 --
Cardinals 24 19 .558 0.5
Braves 25 20 .556 0.5
Phillies 23 23 .500 3.0
Reds 22 24 .478 4.0
Cubs 17 26 .395 7.5
Pirates 17 28 .378 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Boone 3
1 Chuck Diering 3
1 Billy Goodman 3
1 Marty Marion 3
1 Red Schoendienst 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Jack Lohrke 1
1 Enos Slaughter 1
1 Duke Snider 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hoot Evers 4
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Vern Stephens 3
2 Sam Vico 3
2 Johnny Wyrostek 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Kluszewski 1
1 Stan Musial 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Newcombe 1.83
2 Steve Gromek 0.33
2 Sheldon Jones 0.33
2 Red Munger 0.33
2 Chuck Stobbs 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Fox 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Tex Hughson 1
1 Red Munger 1
1 Don Newcombe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 11
2 Red Munger 5
3 Bob Chesnes 4
4 Joe Coleman 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willard Marshall .362
2 Ralph Kiner .358
3 Eddie Kazak .357
4 Red Schoendienst .345
5 George Kell .342

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 49
2 Vern Stephens 46
3 Vic Wertz 45
4 Jackie Robinson 41
5 Hank Majeski 38

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 Joe Coleman 48
4 Ralph Branca 47
5 Warren Spahn 45

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Clint Conatser .417
2 Jackie Robinson .407
3 Enos Slaughter .400
4 Emil Verban .379
5 Phil Rizzuto .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Del Ennis 5
2 Ralph Kiner 5
2 Stan Musial 5
2 Andy Seminick 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 17
2 Andy Seminick 16
2 Vern Stephens 16
4 Sid Gordon 15
5 Tommy Henrich 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 Mike Garcia 0.47
3 Joe Page 0.48
4 Robin Roberts 0.61
5 Howie Pollet 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Pollet 4
2 Jack Banta 3
2 Al Brazle 3
2 Tex Hughson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 24
2 Tommy Byrne 22
3 Don Newcombe 21
4 Larry Jansen 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 3
2 Tom Ferrick 2
2 Ellis Kinder 2
2 Cuddles Marshall 2
2 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .407
2 Gene Woodling .380
3 Eddie Robinson .377
4 Ralph Kiner .374
5 Willard Marshall .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 11
2 Ralph Kiner 10
3 Ted Williams 9
4 Dick Kokos 8
4 Vern Stephens 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Robinson 34
2 Vic Wertz 30
3 Eddie Robinson 29
4 Ted Williams 28
5 2 tied 26

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 1.34
2 Jack Banta 1.42
3 Ken Raffensberger 1.80
4 Hank Borowy 1.84
5 Satchel Paige 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 5
1 Howie Pollet 5
3 Vern Bickford 4
3 Hank Borowy 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 43
2 Joe Coleman 30
3 Mel Parnell 29
4 Tommy Byrne 27
4 3 others tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Wilks 4
2 Tom Ferrick 3
2 Bob Muncrief 3
2 Nels Potter 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .356
2 Ted Williams .349
3 Dale Mitchell .339
4 Joe DiMaggio .332
5 Lou Boudreau .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 42
2 Ralph Kiner 40
3 Stan Musial 37
4 Vern Stephens 36
5 Joe Gordon 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 154
2 Ted Williams 133
3 Ralph Kiner 123
3 Hank Majeski 123
3 Johnny Mize 123

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 Steve Gromek 2.70
4 Harry Brecheen 2.75
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 Eddie Lopat 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