On This Day

Thursday, July 28, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 33 .637 --
Indians 54 37 .593 4.0
Red Sox 52 41 .559 7.0
Athletics 52 43 .547 8.0
Tigers 51 45 .531 9.5
White Sox 39 55 .415 20.5
Senators 35 56 .385 23.0
Browns 31 62 .333 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 57 36 .613 --
Dodgers 55 37 .598 1.5
Braves 50 45 .526 8.0
Giants 46 45 .505 10.0
Phillies 47 47 .500 10.5
Pirates 44 48 .478 12.5
Reds 37 55 .402 19.5
Cubs 36 59 .379 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Sauer 5
2 Sam Dente 4
3 Monty Basgall 3
3 Al Dark 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Crandall 1
1 Al Dark 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Elbie Fletcher 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Hermanski 4
1 Dizzy Trout 4
3 Del Crandall 3
3 Chuck Diering 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Hopp 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allie Reynolds 0.36
2 Ralph Branca 0.36
3 Warren Spahn 0.33
4 Howie Judson 0.31
5 Bob Lemon 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Sheldon Jones 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 5
1 Howie Judson 5
3 Bob Lemon 4
3 Allie Reynolds 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kirby Higbe 1
1 Joe Page 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .364
2 Dom DiMaggio .341
3 George Kell .340
4 Ted Williams .338
5 Willard Marshall .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 27
2 Ted Williams 26
3 Vern Stephens 25
4 Eddie Joost 21
5 Sid Gordon 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 103
2 Ted Williams 102
3 Vic Wertz 87
4 Jackie Robinson 76
5 2 tied 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 24
2 Pee Wee Reese 18
3 Bob Dillinger 9
3 Gene Hermanski 9
3 Duke Snider 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Koslo 2.36
2 Ken Heintzelman 2.48
3 Vic Raschi 2.52
4 Gerry Staley 2.55
5 Howie Pollet 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 15
2 Alex Kellner 14
2 Mel Parnell 14
4 Ken Heintzelman 13
4 Howie Pollet 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 107
2 Hal Newhouser 89
3 Warren Spahn 85
4 Joe Coleman 81
5 Ralph Branca 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 11
2 Nels Potter 7
3 Ted Wilks 6
4 Al Benton 5
4 Hugh Casey 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Dillinger .500
2 Johnny Hopp .466
3 Chuck Diering .457
4 Johnny Groth .442
5 Enos Slaughter .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Thomson 6
1 Ted Williams 6
3 Vern Stephens 5
4 Yogi Berra 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 18
2 Vern Stephens 17
2 Ted Williams 17
4 Joe DiMaggio 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Jeffcoat 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
4 Dave Philley 3
4 Phil Rizzuto 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 0.46
2 Fred Hutchinson 0.49
3 Mel Parnell 0.67
4 Glenn Elliott 0.67
5 Doyle Lade 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Heintzelman 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Red Munger 3
1 Erv Palica 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 21
2 Alex Kellner 17
2 Warren Spahn 17
4 Kirby Higbe 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Walt Masterson 2
1 Joe Page 2
1 Satchel Paige 2
4 Al Benton 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willard Marshall .384
2 Bobby Doerr .383
3 Larry Doby .381
4 Ted Williams .380
5 Don Kolloway .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 9
1 Ralph Kiner 9
1 Hank Sauer 9
1 Vern Stephens 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 33
2 Joe DiMaggio 32
3 Sam Chapman 31
3 Hank Sauer 31
5 Bobby Doerr 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 9
2 Pee Wee Reese 7
3 Hal Jeffcoat 6
4 Gil Coan 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 0.58
2 Howie Pollet 1.45
3 Ken Heintzelman 1.72
4 Eddie Lopat 1.86
5 Kirby Higbe 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Heintzelman 5
1 Art Houtteman 5
1 Bob Lemon 5
1 Erv Palica 5
1 Howie Pollet 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 30
2 Ted Gray 29
3 Warren Spahn 28
4 Vern Bickford 27
4 Mickey McDermott 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
1 Satchel Paige 4
3 Monk Dubiel 2
3 Al Gettel 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Dillinger .344
2 Ted Williams .340
3 Enos Slaughter .336
4 Jackie Robinson .332
5 Dom DiMaggio .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 39
2 Ted Williams 35
3 Stan Musial 34
3 Vern Stephens 34
5 Johnny Mize 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 156
2 Ted Williams 151
3 Stan Musial 121
4 Ralph Kiner 118
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 41
2 Pee Wee Reese 36
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Gene Hermanski 19
5 Richie Ashburn 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.50
2 Harry Brecheen 2.72
3 Ken Heintzelman 2.91
4 Bob Lemon 2.91
5 Warren Spahn 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 22
1 Vic Raschi 22
3 Howie Pollet 20
4 Gene Bearden 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 151
2 Warren Spahn 142
3 Hal Newhouser 139
4 Vic Raschi 138
5 Bob Lemon 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 15
2 Ted Wilks 11
3 Harry Gumbert 8
3 Nels Potter 8
5 4 tied 6