On This Day

Saturday, June 11, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	32	16	.667	--
Tigers	28	22	.560	5.0
Athletics	27	23	.540	6.0
Senators	26	23	.531	6.5
Red Sox	23	24	.489	8.5
Indians	22	24	.478	9.0
White Sox	22	27	.449	10.5
Browns	14	35	.286	18.5

Games

Yankees 12, Indians 7

Senators 9, Tigers 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	31	20	.608	--
Cardinals	28	20	.583	1.5
Braves	29	21	.580	1.5
Giants	27	24	.529	4.0
Phillies	27	24	.529	4.0
Reds	22	29	.431	9.0
Cubs	18	30	.375	11.5
Pirates	18	32	.360	12.5

Games

Dodgers 11, Reds 3

Cubs 5, Braves 2

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Cardinals 6, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Bauer	3
1	Johnny Groth	3
1	Nippy Jones	3
1	Herman Reich	3
1	Connie Ryan	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	2
1	Clyde Vollmer	2
3	Hank Bauer	1
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	4
2	Hank Bauer	3
2	Roy Campanella	3
2	Gil Coan	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Sherry Robertson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Newcombe	1.29
2	Red Munger	0.67
3	Monty Kennedy	0.33
4	Elmer Riddle	0.17
5	2 tied	0.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Behrman	1
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	Red Munger	1
1	Don Newcombe	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	9
2	Red Munger	4
3	Monty Kennedy	3
4	Vern Bickford	2
4	4 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Paul Calvert	1
1	Emil Kush	1
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.346
2	Eddie Kazak	.337
3	Ralph Kiner	.337
4	Eddie Joost	.335
5	Red Schoendienst	.330

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	48
3	Vern Stephens	47
3	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	Preacher Roe	2.42
5	Steve Gromek	2.52

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	70
2	Hal Newhouser	54
3	Ralph Branca	51
4	Joe Coleman	48
5	2 tied	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
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	Pee Wee Reese	.429
2	Ray Boone	.395
3	Stan Musial	.393
4	Enos Slaughter	.391
5	Hoot Evers	.383

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	Hoot Evers	19
2	Andy Seminick	18
3	Gil Hodges	16
3	Ted Williams	16
5	Sid Gordon	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Jackie Robinson	4
3	Red Schoendienst	3
4	Luke Appling	2
4	14 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Behrman	0.00
2	Robin Roberts	0.38
3	Bill Wight	0.60
4	Joe Page	0.86
5	Ted Gray	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Pollet	4
2	Art Houtteman	3
2	Vic Raschi	3
4	Jack Banta	2
4	33 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	30
2	Virgil Trucks	24
3	Lou Brissie	21
4	Larry Jansen	18
5	Satchel Paige	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
1	Nels Potter	3
3	Emil Kush	2
3	Bob Muncrief	2
3	Ted Wilks	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.392
2	Enos Slaughter	.368
3	Eddie Joost	.366
4	Pee Wee Reese	.349
5	Ray Mueller	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Joost	11
2	Larry Doby	8
2	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Stan Musial	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	36
2	Vic Wertz	31
3	Gil Hodges	27
4	Ted Williams	26
5	3 tied	24

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	Jack Banta	1.21
2	Howie Pollet	1.40
3	Bill Wight	1.48
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	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	49
2	Don Newcombe	34
3	Lou Brissie	32
4	Mel Parnell	30
5	Tommy Byrne	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Wilks	4
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Joe Page	3
2	Nels Potter	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.355
2	Ted Williams	.345
3	Dale Mitchell	.339
4	Joe DiMaggio	.333
5	Enos Slaughter	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	42
2	Ralph Kiner	38
3	Stan Musial	37
4	Joe Gordon	36
5	Vern Stephens	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	151
2	Ted Williams	131
3	Hank Majeski	123
4	Joe Gordon	121
5	3 tied	118

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	Hal Newhouser	2.90
4	Dutch Leonard	2.97
5	Johnny Sain	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	22
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	Virgil Trucks	146
3	Bob Feller	143
4	Rex Barney	137
5	Tommy Byrne	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	15
2	Harry Gumbert	14
3	Ted Wilks	13
4	Russ Christopher	10
5	3 tied	8