On This Day

Friday, June 17, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 20 .636 --
Tigers 31 24 .564 4.0
Athletics 31 25 .554 4.5
Indians 28 24 .538 5.5
Senators 28 26 .519 6.5
Red Sox 27 27 .500 7.5
White Sox 23 34 .404 13.0
Browns 16 39 .291 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 34 22 .607 --
Cardinals 31 23 .574 2.0
Phillies 33 25 .569 2.0
Braves 31 25 .554 3.0
Giants 28 26 .519 5.0
Reds 23 31 .426 10.0
Pirates 22 33 .400 11.5
Cubs 19 36 .345 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 4
1 Johnny Pesky 4
3 Bobby Doerr 3
3 Billy Hitchcock 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Keltner 2
2 Matt Batts 1
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
2 Roy Campanella 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Keltner 4
2 Walker Cooper 3
2 Del Ennis 3
2 Roy Sievers 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gil Hodges 2
2 Peanuts Lowrey 1
2 George Metkovich 1
2 Danny Murtaugh 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 0.78
2 Harry Brecheen 0.50
3 Mickey McDermott 0.38
4 Don Newcombe 0.38
5 Howie Fox 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Howie Fox 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 7
2 Harry Brecheen 5
2 Mickey McDermott 5
4 Howie Fox 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Walt Masterson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .357
2 Red Schoendienst .351
3 George Kell .347
4 Ralph Kiner .333
5 Eddie Kazak .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 16
2 Eddie Joost 15
2 Ted Williams 15
4 Ralph Kiner 14
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 61
2 Vern Stephens 59
3 Jackie Robinson 53
4 Vic Wertz 52
5 Del Ennis 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 12
2 Pee Wee Reese 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 Robin Roberts 2.46
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 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 76
2 Hal Newhouser 60
3 Joe Coleman 57
4 Lou Brissie 55
5 Tommy Byrne 53

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pee Wee Reese .456
2 Ray Boone .438
3 Hoot Evers .412
4 Herman Reich .390
5 Hank Majeski .377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 23
2 Joe Gordon 22
3 Vern Stephens 21
4 Del Ennis 18
4 3 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Heintzelman 0.67
2 Robin Roberts 1.04
3 Dick Fowler 1.20
4 Russ Meyer 1.24
5 Preacher Roe 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Fowler 3
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Ken Heintzelman 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 23
2 Tommy Byrne 21
3 Lou Brissie 18
4 Vic Raschi 17
4 Virgil Trucks 17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .414
2 Pee Wee Reese .370
3 Bobby Thomson .347
4 Birdie Tebbetts .346
5 Enos Slaughter .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 11
2 Andy Seminick 9
3 Larry Doby 8
3 Stan Musial 8
3 Ted Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Robinson 36
2 Ted Williams 33
3 Vern Stephens 32
4 Andy Seminick 31
5 Gil Hodges 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 9
2 Jackie Robinson 7
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Dale Mitchell 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 Howie Pollet 5
2 Robin Roberts 5
4 Vern Bickford 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 43
2 Tommy Byrne 38
3 Don Newcombe 37
4 Lou Brissie 32
4 Joe Coleman 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .344
2 Ted Williams .336
3 Dale Mitchell .335
4 Jackie Robinson .323
5 Enos Slaughter .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 40
2 Ralph Kiner 37
2 Stan Musial 37
4 Vern Stephens 36
5 Joe Gordon 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 158
2 Ted Williams 131
3 Hank Majeski 123
4 Joe Gordon 122
5 Stan Musial 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 34
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 2.57
3 Bob Lemon 2.84
4 Robin Roberts 2.93
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 Rex Barney 144
4 Bob Feller 140
5 Tommy Byrne 137

Saves

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