On This Day

Tuesday, August 9, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	38	.631	--
Indians	61	43	.587	4.5
Red Sox	61	44	.581	5.0
Athletics	59	47	.557	7.5
Tigers	58	49	.542	9.0
White Sox	44	61	.419	22.0
Senators	37	66	.359	28.0
Browns	34	71	.324	32.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Yankees 3

Indians 9, Browns 2

Tigers 11, White Sox 5

Athletics 8, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	65	39	.625	--
Dodgers	65	39	.625	0.0
Giants	54	50	.519	11.0
Braves	53	53	.500	13.0
Phillies	53	53	.500	13.0
Pirates	47	56	.456	17.5
Reds	43	63	.406	23.0
Cubs	40	67	.374	26.5

Games

Pirates 8, Cubs 3

Giants 4, Braves 3

Dodgers 8, Phillies 1

Cardinals 4, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Bauer	3
1	Roy Campanella	3
1	Billy Cox	3
1	Chuck Diering	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Bauer	2
2	Johnny Groth	1
2	Jeff Heath	1
2	Johnny Lipon	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	4
1	Johnny Groth	4
1	Johnny Lipon	4
4	Vic Wertz	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Dino Restelli	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Erskine	0.86
2	Cliff Chambers	0.50
2	Johnny Schmitz	0.50
4	Vic Raschi	0.46
5	Larry Jansen	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Cliff Chambers	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Vic Raschi	6
3	Cliff Chambers	5
3	Larry Jansen	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Gray	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Adrian Zabala	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.365
2	Ted Williams	.348
3	Bob Dillinger	.345
4	George Kell	.341
5	Dom DiMaggio	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	29
2	Ted Williams	28
3	Vern Stephens	27
4	Sid Gordon	24
4	Hank Sauer	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	112
2	Ted Williams	111
3	Vic Wertz	96
4	Jackie Robinson	91
5	Gil Hodges	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	27
2	Pee Wee Reese	19
3	Gene Hermanski	11
4	Bob Dillinger	10
4	Duke Snider	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	2.21
2	Gerry Staley	2.40
3	Howie Pollet	2.43
4	Mel Parnell	2.85
5	Vic Raschi	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	16
2	Howie Pollet	15
2	Vic Raschi	15
4	Alex Kellner	14
5	5 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	111
2	Hal Newhouser	95
3	Warren Spahn	91
4	Joe Coleman	88
4	Vic Raschi	88

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	Dick Sisler	.435
2	Mike Guerra	.429
3	Enos Slaughter	.412
4	Johnny Groth	.400
5	Vern Stephens	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	6
2	Sid Gordon	5
2	Andy Pafko	5
2	Hank Sauer	5
2	Roy Sievers	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Lipon	19
2	Johnny Groth	16
2	Jackie Robinson	16
4	Bobby Doerr	15
4	Vern Stephens	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	3
1	Whitey Lockman	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
4	Frank Baumholtz	2
4	12 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Schoolboy Rowe	0.00
2	Adrian Zabala	0.49
3	Sheldon Jones	0.55
4	Bob Feller	0.67
5	Ralph Branca	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Hutchinson	4
1	Don Newcombe	4
3	Al Brazle	3
3	Bob Feller	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	24
2	Ellis Kinder	19
3	Bob Feller	16
3	Mickey McDermott	16
5	Tommy Byrne	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Erv Palica	2
4	Ewell Blackwell	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.439
2	Ted Williams	.423
3	Enos Slaughter	.415
4	Luke Appling	.406
5	Jackie Robinson	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	10
2	Sid Gordon	9
2	Ted Williams	9
4	Yogi Berra	8
4	Ralph Kiner	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	31
2	Jackie Robinson	29
2	Roy Sievers	29
4	Hank Sauer	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	7
2	Hal Jeffcoat	6
3	Pee Wee Reese	5
4	Dom DiMaggio	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	1.29
2	Eddie Lopat	1.32
3	Fred Hutchinson	1.39
4	Mel Parnell	1.53
5	Kirby Higbe	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	5
1	Bob Feller	5
1	Fred Hutchinson	5
1	Ellis Kinder	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	35
2	Bob Feller	29
2	Ellis Kinder	29
4	Art Houtteman	28
5	Bill Werle	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Al Benton	3
3	Monk Dubiel	2
3	Bubba Harris	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.351
2	Ted Williams	.346
3	Jackie Robinson	.340
4	Dom DiMaggio	.337
5	Enos Slaughter	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Ted Williams	35
3	Sid Gordon	33
3	Vern Stephens	33
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	154
2	Ted Williams	151
3	Ralph Kiner	122
4	Yogi Berra	117
4	Jackie Robinson	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	41
2	Pee Wee Reese	37
3	Gene Hermanski	21
4	Bob Dillinger	18
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.53
2	Howie Pollet	2.83
3	Mel Parnell	2.85
4	Bob Lemon	2.86
5	Harry Brecheen	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	23
2	Howie Pollet	20
2	Vic Raschi	20
2	Warren Spahn	20
5	Bob Lemon	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	151
2	Warren Spahn	143
3	Hal Newhouser	139
3	Vic Raschi	139
5	Tommy Byrne	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	15
2	Ted Wilks	10
3	Al Benton	8
3	Nels Potter	8
5	Dave Koslo	7