On This Day

Sunday, June 19, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 21 .632 --
Tigers 33 24 .579 3.0
Athletics 32 26 .552 4.5
Indians 29 25 .537 5.5
Red Sox 29 27 .518 6.5
Senators 28 28 .500 7.5
White Sox 23 36 .390 14.0
Browns 17 40 .298 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 35 23 .603 --
Cardinals 33 23 .589 1.0
Braves 33 26 .559 2.5
Phillies 33 27 .550 3.0
Giants 29 27 .518 5.0
Reds 24 33 .421 10.5
Pirates 23 34 .404 11.5
Cubs 20 37 .351 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hoot Evers 4
1 George Kell 4
1 Hank Majeski 4
4 Bob Elliott 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 2
1 Andy Pafko 2
3 Chuck Diering 1
3 Dom DiMaggio 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Joost 4
1 George Kell 4
3 Chuck Diering 3
3 Dom DiMaggio 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Virgil Trucks 1.20
2 Chuck Stobbs 0.50
3 Carl Scheib 0.44
4 Al Brazle 0.30
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Bob Chesnes 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Fred Hutchinson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 6
2 Chuck Stobbs 5
3 Carl Scheib 4
4 Johnny Antonelli 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .358
2 George Kell .352
3 Red Schoendienst .347
4 Eddie Kazak .333
4 Ralph Kiner .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 16
1 Vern Stephens 16
1 Ted Williams 16
4 Ralph Kiner 14
5 3 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 66
2 Vern Stephens 59
3 Jackie Robinson 55
4 Vic Wertz 54
5 2 tied 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 13
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 1.98
2 Virgil Trucks 2.33
3 Preacher Roe 2.36
4 Robin Roberts 2.55
5 Ken Heintzelman 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 11
2 Virgil Trucks 10
3 Alex Kellner 9
4 Vern Bickford 8
4 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 82
2 Hal Newhouser 60
3 Joe Coleman 57
4 Lou Brissie 55
5 3 tied 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 Hoot Evers .453
2 Ray Boone .438
3 Pee Wee Reese .431
4 Red Schoendienst .400
5 Eddie Waitkus .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 6
2 Joe Gordon 5
2 Stan Musial 5
4 Jimmy Bloodworth 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hoot Evers 20
1 Joe Gordon 20
1 Gil Hodges 20
1 Ted Williams 20
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 5
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Bob Dillinger 3
2 Gil Hodges 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Fowler 0.43
2 Al Benton 0.61
3 Robin Roberts 1.27
4 Virgil Trucks 1.41
5 Preacher Roe 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 4
2 Mike Garcia 3
2 Alex Kellner 3
2 Bob Lemon 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 23
1 Virgil Trucks 23
3 Vic Raschi 22
4 Rex Barney 20
5 Lou Brissie 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 3
2 Joe Page 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 .426
2 Pee Wee Reese .365
3 Bobby Thomson .353
4 Dave Philley .349
5 Enos Slaughter .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 11
2 Stan Musial 10
3 Andy Seminick 9
4 Larry Doby 8
4 Ted Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Robinson 35
2 Ted Williams 34
3 Vern Stephens 32
4 Andy Seminick 31
5 Gil Hodges 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 8
1 Jackie Robinson 8
3 Luke Appling 4
3 Bob Dillinger 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Koslo 1.05
2 Early Wynn 1.24
3 Preacher Roe 1.54
4 Robin Roberts 1.76
5 Dick Fowler 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Pollet 6
1 Vic Raschi 6
3 Alex Kellner 5
3 Robin Roberts 5
3 Virgil Trucks 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 49
2 Tommy Byrne 38
3 Don Newcombe 37
4 Lou Brissie 32
4 2 others tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Nels Potter 3
2 Ted Wilks 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .339
2 Ted Williams .334
3 Dale Mitchell .331
4 Enos Slaughter .325
5 Bob Dillinger .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Mize 39
2 Stan Musial 38
3 Ralph Kiner 37
4 Vern Stephens 35
5 Joe Gordon 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 155
2 Ted Williams 135
3 Hank Majeski 124
4 Tommy Henrich 119
4 2 others tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 35
2 Pee Wee Reese 31
3 Bob Dillinger 28
4 Richie Ashburn 23
5 Stan Rojek 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.42
2 Harry Brecheen 2.61
3 Bob Lemon 2.78
4 Vern Bickford 2.90
5 Robin Roberts 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 23
2 Mel Parnell 21
2 Johnny Sain 21
4 Hal Newhouser 20
4 Virgil Trucks 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 157
2 Hal Newhouser 147
3 Rex Barney 146
4 Bob Feller 142
5 Vic Raschi 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 15
2 Harry Gumbert 13
3 Ted Wilks 12
4 Russ Christopher 9
5 2 tied 8