On This Day

Tuesday, July 5, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 26 .649 --
Athletics 44 30 .595 4.0
Indians 41 31 .569 6.0
Tigers 39 36 .520 9.5
Red Sox 36 36 .500 11.0
Senators 32 39 .451 14.5
White Sox 30 45 .400 18.5
Browns 23 50 .315 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 44 29 .603 --
Cardinals 43 30 .589 1.0
Phillies 41 35 .539 4.5
Braves 40 35 .533 5.0
Giants 36 36 .500 7.5
Pirates 31 40 .437 12.0
Reds 29 41 .414 13.5
Cubs 28 46 .378 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luke Appling 3
1 Larry Doby 3
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 George Kell 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Blattner 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Tommy O'Brien 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 3
1 Sherm Lollar 3
3 Luke Appling 2
3 Ray Boone 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Brecheen 2.00
2 Mickey McDermott 0.58
3 Ken Heintzelman 0.50
4 Bob Rush 0.33
5 Eddie Lopat 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 Mickey McDermott 1
1 Joe Ostrowski 1
1 Frank Papish 1
1 Howie Pollet 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 7
2 Jack Banta 6
3 Harry Brecheen 4
3 Ken Heintzelman 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Kennedy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .361
2 George Kell .353
3 Red Schoendienst .340
4 Ralph Kiner .336
5 Dom DiMaggio .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 21
2 Vern Stephens 19
2 Ted Williams 19
4 Eddie Joost 18
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 81
2 Vern Stephens 79
3 Vic Wertz 78
4 Jackie Robinson 61
5 Gil Hodges 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 20
2 Pee Wee Reese 13
3 Bob Dillinger 9
4 Gil Coan 8
4 Duke Snider 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Koslo 1.73
2 Gerry Staley 2.43
3 Preacher Roe 2.51
4 Steve Gromek 2.56
5 Hank Borowy 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 13
2 Alex Kellner 12
3 Vern Bickford 10
3 Ralph Branca 10
3 5 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 92
2 Hal Newhouser 75
3 Lou Brissie 73
4 Warren Spahn 67
5 Vic Raschi 66

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 9
2 Ted Wilks 6
3 Nels Potter 5
4 Al Benton 4
4 Hugh Casey 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Mize .452
2 Willard Marshall .442
3 Yogi Berra .420
4 Joe DiMaggio .414
5 Hank Sauer .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 8
2 Ralph Kiner 6
3 Joe DiMaggio 5
3 Carl Furillo 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 24
2 Hank Sauer 22
3 Carl Furillo 19
4 Vern Stephens 18
5 Sam Chapman 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 7
2 Gil Coan 4
3 Ferris Fain 2
3 Hal Jeffcoat 2
3 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 0.00
2 Jack Banta 1.31
3 Hal Newhouser 1.76
4 Ted Wilks 1.80
5 Bob Rush 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lou Brissie 3
1 Ken Heintzelman 3
1 Alex Kellner 3
1 Dave Koslo 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 22
2 Bob Lemon 21
3 Ted Gray 19
4 Lou Brissie 18
5 Hal Newhouser 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 2
1 Satchel Paige 2
1 Johnny Schmitz 2
1 Gerry Staley 2
5 15 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Priddy .400
2 Birdie Tebbetts .386
3 Jackie Robinson .377
4 George Kell .366
5 Carl Furillo .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 9
1 Hank Sauer 9
3 Eddie Joost 8
4 Joe Gordon 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 38
1 Vic Wertz 38
3 Ted Williams 35
4 Joe Gordon 34
5 Gil Hodges 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 12
2 Pee Wee Reese 5
2 Red Schoendienst 5
2 Duke Snider 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 0.72
2 Russ Meyer 2.06
3 Dave Koslo 2.08
4 Bob Chipman 2.12
5 Preacher Roe 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 6
1 Vic Raschi 6
3 Lou Brissie 5
3 Dick Fowler 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 37
2 Lou Brissie 36
3 Vic Raschi 35
4 Don Newcombe 34
5 Virgil Trucks 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Ted Wilks 3
4 Ned Garver 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .339
2 Ted Williams .333
3 Enos Slaughter .330
4 Stan Musial .324
5 Bob Dillinger .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 41
2 Johnny Mize 35
2 Stan Musial 35
4 Tommy Henrich 33
4 Vern Stephens 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 151
2 Ted Williams 138
3 Hank Majeski 123
4 Tommy Henrich 122
5 Stan Musial 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 39
2 Pee Wee Reese 32
3 Bob Dillinger 28
4 Gil Coan 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.42
2 Hal Newhouser 2.79
3 Harry Brecheen 2.91
4 Mel Parnell 3.04
5 Vern Bickford 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 23
2 Mel Parnell 22
3 Hal Newhouser 20
4 Gene Bearden 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 158
2 Hal Newhouser 150
3 Rex Barney 145
4 Vic Raschi 140
5 Warren Spahn 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 13
2 Ted Wilks 12
3 Harry Gumbert 10
4 Art Houtteman 8
5 2 tied 7