Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, August 16, 1949

On This Day

Tuesday, August 16, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	41	.627	--
Red Sox	68	46	.596	3.0
Indians	66	45	.595	3.5
Athletics	62	51	.549	8.5
Tigers	62	52	.544	9.0
White Sox	48	64	.429	22.0
Senators	38	72	.345	31.0
Browns	35	77	.313	35.0

Games

Indians 5, Tigers 0

Athletics 7, Red Sox 4

White Sox 4, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	68	41	.624	--
Cardinals	68	42	.618	0.5
Giants	57	52	.523	11.0
Braves	55	55	.500	13.5
Phillies	55	57	.491	14.5
Pirates	51	59	.464	17.5
Reds	46	66	.411	23.5
Cubs	43	71	.377	27.5

Games

Phillies 2, Dodgers 1

Giants 4, Braves 0

Cubs 5, Cardinals 4

Reds 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cass Michaels	3
1	Red Schoendienst	3
1	Dick Sisler	3
1	Bobby Thomson	3
1	Al Zarilla	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Carl Furillo	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Herman Reich	4
2	Lou Boudreau	2
2	Sam Chapman	2
2	Mickey McDermott	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Dark	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Enos Slaughter	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Monty Kennedy	0.75
1	Max Lanier	0.75
3	Bob Kuzava	0.50
4	Don Newcombe	0.33
5	Virgil Trucks	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Howie Fox	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Monty Kennedy	6
2	Bob Kuzava	4
2	Don Newcombe	4
4	Joe Coleman	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.363
2	George Kell	.350
3	Ted Williams	.349
4	Dom DiMaggio	.339
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	131
2	Ted Williams	119
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	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	2.03
2	Mike Garcia	2.22
3	Gerry Staley	2.37
4	Howie Pollet	2.46
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	5 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	122
2	Hal Newhouser	105
3	Warren Spahn	98
4	Tommy Byrne	95
4	2 others tied	95

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	Stan Musial	.462
2	George Kell	.415
3	Ted Williams	.411
4	Elmer Valo	.380
5	Johnny Pesky	.373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	27
2	Duke Snider	15
3	Joe DiMaggio	14
3	Elmer Valo	14
3	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	Harry Brecheen	0.50
2	Joe Page	0.56
3	Joe Hatten	0.57
4	Al Brazle	0.64
5	Dave Koslo	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Joe Coleman	3
2	Joe Dobson	3
2	Joe Hatten	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Ellis Kinder	21
3	Tommy Byrne	19
4	Don Newcombe	16
4	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	.438
2	Johnny Groth	.416
3	Ted Williams	.400
4	Enos Slaughter	.385
5	Stan Musial	.378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	42
2	Ted Williams	31
3	Bobby Doerr	29
4	Joe DiMaggio	28
4	Roy Sievers	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Jeffcoat	7
1	Jackie Robinson	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	1.59
3	Fred Hutchinson	1.62
4	Al Benton	1.72
5	Mel Parnell	1.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	39
2	Tommy Byrne	29
2	Joe Coleman	29
2	Bob Feller	29
5	Ellis Kinder	27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Jackie Robinson	.341
3	Dom DiMaggio	.337
4	Stan Musial	.334
5	Enos Slaughter	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Vern Stephens	37
3	Ted Williams	34
4	Sid Gordon	32
4	Hank Sauer	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	167
2	Ted Williams	155
3	Ralph Kiner	123
4	Vic Wertz	119
5	Jackie Robinson	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	38
2	Pee Wee Reese	35
3	Gene Hermanski	20
4	Bob Dillinger	18
5	Duke Snider	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.50
2	Howie Pollet	2.79
3	Harry Brecheen	2.86
4	Mel Parnell	2.87
5	Bob Lemon	2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	154
2	Warren Spahn	145
3	Hal Newhouser	144
4	Tommy Byrne	135
4	Vic Raschi	135

Saves

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