On This Day

Thursday, June 16, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 19 .648 --
Tigers 31 24 .564 4.5
Athletics 30 25 .545 5.5
Indians 27 24 .529 6.5
Senators 28 26 .519 7.0
Red Sox 25 27 .481 9.0
White Sox 23 32 .418 12.5
Browns 16 38 .296 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 33 22 .600 --
Cardinals 31 22 .585 1.0
Braves 31 24 .564 2.0
Phillies 32 25 .561 2.0
Giants 28 25 .528 4.0
Reds 22 31 .415 10.0
Pirates 21 33 .389 11.5
Cubs 19 35 .352 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Metkovich 5
2 Dave Philley 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Hank Edwards 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Johnny Lindell 1
1 George Metkovich 1
1 Cass Michaels 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 4
1 George Metkovich 4
3 Joe Gordon 3
4 Sam Chapman 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Hoot Evers 1
1 Jack Phillips 1
1 Duke Snider 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Sanford 0.55
2 Lou Brissie 0.50
3 Monk Dubiel 0.44
4 Mike Garcia 0.36
5 Ray Poat 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 1
1 Lou Brissie 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Brissie 6
1 Fred Sanford 6
3 Max Surkont 5
4 Monk Dubiel 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .353
2 Red Schoendienst .348
3 George Kell .347
4 Ralph Kiner .333
5 Eddie Kazak .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 15
1 Vern Stephens 15
3 Ralph Kiner 14
3 Ted Williams 14
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 58
2 Vern Stephens 56
3 Jackie Robinson 53
4 Vic Wertz 52
5 Gil Hodges 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 11
1 Jackie Robinson 11
3 Bob Dillinger 8
4 Richie Ashburn 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vic Raschi 1.90
2 Preacher Roe 2.36
3 Bob Lemon 2.49
4 Ken Heintzelman 2.50
5 Virgil Trucks 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 10
2 Virgil Trucks 9
3 Vern Bickford 8
3 Ralph Branca 8
3 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 76
2 Hal Newhouser 60
3 Lou Brissie 55
4 Tommy Byrne 52
4 Mel Parnell 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 7
2 Ted Wilks 5
3 Hugh Casey 4
3 Nels Potter 4
5 5 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pee Wee Reese .450
2 Ray Boone .432
3 Hank Majeski .426
4 Dave Philley .412
5 Hoot Evers .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Seminick 8
2 Eddie Joost 6
3 Joe Gordon 5
3 Gil Hodges 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Seminick 23
2 Gil Hodges 22
3 Hoot Evers 21
3 Joe Gordon 21
5 Vern Stephens 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 5
2 Pee Wee Reese 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Bob Dillinger 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Heintzelman 0.67
2 Dick Fowler 1.20
3 Russ Meyer 1.24
4 Robin Roberts 1.40
5 Preacher Roe 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Fowler 3
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Ken Heintzelman 3
1 Art Houtteman 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 23
2 Lou Brissie 21
3 Tommy Byrne 20
4 Bob Lemon 17
4 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 3
2 Al Benton 2
2 Ted Wilks 2
4 Paul Calvert 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .412
2 Pee Wee Reese .380
3 Enos Slaughter .349
4 Dave Philley .344
5 Wally Moses .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 11
2 Andy Seminick 9
3 Larry Doby 8
3 Tommy Henrich 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Robinson 38
2 Andy Seminick 32
3 Vern Stephens 31
4 Gil Hodges 30
4 Ted Williams 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 9
2 Jackie Robinson 6
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Bob Dillinger 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Banta 1.20
2 Preacher Roe 1.23
3 Early Wynn 1.24
4 Vic Raschi 1.48
5 Jim Konstanty 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 6
2 Alex Kellner 5
2 Howie Pollet 5
2 Robin Roberts 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 49
2 Tommy Byrne 37
3 Don Newcombe 34
4 Lou Brissie 33
5 Vic Raschi 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Nels Potter 3
2 Ted Wilks 3
4 Al Benton 2
4 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .346
2 Ted Williams .342
3 Dale Mitchell .334
4 Enos Slaughter .325
5 Bob Dillinger .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 41
2 Ralph Kiner 37
2 Stan Musial 37
4 Joe Gordon 35
4 Vern Stephens 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 156
2 Ted Williams 130
3 Hank Majeski 123
4 Joe Gordon 122
5 Stan Musial 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 33
2 Pee Wee Reese 31
3 Bob Dillinger 28
4 Richie Ashburn 24
5 Stan Rojek 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.40
2 Harry Brecheen 2.43
3 Bob Lemon 2.77
4 Robin Roberts 3.05
5 Hal Newhouser 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 22
2 Mel Parnell 21
2 Johnny Sain 21
4 Hal Newhouser 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 151
2 Hal Newhouser 147
3 Bob Feller 146
4 Rex Barney 144
5 Tommy Byrne 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 15
2 Ted Wilks 14
3 Harry Gumbert 13
4 Russ Christopher 9
5 3 tied 8