On This Day

Thursday, August 11, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 39 .629 --
Indians 62 44 .585 4.5
Red Sox 62 45 .579 5.0
Athletics 59 48 .551 8.0
Tigers 58 50 .537 9.5
White Sox 45 62 .421 22.0
Senators 38 66 .365 27.5
Browns 35 71 .330 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 39 .632 --
Cardinals 66 39 .629 0.5
Giants 54 51 .514 12.5
Braves 54 53 .505 13.5
Phillies 53 55 .491 15.0
Pirates 48 57 .457 18.5
Reds 43 64 .402 24.5
Cubs 41 68 .376 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Herb Adams 3
1 Floyd Baker 3
1 Tommy Henrich 3
1 Bill Rigney 3
1 Ted Williams 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Seminick 2
2 Monty Basgall 1
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Elbie Fletcher 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Tommy Holmes 3
1 Bob Kennedy 3
1 Pee Wee Reese 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Floyd Baker 1
1 Johnny Ostrowski 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Garcia 0.50
2 Bill Werle 0.38
3 Adrian Zabala 0.33
4 Monk Dubiel 0.30
5 Jack Kramer 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Mel Parnell 1
1 Bill Werle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Parnell 5
2 Jack Banta 4
2 Erv Palica 4
4 Monk Dubiel 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Banta 1
1 Harry Gumbert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .366
2 Ted Williams .354
3 Bob Dillinger .343
4 George Kell .341
5 Dom DiMaggio .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 115
2 Ted Williams 113
3 Vic Wertz 96
4 Jackie Robinson 95
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 2.18
2 Gerry Staley 2.40
3 Mike Garcia 2.41
4 Howie Pollet 2.43
5 Vic Raschi 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 17
2 Howie Pollet 15
2 Vic Raschi 15
4 Alex Kellner 14
4 Warren Spahn 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 111
2 Hal Newhouser 100
3 Warren Spahn 95
4 Ralph Branca 89
5 2 tied 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 14
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 Ted Williams .462
2 Mike Guerra .429
3 Dick Sisler .409
4 Enos Slaughter .404
5 Luke Appling .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sid Gordon 5
1 Andy Pafko 5
1 Hank Sauer 5
1 Duke Snider 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Robinson 20
2 Duke Snider 15
3 Bobby Doerr 14
3 Del Ennis 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Whitey Lockman 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
4 Floyd Baker 2
4 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Page 0.00
2 Sheldon Jones 0.55
3 Bob Feller 0.63
4 Al Papai 1.00
5 Virgil Trucks 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Brazle 4
1 Bob Feller 4
3 Fred Hutchinson 3
3 Sheldon Jones 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 19
1 Ellis Kinder 19
3 Ralph Branca 15
3 Tommy Byrne 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Al Benton 2
2 Harry Gumbert 2
4 Jack Banta 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .434
2 Bob Dillinger .431
3 Enos Slaughter .420
4 Johnny Hopp .407
5 Luke Appling .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 9
1 Ted Williams 9
3 Yogi Berra 8
3 Sid Gordon 8
3 Vern Stephens 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Robinson 30
1 Roy Sievers 30
3 Joe DiMaggio 29
3 Bobby Doerr 29
3 Vern Stephens 29

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 Fred Hutchinson 1.45
2 Eddie Lopat 1.54
3 Red Munger 1.79
4 Mel Parnell 1.94
5 Mike Garcia 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 6
2 Al Brazle 5
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Fred Hutchinson 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 35
2 Warren Spahn 27
2 Bill Werle 27
4 Bob Feller 26
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 5
2 Al Benton 3
3 Harry Gumbert 2
3 Bubba Harris 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .351
2 Bob Dillinger .347
3 Jackie Robinson .340
4 Dom DiMaggio .335
5 Dale Mitchell .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 40
2 Ted Williams 36
3 Vern Stephens 34
4 Sid Gordon 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 155
2 Ted Williams 152
3 Ralph Kiner 121
4 Jackie Robinson 120
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 38
2 Pee Wee Reese 36
3 Gene Hermanski 20
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 2.90
4 Warren Spahn 2.91
5 Bob Lemon 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 24
2 Warren Spahn 21
3 Howie Pollet 20
3 Vic Raschi 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 151
2 Warren Spahn 147
3 Hal Newhouser 144
4 Vic Raschi 137
5 Bob Feller 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 16
2 Ted Wilks 10
3 Al Benton 8
3 Nels Potter 8
5 2 tied 7