On This Day

Thursday, August 18, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	41	.634	--
Red Sox	69	46	.600	3.5
Indians	67	47	.588	5.0
Athletics	62	52	.544	10.0
Tigers	63	53	.543	10.0
White Sox	49	65	.430	23.0
Senators	38	74	.339	33.0
Browns	37	78	.322	35.5

Games

Yankees 5, Senators 4

Indians 14, Browns 4

Tigers 2, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	69	42	.622	--
Dodgers	68	43	.613	1.0
Giants	57	54	.514	12.0
Braves	57	55	.509	12.5
Phillies	57	57	.500	13.5
Pirates	52	59	.468	17.0
Reds	46	67	.407	24.0
Cubs	43	72	.374	28.0

Games

Phillies 9, Dodgers 5

Braves 10, Giants 6

Pirates 2, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Elliott	3
2	Johnny Berardino	2
2	Lou Boudreau	2
2	Jerry Coleman	2
2	23 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Bruce Edwards	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Vernon	5
2	Willie Jones	4
3	Larry Doby	3
3	Bill Rigney	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Dark	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Dale Mitchell	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Jansen	0.40
1	Junior Walsh	0.40
3	Fred Hutchinson	0.38
4	Bob Lemon	0.31
5	Mickey Harris	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	5
2	Bob Lemon	4
3	Mickey Harris	3
3	Fred Hutchinson	3
5	6 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Virgil Trucks	1
1	Bill Voiselle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.365
2	Ted Williams	.355
3	George Kell	.349
4	Dom DiMaggio	.336
5	Enos Slaughter	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	32
2	Vern Stephens	31
3	Ted Williams	30
4	Sid Gordon	24
4	Hank Sauer	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	131
2	Ted Williams	120
3	Vic Wertz	101
4	Jackie Robinson	97
5	Gil Hodges	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	28
2	Pee Wee Reese	22
3	Gene Hermanski	12
4	Bob Dillinger	11
4	3 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	2.03
2	Mike Garcia	2.21
3	Gerry Staley	2.37
4	Howie Pollet	2.46
5	Mel Parnell	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	18
2	Vic Raschi	16
3	Alex Kellner	15
3	Bob Lemon	15
3	Howie Pollet	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	123
2	Hal Newhouser	105
3	Warren Spahn	98
4	Tommy Byrne	96
5	2 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	.460
2	Ted Williams	.434
3	George Kell	.415
4	Gene Hermanski	.364
4	Jackie Robinson	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	6
2	Del Ennis	5
2	Jeff Heath	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	25
2	Del Ennis	17
3	Larry Doby	14
4	Lou Boudreau	13
4	5 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
1	Phil Rizzuto	4
3	Al Dark	3
3	Hal Jeffcoat	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	0.50
2	Joe Hatten	0.57
3	Joe Page	0.63
4	Dave Koslo	0.96
5	Gerry Staley	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
1	Fred Hutchinson	4
3	Hank Borowy	3
3	Joe Dobson	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Larry Jansen	17
3	Tommy Byrne	16
3	Don Newcombe	16
5	Johnny Vander Meer	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Joe Page	3
3	Virgil Trucks	2
4	Jack Banta	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.444
2	Ted Williams	.429
3	Stan Musial	.409
4	Johnny Groth	.405
5	George Kell	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	9
2	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Hank Sauer	8
2	Vern Stephens	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	38
2	Ted Williams	32
3	Bobby Doerr	29
4	Jackie Robinson	28
5	Roy Sievers	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Jeffcoat	7
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
3	Dom DiMaggio	5
3	Whitey Lockman	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Hutchinson	1.41
2	Al Brazle	1.42
3	Dave Koslo	1.50
4	Mel Parnell	1.94
5	Mike Garcia	1.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	39
2	Tommy Byrne	30
3	Bob Feller	28
4	Ellis Kinder	27
5	7 tied	25

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	.355
2	Jackie Robinson	.344
3	Dom DiMaggio	.334
4	Stan Musial	.332
5	Enos Slaughter	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Vern Stephens	37
3	Ted Williams	35
4	Hank Sauer	32
5	3 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	167
2	Ted Williams	156
3	Ralph Kiner	123
4	Jackie Robinson	119
5	Vic Wertz	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	36
1	Jackie Robinson	36
3	Gene Hermanski	20
4	Bob Dillinger	18
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.50
2	Howie Pollet	2.70
3	Harry Brecheen	2.86
4	Mel Parnell	2.87
5	Dave Koslo	2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	155
2	Hal Newhouser	144
3	Vic Raschi	138
4	Warren Spahn	137
5	Tommy Byrne	136

Saves

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