On This Day

Friday, June 10, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 16 .660 --
Tigers 28 21 .571 4.0
Athletics 27 23 .540 5.5
Senators 25 23 .521 6.5
Red Sox 23 24 .489 8.0
Indians 22 23 .489 8.0
White Sox 22 27 .449 10.0
Browns 14 35 .286 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 20 .600 --
Braves 29 20 .592 0.5
Cardinals 27 20 .574 1.5
Phillies 27 23 .540 3.0
Giants 26 24 .520 4.0
Reds 22 28 .440 8.0
Pirates 18 31 .367 11.5
Cubs 17 30 .362 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Granny Hamner 4
2 Marv Rickert 3
2 Eddie Waitkus 3
2 Bill Werle 3
2 Wally Westlake 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 2
2 Pete Castiglione 1
2 Bruce Edwards 1
2 Carl Furillo 1
2 Wally Westlake 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Bloodworth 4
1 Carl Furillo 4
3 Tommy Glaviano 2
3 Dave Philley 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Duke Snider 2
2 Richie Ashburn 1
2 Billy Goodman 1
2 Grady Hatton 1
2 Gene Woodling 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Raschi 0.86
2 Bill Werle 0.75
3 Randy Gumpert 0.36
3 Joe Hatten 0.36
5 Earl Johnson 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Gumpert 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Vic Raschi 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 6
2 Randy Gumpert 4
2 Joe Hatten 4
4 Al Brazle 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .343
2 Eddie Kazak .341
3 Ralph Kiner .339
4 Eddie Joost .335
5 Willard Marshall .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 14
1 Ted Williams 14
3 Eddie Joost 13
3 Ralph Kiner 13
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 52
2 Jackie Robinson 47
2 Vern Stephens 47
2 Vic Wertz 47
5 Hank Majeski 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 10
1 Jackie Robinson 10
3 Bob Dillinger 7
4 Dale Mitchell 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vic Raschi 1.89
2 Howie Pollet 2.28
3 Bill Wight 2.35
4 Hank Borowy 2.41
5 Preacher Roe 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 9
2 Ralph Branca 8
2 Virgil Trucks 8
4 Vern Bickford 7
4 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 68
2 Hal Newhouser 54
3 Ralph Branca 51
4 Joe Coleman 48
5 2 tied 47

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 .452
2 Enos Slaughter .409
3 Pee Wee Reese .397
4 Ray Boone .382
5 Stan Musial .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 5
1 Stan Musial 5
1 Andy Seminick 5
1 Ted Williams 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Seminick 18
2 Hoot Evers 17
3 Sid Gordon 16
3 Ted Williams 16
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
2 Jackie Robinson 4
3 Luke Appling 2
3 Richie Ashburn 2
3 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Robin Roberts 0.38
2 Joe Page 0.90
3 Red Webb 1.04
4 Ted Gray 1.08
5 Howie Pollet 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Pollet 4
2 Al Brazle 3
2 Art Houtteman 3
2 Vic Raschi 3
2 Virgil Trucks 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 30
2 Lou Brissie 21
2 Don Newcombe 21
4 Larry Jansen 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nels Potter 3
2 Bob Muncrief 2
2 Joe Page 2
2 Ted Wilks 2
5 12 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .392
2 Enos Slaughter .378
3 Eddie Joost .371
4 Ray Mueller .353
5 Eddie Robinson .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 12
2 Ralph Kiner 9
3 Larry Doby 8
3 Stan Musial 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Robinson 36
2 Vic Wertz 31
3 Ted Williams 28
4 Eddie Joost 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 9
2 Jackie Robinson 6
3 Bob Dillinger 5
4 Gene Hermanski 4
4 Dale Mitchell 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Koslo 0.99
2 Howie Pollet 1.40
3 Jack Banta 1.42
4 Vic Raschi 1.58
5 Jim Konstanty 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 6
1 Howie Pollet 6
3 Vic Raschi 5
4 Vern Bickford 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 47
2 Lou Brissie 32
3 Mel Parnell 30
4 Tommy Byrne 29
5 Larry Jansen 27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .355
2 Ted Williams .347
3 Dale Mitchell .340
4 Joe DiMaggio .333
5 Lou Boudreau .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 42
2 Ralph Kiner 38
2 Stan Musial 38
4 Joe Gordon 35
5 Vern Stephens 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 151
2 Ted Williams 133
3 Hank Majeski 123
4 Joe Gordon 120
4 Johnny Mize 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 32
2 Pee Wee Reese 30
3 Bob Dillinger 27
4 Richie Ashburn 24
5 Stan Rojek 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.42
2 Harry Brecheen 2.52
3 Steve Gromek 2.80
4 Hal Newhouser 2.90
5 Johnny Sain 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Sain 23
2 Hal Newhouser 21
2 Mel Parnell 21
2 Vic Raschi 21
5 Eddie Lopat 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 153
2 Bob Feller 146
3 Virgil Trucks 145
4 Rex Barney 137
5 Tommy Byrne 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Gumbert 14
1 Joe Page 14
3 Ted Wilks 13
4 Russ Christopher 10
5 3 tied 8