On This Day

Friday, August 5, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	37	.630	--
Indians	60	40	.600	3.0
Red Sox	59	43	.578	5.0
Athletics	55	47	.539	9.0
Tigers	56	48	.538	9.0
White Sox	42	59	.416	21.5
Senators	36	63	.364	26.5
Browns	34	68	.333	30.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Tigers 0

Yankees 10, Browns 2

Yankees 10, Browns 5

Indians 3, Athletics 2

White Sox 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	62	38	.620	--
Dodgers	61	38	.616	0.5
Giants	52	48	.520	10.0
Braves	52	50	.510	11.0
Phillies	50	52	.490	13.0
Pirates	46	53	.465	15.5
Reds	42	59	.416	20.5
Cubs	38	65	.369	25.5

Games

Cubs 8, Braves 3

Dodgers 6, Reds 4

Pirates 1, Phillies 0

Cardinals 1, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Brown	5
2	Jeff Heath	4
2	Whitey Platt	4
2	Phil Rizzuto	4
2	Roy Sievers	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	4
1	Tommy Henrich	4
3	Bobby Brown	3
3	Billy Goodman	3
3	Chuck Kress	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Whitey Lockman	1
1	Cliff Mapes	1
1	Johnny Pesky	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Werle	0.67
2	Eddie Lopat	0.62
3	Schoolboy Rowe	0.50
4	Alex Kellner	0.36
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Jack Kramer	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Muncrief	7
2	Eddie Erautt	6
3	Eddie Lopat	5
4	Alex Kellner	4
4	Bill Werle	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Erv Palica	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.360
2	Dom DiMaggio	.341
3	Ted Williams	.340
4	Bob Dillinger	.338
5	George Kell	.338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	109
2	Ted Williams	107
3	Vic Wertz	93
4	Jackie Robinson	87
5	Gil Hodges	82

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	Mike Garcia	2.19
2	Dave Koslo	2.20
3	Gerry Staley	2.40
4	Howie Pollet	2.40
5	Vic Raschi	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	15
1	Vic Raschi	15
3	Alex Kellner	14
3	Howie Pollet	14
5	4 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	109
2	Hal Newhouser	95
3	Warren Spahn	91
4	Ralph Branca	83
4	Joe Coleman	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	13
2	Al Benton	7
2	Nels Potter	7
2	Ted Wilks	7
5	Hugh Casey	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Enos Slaughter	.442
2	Grady Hatton	.436
3	Bob Dillinger	.414
3	Stan Musial	.414
5	Bobby Doerr	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	6
2	Hank Sauer	5
2	Roy Sievers	5
4	Bobby Doerr	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	22
2	Roy Sievers	19
3	Jackie Robinson	16
4	Sid Gordon	15
4	Ted Williams	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Jeffcoat	5
2	Dom DiMaggio	4
3	Jackie Robinson	3
4	Frank Baumholtz	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Hutchinson	0.64
2	Bob Muncrief	0.69
3	Mickey McDermott	1.00
4	Bob Feller	1.01
5	Howie Pollet	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Fred Hutchinson	3
1	Sheldon Jones	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	19
2	Ellis Kinder	17
3	Bob Feller	15
3	Bill Werle	15
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
1	Joe Page	3
3	Erv Palica	2
4	Ewell Blackwell	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.407
2	Luke Appling	.400
3	Ted Williams	.385
4	Enos Slaughter	.383
5	Bobby Doerr	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	10
2	Walker Cooper	8
2	Sid Gordon	8
4	Bob Elliott	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	34
2	Vern Stephens	30
3	Walker Cooper	29
3	Roy Sievers	29
5	Hank Sauer	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Hal Jeffcoat	5
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
5	Dave Philley	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Hutchinson	0.69
2	Mickey McDermott	1.04
3	Kirby Higbe	1.11
4	Eddie Lopat	1.32
5	Mike Garcia	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	5
1	Ellis Kinder	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
1	Mel Parnell	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	34
2	Ellis Kinder	29
3	Bob Feller	25
4	Warren Spahn	24
4	Bill Werle	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Al Benton	3
2	Erv Palica	3
4	Monk Dubiel	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.344
2	Ted Williams	.342
3	Dom DiMaggio	.334
4	Dale Mitchell	.334
5	Jackie Robinson	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	39
2	Sid Gordon	33
2	Vern Stephens	33
2	Ted Williams	33
5	Johnny Mize	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	156
2	Ted Williams	149
3	Jackie Robinson	119
4	Ralph Kiner	117
5	Stan Musial	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	41
2	Pee Wee Reese	36
3	Gene Hermanski	20
4	Bob Dillinger	17
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.57
2	Howie Pollet	2.79
3	Mel Parnell	2.88
4	Bob Lemon	2.96
5	Harry Brecheen	3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	149
2	Hal Newhouser	145
3	Warren Spahn	143
4	Vic Raschi	140
5	Bob Lemon	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	16
2	Ted Wilks	11
3	Al Benton	8
3	Nels Potter	8
5	Dave Koslo	7