On This Day

Wednesday, August 3, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 36 .629 --
Indians 57 40 .588 4.0
Red Sox 57 43 .570 5.5
Athletics 55 46 .545 8.0
Tigers 55 47 .539 8.5
White Sox 41 59 .410 21.5
Senators 36 60 .375 24.5
Browns 34 65 .343 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 38 .612 --
Dodgers 59 38 .608 0.5
Giants 52 46 .531 8.0
Braves 52 48 .520 9.0
Phillies 50 49 .505 10.5
Pirates 45 52 .464 14.5
Reds 40 58 .408 20.0
Cubs 36 65 .356 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Castiglione 3
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Tommy Henrich 3
1 Johnny Pesky 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Pete Castiglione 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 5
2 Pete Castiglione 4
2 Bobby Doerr 4
4 Yogi Berra 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Johnny Pesky 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Raffensberger 1.67
2 Ellis Kinder 1.40
3 Howie Pollet 1.20
4 Art Houtteman 0.67
5 Carl Erskine 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ellis Kinder 14
2 Howie Pollet 6
3 Carl Erskine 5
3 Ken Raffensberger 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .365
2 Ted Williams .343
3 Bob Dillinger .343
4 Dom DiMaggio .340
5 George Kell .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 27
2 Ted Williams 26
3 Vern Stephens 25
4 Sid Gordon 23
5 Hank Sauer 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 107
2 Vern Stephens 106
3 Vic Wertz 93
4 Jackie Robinson 85
5 Gil Hodges 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 26
2 Pee Wee Reese 18
3 Gene Hermanski 10
3 Duke Snider 10
5 Bob Dillinger 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Koslo 2.20
2 Howie Pollet 2.40
3 Gerry Staley 2.60
4 Vic Raschi 2.72
5 Preacher Roe 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 15
1 Vic Raschi 15
3 Alex Kellner 14
3 Howie Pollet 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 109
2 Hal Newhouser 95
3 Warren Spahn 89
4 Ralph Branca 83
4 Joe Coleman 83

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 .483
2 Enos Slaughter .463
3 Bob Kennedy .442
4 Johnny Hopp .426
5 Grady Hatton .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Elliott 6
1 Hank Sauer 6
3 Sid Gordon 5
3 Ted Williams 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 22
2 Roy Sievers 21
3 Ted Williams 18
4 Sid Gordon 17
4 Hank Sauer 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Jeffcoat 4
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Jackie Robinson 3
4 Frank Baumholtz 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Hutchinson 0.37
2 Kirby Higbe 0.93
3 Mickey McDermott 1.00
4 Al Brazle 1.13
5 Russ Meyer 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Brazle 3
1 Fred Hutchinson 3
1 Sheldon Jones 3
1 Red Munger 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 18
2 Ellis Kinder 17
2 Don Newcombe 17
4 Ted Wilks 15
5 4 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 3
2 Al Benton 2
3 Bob Chesnes 1
3 Joe Coleman 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Dillinger .417
2 Ted Williams .411
3 Larry Doby .394
4 Luke Appling .388
5 Jackie Robinson .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 11
2 Walker Cooper 9
2 Sid Gordon 9
4 Sam Chapman 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 32
2 Hank Sauer 31
3 Walker Cooper 30
4 Roy Sievers 29
5 Vern Stephens 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 8
2 Pee Wee Reese 6
3 Dom DiMaggio 4
3 Hal Jeffcoat 4
3 Dave Philley 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 1.14
2 Kirby Higbe 1.16
3 Fred Hutchinson 1.20
4 Mickey McDermott 1.29
5 Ted Gray 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 5
1 Mel Parnell 5
1 Howie Pollet 5
4 Al Brazle 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 34
2 Ellis Kinder 30
3 Art Houtteman 25
3 Mickey McDermott 25
5 Howie Pollet 24

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Dillinger .350
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Jackie Robinson .336
4 Enos Slaughter .335
5 Dale Mitchell .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 39
2 Ted Williams 34
3 Sid Gordon 33
4 Johnny Mize 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 155
2 Ted Williams 151
3 Ralph Kiner 117
3 Jackie Robinson 117
5 Stan Musial 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 42
2 Pee Wee Reese 36
3 Gene Hermanski 20
4 Bob Dillinger 17
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.48
2 Howie Pollet 2.79
3 Harry Brecheen 2.90
4 Warren Spahn 2.91
5 Bob Lemon 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 23
2 Vic Raschi 21
3 Howie Pollet 20
3 Warren Spahn 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 150
2 Hal Newhouser 145
3 Warren Spahn 141
4 Vic Raschi 138
5 Bob Lemon 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 15
2 Ted Wilks 10
3 Harry Gumbert 8
3 Nels Potter 8
5 2 tied 7