On This Day

Friday, July 29, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	33	.641	--
Indians	55	38	.591	4.5
Red Sox	53	42	.558	7.5
Athletics	53	43	.552	8.0
Tigers	51	46	.526	10.5
White Sox	39	56	.411	21.5
Senators	35	57	.380	24.0
Browns	32	62	.340	28.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Indians 1

Indians 9, Red Sox 3

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

Athletics 5, Tigers 3

Browns 6, Senators 2

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	46	.500	10.5
Phillies	47	47	.500	10.5
Pirates	44	48	.478	12.5
Reds	38	55	.409	19.0
Cubs	36	59	.379	22.0

Games

Reds 3, Giants 0

Dodgers 3, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
2	Bobby Doerr	3
2	Jim Hegan	3
2	Nippy Jones	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Billy Johnson	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1
1	Johnny Lindell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	3
2	Lou Boudreau	2
2	Joe Gordon	2
2	Bob Kennedy	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Dave Philley	1
1	Bud Stewart	1
1	Johnny Wyrostek	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Byrne	0.50
1	Joe Dobson	0.50
3	Dick Weik	0.45
4	Dick Fowler	0.40
5	2 tied	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Byrne	6
2	Dick Weik	5
3	Joe Dobson	4
3	Dick Fowler	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	1
1	Bobby Shantz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.366
2	Dom DiMaggio	.344
3	George Kell	.340
4	Ted Williams	.338
5	Red Schoendienst	.328

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
1	Ted Williams	103
3	Vic Wertz	88
4	Jackie Robinson	77
5	Gil Hodges	74

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	Mike Garcia	2.19
2	Dave Koslo	2.31
3	Ken Heintzelman	2.48
4	Vic Raschi	2.52
5	Howie Pollet	2.55

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	12
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	.525
2	Johnny Hopp	.455
3	Chuck Diering	.444
4	Johnny Groth	.435
5	Enos Slaughter	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Thomson	6
1	Ted Williams	6
3	Vern Stephens	5
4	Yogi Berra	4
4	8 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	20
2	Bobby Doerr	19
3	Ted Williams	17
4	Walker Cooper	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Jeffcoat	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
3	Dave Philley	3
3	Pee Wee Reese	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Hutchinson	0.49
2	Mel Parnell	0.67
3	Glenn Elliott	0.67
4	Doyle Lade	0.84
5	Mike Garcia	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Munger	3
1	Mel Parnell	3
1	Warren Spahn	3
4	Gene Bearden	2
4	36 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	21
2	Warren Spahn	17
3	Kirby Higbe	16
3	Chuck Stobbs	16
5	Joe Coleman	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
2	Walt Masterson	2
2	Satchel Paige	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.383
2	Willard Marshall	.378
3	Ted Williams	.376
4	Jackie Robinson	.370
5	Hank Sauer	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	9
1	Ralph Kiner	9
1	Hank Sauer	9
1	Vern Stephens	9
5	Jack Graham	8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	8
2	Pee Wee Reese	7
3	Hal Jeffcoat	6
4	Dave Philley	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	0.95
2	Ken Heintzelman	1.72
3	Mickey McDermott	1.73
4	Howie Pollet	1.86
4	Eddie Lopat	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Heintzelman	5
1	Art Houtteman	5
1	Erv Palica	5
4	Al Brazle	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	30
2	Ted Gray	29
3	Vern Bickford	27
4	Art Houtteman	26
5	Bob Feller	25

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	.346
2	Ted Williams	.340
3	Enos Slaughter	.336
4	Jackie Robinson	.334
5	Dom DiMaggio	.329

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	152
3	Stan Musial	119
4	Ralph Kiner	118
5	2 tied	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	40
2	Pee Wee Reese	36
3	Bob Dillinger	20
4	Gene Hermanski	19
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.48
2	Harry Brecheen	2.72
3	Ken Heintzelman	2.91
4	Bob Lemon	2.92
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	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	16
2	Ted Wilks	11
3	Harry Gumbert	8
3	Nels Potter	8
5	3 tied	6