On This Day

Tuesday, June 28, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 24 .636 --
Athletics 38 29 .567 4.5
Indians 34 28 .548 6.0
Red Sox 35 29 .547 6.0
Tigers 36 30 .545 6.0
Senators 30 34 .469 11.0
White Sox 27 41 .397 16.0
Browns 19 46 .292 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 40 25 .615 --
Cardinals 39 26 .600 1.0
Phillies 37 31 .544 4.5
Braves 36 31 .537 5.0
Giants 32 32 .500 7.5
Reds 27 36 .429 12.0
Pirates 25 39 .391 14.5
Cubs 25 41 .379 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Kokos 4
2 Hank Bauer 3
2 Paul Lehner 3
2 Cass Michaels 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Dick Kokos 3
1 Duke Snider 3
4 Billy Cox 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1
1 Jim Russell 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey McDermott 0.82
1 Preacher Roe 0.82
3 Clint Hartung 0.71
4 Howie Pollet 0.62
5 Warren Spahn 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Hartung 1
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 Bill Kennedy 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 9
1 Preacher Roe 9
3 Warren Spahn 6
4 Clint Hartung 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .365
2 George Kell .353
3 Ralph Kiner .348
4 Red Schoendienst .336
5 Dom DiMaggio .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 19
2 Ralph Kiner 18
3 Tommy Henrich 16
3 Eddie Joost 16
3 Vern Stephens 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 78
2 Vern Stephens 70
3 Vic Wertz 65
4 Jackie Robinson 60
5 Tommy Henrich 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 16
2 Pee Wee Reese 11
3 Bob Dillinger 9
4 Richie Ashburn 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Koslo 1.84
2 Steve Gromek 2.42
3 Virgil Trucks 2.62
4 Mel Parnell 2.65
5 Gerry Staley 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 11
1 Vic Raschi 11
3 Mel Parnell 10
3 Virgil Trucks 10
5 5 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 88
2 Hal Newhouser 70
3 Lou Brissie 64
4 Warren Spahn 63
5 Joe Coleman 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 8
2 Nels Potter 5
2 Ted Wilks 5
4 Al Benton 4
4 Hugh Casey 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .435
2 Nellie Fox .432
3 Jackie Robinson .426
4 Carl Furillo .411
5 2 tied .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dino Restelli 7
2 Hank Sauer 6
3 Tommy Henrich 5
3 Ted Williams 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 25
2 Tommy Henrich 21
3 Del Ennis 17
4 Yogi Berra 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 5
2 Gil Hodges 3
3 Luke Appling 2
3 Ferris Fain 2
3 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Hutchinson 0.54
2 Sid Hudson 1.29
3 Dick Fowler 1.33
4 Johnny Schmitz 1.73
5 Bob Rush 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 Lou Brissie 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Dick Fowler 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 20
2 Bob Lemon 18
2 Virgil Trucks 18
4 Vic Raschi 16
4 Warren Spahn 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 2
1 Joe Page 2
1 Robin Roberts 2
1 Gerry Staley 2
5 14 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .397
2 George Kell .376
3 Billy Goodman .374
4 Hoot Evers .371
5 Ray Boone .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Seminick 10
2 Ted Williams 9
3 Gil Hodges 8
3 Eddie Joost 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 41
2 Vern Stephens 36
3 Hoot Evers 33
3 Gil Hodges 33
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 10
2 Luke Appling 5
2 Pee Wee Reese 5
4 Bob Dillinger 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Fowler 1.31
2 Russ Meyer 1.76
3 Monk Dubiel 1.98
4 Dave Koslo 2.03
5 Joe Page 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Pollet 7
2 Alex Kellner 6
2 Bob Lemon 6
4 Dick Fowler 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 42
2 Bob Lemon 34
3 Don Newcombe 32
4 Tommy Byrne 31
5 Lou Brissie 30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .337
2 Enos Slaughter .334
3 Dale Mitchell .334
4 Ted Williams .329
5 Billy Goodman .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 39
2 Stan Musial 36
3 Johnny Mize 35
4 Tommy Henrich 34
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 152
2 Ted Williams 136
3 Hank Majeski 124
4 Tommy Henrich 123
5 Stan Musial 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 36
2 Pee Wee Reese 30
3 Bob Dillinger 29
4 Gene Hermanski 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.48
2 Harry Brecheen 2.89
3 Mel Parnell 2.90
4 Hal Newhouser 2.91
5 Virgil Trucks 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 22
2 Hal Newhouser 21
2 Vic Raschi 21
4 Johnny Sain 20
4 Virgil Trucks 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 163
2 Hal Newhouser 150
3 Rex Barney 144
4 Warren Spahn 139
5 Tommy Byrne 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 15
2 Harry Gumbert 11
2 Ted Wilks 11
4 Art Houtteman 8
5 4 tied 7