On This Day

Monday, August 15, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	41	.627	--
Red Sox	68	45	.602	2.5
Indians	65	45	.591	4.0
Tigers	62	51	.549	8.5
Athletics	61	51	.545	9.0
White Sox	47	64	.423	22.5
Senators	38	72	.345	31.0
Browns	35	76	.315	34.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Senators 2

Indians 4, Tigers 3

Athletics 9, Yankees 5

White Sox 8, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	68	40	.630	--
Cardinals	68	41	.624	0.5
Giants	56	52	.519	12.0
Braves	55	54	.505	13.5
Phillies	54	57	.486	15.5
Pirates	51	58	.468	17.5
Reds	45	66	.405	24.5
Cubs	42	71	.372	28.5

Games

Cardinals 5, Cubs 2

Pirates 9, Reds 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Bockman	3
1	Harry Brecheen	3
1	Tommy Glaviano	3
1	George Kell	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ferris Fain	4
2	Billy Johnson	3
2	Danny Litwhiler	3
4	Floyd Baker	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Herb Adams	1
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	Johnny Ostrowski	1
1	Dave Philley	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.60
2	Cliff Fannin	0.55
3	Bill Wight	0.50
4	Joe Dobson	0.46
5	Hal Newhouser	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Carl Scheib	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Dobson	6
1	Cliff Fannin	6
1	Bob Feller	6
4	Hal Newhouser	5
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.364
2	George Kell	.354
3	Ted Williams	.349
4	Dom DiMaggio	.341
5	Enos Slaughter	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	32
2	Vern Stephens	31
3	Ted Williams	29
4	Sid Gordon	24
4	Hank Sauer	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	130
2	Ted Williams	118
3	Vic Wertz	101
4	Jackie Robinson	95
5	Gil Hodges	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	28
2	Pee Wee Reese	20
3	Gene Hermanski	12
4	Bob Dillinger	11
4	Elmer Valo	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	2.03
2	Mike Garcia	2.22
3	Gerry Staley	2.37
4	Howie Pollet	2.42
5	Mel Parnell	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	18
2	Alex Kellner	15
2	Howie Pollet	15
2	Vic Raschi	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	119
2	Hal Newhouser	105
3	Tommy Byrne	95
3	Warren Spahn	95
5	2 tied	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	15
2	Al Benton	7
2	Nels Potter	7
2	Ted Wilks	7
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.449
2	Stan Musial	.434
3	Ted Williams	.411
4	Elmer Valo	.400
5	Johnny Pesky	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	6
2	Ralph Kiner	5
3	Yogi Berra	4
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	26
2	Duke Snider	16
3	Jackie Robinson	15
4	Joe DiMaggio	14
4	Ted Williams	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Whitey Lockman	4
2	Dom DiMaggio	3
2	Hal Jeffcoat	3
2	Johnny Pesky	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.56
2	Joe Hatten	0.57
3	Al Brazle	0.64
4	Dave Koslo	0.98
5	Gerry Staley	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
1	Mel Parnell	4
3	Joe Dobson	3
3	Joe Hatten	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Ellis Kinder	21
3	Tommy Byrne	19
4	Mel Parnell	17
5	Hal Newhouser	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Joe Page	3
3	Jack Banta	1
3	Al Benton	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.444
2	Ted Williams	.402
3	Enos Slaughter	.398
4	Johnny Groth	.395
5	Johnny Hopp	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	10
2	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Hank Sauer	9
2	Ted Williams	9
5	Sid Gordon	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	41
2	Ted Williams	32
3	Bobby Doerr	31
4	Roy Sievers	30
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	8
2	Hal Jeffcoat	7
3	Phil Rizzuto	6
4	Dom DiMaggio	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	1.35
2	Mike Garcia	1.57
3	Fred Hutchinson	1.62
4	Mel Parnell	1.80
5	Al Brazle	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	7
2	Bob Feller	6
2	Fred Hutchinson	6
4	Al Brazle	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	35
2	Tommy Byrne	31
3	Bob Feller	29
4	Ellis Kinder	27
4	Bill Werle	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
2	Al Benton	3
2	Harry Gumbert	3
4	Bubba Harris	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.348
2	Jackie Robinson	.340
3	Dom DiMaggio	.340
4	Stan Musial	.330
5	Enos Slaughter	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	43
2	Vern Stephens	37
3	Ted Williams	35
4	Sid Gordon	32
4	2 others tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	167
2	Ted Williams	156
3	Ralph Kiner	124
4	Vic Wertz	119
5	Jackie Robinson	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	38
2	Pee Wee Reese	36
3	Gene Hermanski	21
4	Bob Dillinger	18
5	4 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.50
2	Howie Pollet	2.76
3	Bob Lemon	2.83
4	Harry Brecheen	2.86
5	Mel Parnell	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	24
2	Bob Feller	20
2	Warren Spahn	20
4	Ellis Kinder	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	151
2	Hal Newhouser	144
3	Warren Spahn	142
4	Tommy Byrne	137
5	Bob Feller	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	17
2	Ted Wilks	9
3	Al Benton	8
3	Harry Gumbert	8
3	Nels Potter	8