On This Day

Friday, July 22, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	56	31	.644	--
Indians	50	36	.581	5.5
Red Sox	47	40	.540	9.0
Tigers	47	43	.522	10.5
Athletics	47	43	.522	10.5
White Sox	39	50	.438	18.0
Senators	34	50	.405	20.5
Browns	30	57	.345	26.0

Games

White Sox 12, Athletics 0

Indians 2, Senators 1

Yankees 8, Tigers 2

Red Sox 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	53	34	.609	--
Cardinals	52	36	.591	1.5
Braves	48	41	.539	6.0
Phillies	46	42	.523	7.5
Giants	43	42	.506	9.0
Pirates	40	46	.465	12.5
Reds	34	52	.395	18.5
Cubs	33	56	.371	21.0

Games

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1

Braves 5, Pirates 3

Cubs 6, Giants 5

Phillies 2, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chuck Kress	4
2	Floyd Baker	3
2	Del Crandall	3
2	Bob Dillinger	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Pat Mullin	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	Pete Reiser	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
2	Del Crandall	2
2	Fred Hancock	2
2	Tommy Henrich	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snuffy Stirnweiss	2
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Charlie Keller	1
2	Tom Saffell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Munger	0.83
2	Mike Garcia	0.71
3	Randy Gumpert	0.60
4	Mel Parnell	0.36
5	4 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Randy Gumpert	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	6
2	Mike Garcia	5
2	Red Munger	5
4	Tommy Byrne	4
4	Mel Parnell	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Hogue	1
1	Robin Roberts	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.355
2	George Kell	.345
3	Dom DiMaggio	.341
4	Ted Williams	.332
5	Willard Marshall	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	26
2	Vern Stephens	24
3	Ted Williams	23
4	Eddie Joost	20
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	97
2	Ted Williams	93
3	Vic Wertz	83
4	Jackie Robinson	72
5	Gil Hodges	69

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.16
2	Dave Koslo	2.20
3	Ken Heintzelman	2.36
4	Gerry Staley	2.36
5	Vic Raschi	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	15
2	Alex Kellner	13
2	Mel Parnell	13
4	Vern Bickford	12
4	3 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	107
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	Whitey Lockman	.451
2	Harry Walker	.410
3	Ted Williams	.404
4	Larry Doby	.395
5	Luke Appling	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	5
1	Ralph Kiner	5
1	Hank Sauer	5
1	Vern Stephens	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	16
1	Vern Stephens	16
3	Sam Chapman	15
3	Ralph Kiner	15
3	Hank Sauer	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Philley	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
1	Phil Rizzuto	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
5	6 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Heintzelman	0.00
2	Mike Garcia	0.44
3	Kirby Higbe	0.95
4	Randy Gumpert	1.00
4	Red Munger	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Palica	4
2	Mel Parnell	3
2	Billy Pierce	3
4	Hank Borowy	2
4	24 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	15
2	Alex Kellner	13
2	Billy Pierce	13
4	Robin Roberts	12
5	3 tied	11

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Monk Dubiel	2
2	Hugh Casey	1
2	Red Embree	1
2	Eddie Erautt	1
2	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.400
2	Johnny Mize	.396
3	Whitey Lockman	.388
4	Hank Sauer	.385
5	Johnny Pesky	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	14
2	Ralph Kiner	11
3	Walker Cooper	9
4	Sam Chapman	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	39
2	Vern Stephens	35
3	Sam Chapman	30
3	Joe DiMaggio	30
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	8
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
3	Gil Coan	4
3	Phil Rizzuto	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	0.58
2	Randy Gumpert	1.73
3	Ken Heintzelman	1.83
4	Erv Palica	1.93
5	Eddie Lopat	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Heintzelman	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
1	Erv Palica	5
1	Howie Pollet	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	30
2	Mickey McDermott	26
2	Don Newcombe	26
2	Warren Spahn	26
5	2 tied	25

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	Enos Slaughter	.333
3	Dom DiMaggio	.329
4	Bob Dillinger	.329
5	Stan Musial	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Johnny Mize	36
3	Vern Stephens	35
4	Stan Musial	34
5	Ted Williams	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	157
2	Ted Williams	148
3	Ralph Kiner	119
4	Hank Majeski	115
4	Stan Musial	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	42
2	Pee Wee Reese	35
3	Bob Dillinger	21
4	Gene Hermanski	19
5	Richie Ashburn	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.66
2	Harry Brecheen	2.74
3	Bob Lemon	2.90
4	Robin Roberts	2.99
5	Ken Heintzelman	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	24
2	Mel Parnell	22
3	Howie Pollet	19
3	Johnny Sain	19
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	158
2	Hal Newhouser	142
3	Vic Raschi	141
4	Warren Spahn	137
5	Tommy Byrne	131

Saves

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