On This Day

Sunday, July 31, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	35	.632	--
Indians	56	39	.589	4.0
Red Sox	54	43	.557	7.0
Tigers	54	46	.540	8.5
Athletics	53	46	.535	9.0
White Sox	41	57	.418	20.5
Senators	36	58	.383	23.5
Browns	33	63	.344	27.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Indians 0

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

White Sox 2, Yankees 1

Tigers 3, Athletics 0

Tigers 6, Athletics 0

Senators 7, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	58	37	.611	--
Dodgers	56	38	.596	1.5
Braves	51	46	.526	8.0
Giants	49	46	.516	9.0
Phillies	50	47	.515	9.0
Pirates	45	49	.479	12.5
Reds	38	58	.396	20.5
Cubs	36	62	.367	23.5

Games

Phillies 5, Cubs 4

Giants 10, Reds 0

Braves 9, Pirates 1

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 2

Pirates 6, Braves 5

Giants 9, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vic Wertz	5
2	Luke Appling	4
2	Al Dark	4
4	Monty Basgall	3
4	17 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sid Gordon	2
1	Sherry Robertson	2
3	Luke Appling	1
3	Hank Bauer	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sid Gordon	4
1	Don Kolloway	4
1	Marv Rickert	4
4	Johnny Mize	3
4	Ray Mueller	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Cox	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Gene Mauch	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mickey McDermott	0.64
2	Don Newcombe	0.60
3	Gene Bearden	0.57
4	Ted Gray	0.44
5	Bill Werle	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Gray	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	7
2	Don Newcombe	6
3	Bill Voiselle	5
4	Gene Bearden	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	27
2	Ted Williams	26
3	Vern Stephens	25
4	Sid Gordon	23
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	104
1	Ted Williams	104
3	Vic Wertz	91
4	Jackie Robinson	80
5	Gil Hodges	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	25
2	Pee Wee Reese	18
3	Gene Hermanski	10
4	Bob Dillinger	9
4	Duke Snider	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	2.31
2	Ken Heintzelman	2.48
3	Howie Pollet	2.55
4	Gerry Staley	2.60
5	Vic Raschi	2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	109
2	Hal Newhouser	89
3	Warren Spahn	85
4	Joe Coleman	82
5	Vic Raschi	80

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	12
2	Nels Potter	7
3	Al Benton	6
3	Ted Wilks	6
5	Hugh Casey	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.516
2	Johnny Hopp	.464
3	Enos Slaughter	.456
4	Johnny Groth	.434
5	Chuck Diering	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sid Gordon	7
2	Hank Sauer	6
3	Bob Elliott	5
3	Bobby Thomson	5
3	Ted Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	21
2	Johnny Groth	18
3	Hank Sauer	17
4	Bobby Doerr	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Jeffcoat	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
3	Pee Wee Reese	3
3	Phil Rizzuto	3
3	Johnny Wyrostek	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Hutchinson	0.36
2	Glenn Elliott	0.67
3	Mike Garcia	1.04
3	Mickey McDermott	1.04
5	Al Benton	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	3
1	Ted Gray	3
1	Fred Hutchinson	3
1	Red Munger	3
1	Virgil Trucks	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	23
2	Mickey McDermott	18
3	Ted Gray	17
4	Joe Coleman	16
4	Chuck Stobbs	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Appling	.412
2	Ted Williams	.387
3	Larry Doby	.381
4	Don Kolloway	.378
5	Bobby Doerr	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	11
2	Sid Gordon	10
3	Walker Cooper	9
4	Jack Graham	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	33
2	Bobby Doerr	31
3	Sam Chapman	30
3	Roy Sievers	30
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.08
2	Mike Garcia	1.11
3	Mickey McDermott	1.29
4	Ken Heintzelman	1.66
4	Eddie Lopat	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Palica	5
2	Al Brazle	4
2	Bob Feller	4
2	Ken Heintzelman	4
2	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	36
2	Vern Bickford	25
2	Mickey McDermott	25
4	Ted Gray	24
4	Bill Werle	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
1	Satchel Paige	4
3	Al Benton	2
3	Monk Dubiel	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.345
2	Ted Williams	.341
3	Enos Slaughter	.337
4	Jackie Robinson	.331
5	Dom DiMaggio	.325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	157
2	Ted Williams	150
3	Ralph Kiner	118
3	Stan Musial	118
5	Jackie Robinson	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	41
2	Pee Wee Reese	36
3	Gene Hermanski	20
4	Bob Dillinger	19
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.48
2	Harry Brecheen	2.75
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	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	150
2	Warren Spahn	142
3	Vic Raschi	140
4	Hal Newhouser	139
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	2 tied	7