On This Day

Wednesday, July 20, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	54	31	.635	--
Indians	49	35	.583	4.5
Red Sox	46	40	.535	8.5
Athletics	46	41	.529	9.0
Tigers	46	42	.523	9.5
White Sox	38	50	.432	17.5
Senators	34	48	.415	18.5
Browns	29	55	.345	24.5

Games

White Sox 8, Red Sox 7

Yankees 7, Indians 3

Tigers 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	52	33	.612	--
Cardinals	50	36	.581	2.5
Braves	47	40	.540	6.0
Phillies	44	42	.512	8.5
Giants	42	41	.506	9.0
Pirates	40	44	.476	11.5
Reds	34	50	.405	17.5
Cubs	32	55	.368	21.0

Games

Pirates 8, Dodgers 6

Cardinals 6, Braves 4

Giants 5, Reds 1

Cubs 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	3
1	Sam Dente	3
1	Hoot Evers	3
1	Whitey Lockman	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	2
1	Hank Sauer	2
3	Yogi Berra	1
3	Roy Campanella	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Roy Campanella	4
2	Hank Sauer	4
4	Joe DiMaggio	3
4	Ted Williams	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hoot Evers	2
2	Gene Hermanski	1
2	Dave Philley	1
2	Red Schoendienst	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	0.80
2	Ralph Branca	0.78
3	Dave Koslo	0.43
4	Dutch Leonard	0.40
5	Elmer Riddle	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Cliff Chambers	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Branca	7
2	Bob Kuzava	4
2	Dutch Leonard	4
2	Robin Roberts	4
2	Ted Wilks	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.358
2	Dom DiMaggio	.342
3	George Kell	.337
4	Willard Marshall	.335
5	Ted Williams	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	26
2	Vern Stephens	23
3	Ted Williams	22
4	Sid Gordon	19
4	Eddie Joost	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	96
2	Ted Williams	92
3	Vic Wertz	83
4	Jackie Robinson	70
5	2 tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	23
2	Pee Wee Reese	17
3	Bob Dillinger	9
3	Gene Hermanski	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	2.20
2	Ken Heintzelman	2.36
3	Gerry Staley	2.36
4	Vic Raschi	2.52
5	Howie Pollet	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	14
2	Ken Heintzelman	12
2	Alex Kellner	12
2	Mel Parnell	12
2	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	104
2	Hal Newhouser	84
3	Warren Spahn	79
4	Lou Brissie	75
4	Joe Coleman	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	10
2	Nels Potter	7
3	Ted Wilks	6
4	Hugh Casey	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Doby	.447
2	Lou Boudreau	.432
3	Luke Appling	.429
3	Tommy Holmes	.429
5	Dom DiMaggio	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	7
2	Jack Graham	6
3	Sam Chapman	5
3	Ralph Kiner	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	18
2	Vern Stephens	17
3	Ralph Kiner	15
4	Sam Chapman	14
4	Hank Sauer	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	Dave Philley	3
2	Jackie Robinson	3
4	Billy Cox	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Heintzelman	0.00
2	Ted Gray	0.60
3	Mike Garcia	0.69
4	Eddie Lopat	1.13
5	Joe Hatten	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Erv Palica	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
5	24 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	15
2	Billy Pierce	13
3	Ellis Kinder	12
3	Lou Kretlow	12
3	5 others tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Monk Dubiel	2
1	Nels Potter	2
3	Hugh Casey	1
3	Joe Dobson	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.405
2	Lou Boudreau	.400
3	Willard Marshall	.388
4	Whitey Lockman	.385
5	Hank Sauer	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	14
2	Ralph Kiner	12
3	Sam Chapman	8
3	Walker Cooper	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	38
2	Vern Stephens	37
3	Sam Chapman	30
4	Ralph Kiner	29
4	Vic Wertz	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	10
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
3	Gil Coan	4
4	Gene Hermanski	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Heintzelman	1.83
2	Eddie Lopat	1.96
3	Gerry Staley	2.01
4	Mickey McDermott	2.06
5	Erv Palica	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Heintzelman	5
1	Dave Koslo	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
1	Howie Pollet	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	32
2	Bob Lemon	28
3	Vern Bickford	27
4	Mickey McDermott	26
4	2 others tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Monk Dubiel	3
1	Joe Page	3
1	Satchel Paige	3
1	Nels Potter	3
1	Gerry Staley	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.340
2	Dale Mitchell	.330
3	Dom DiMaggio	.329
4	Enos Slaughter	.327
5	Jackie Robinson	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Johnny Mize	36
3	Vern Stephens	34
4	Stan Musial	33
5	Tommy Henrich	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	157
2	Ted Williams	147
3	Ralph Kiner	118
4	Hank Majeski	114
4	Stan Musial	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	42
2	Pee Wee Reese	35
3	Bob Dillinger	24
4	Gene Hermanski	20
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.68
2	Harry Brecheen	2.89
3	Bob Lemon	2.90
4	Warren Spahn	3.00
5	Ken Heintzelman	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	23
2	Mel Parnell	21
3	Howie Pollet	19
3	Johnny Sain	19
3	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	158
2	Hal Newhouser	142
3	Vic Raschi	140
4	Warren Spahn	139
5	Rex Barney	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	14
2	Ted Wilks	11
3	Harry Gumbert	9
4	Nels Potter	8
5	Hank Behrman	7