On This Day

Sunday, August 21, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	42	.635	--
Red Sox	72	46	.610	2.5
Indians	69	48	.590	5.0
Athletics	63	54	.538	11.0
Tigers	65	56	.537	11.0
White Sox	50	67	.427	24.0
Browns	40	80	.333	35.5
Senators	38	77	.330	35.0

Games

White Sox 5, Indians 4

Indians 7, White Sox 4

Athletics 8, Yankees 7

Red Sox 4, Senators 0

Browns 4, Tigers 2

Tigers 8, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	71	44	.617	--
Dodgers	69	45	.605	1.5
Braves	59	56	.513	12.0
Phillies	60	58	.508	12.5
Giants	58	57	.504	13.0
Pirates	54	61	.470	17.0
Reds	48	69	.410	24.0
Cubs	45	74	.378	28.0

Games

Braves 5, Dodgers 0

Cubs 5, Reds 4

Reds 4, Cubs 1

Phillies 4, Giants 0

Giants 4, Phillies 2

Cardinals 4, Pirates 2

Pirates 8, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	5
1	Hoot Evers	5
1	Don Kolloway	5
1	Dave Philley	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Spence	2
2	Paul Campbell	1
2	Pete Castiglione	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ferris Fain	6
2	Bob Dillinger	4
2	Larry Doby	4
2	Stan Spence	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willard Marshall	1
1	Bob Ramazzotti	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Raffensberger	1.17
2	Murry Dickson	0.67
3	Fred Martin	0.60
4	Larry Jansen	0.50
4	Bob Kuzava	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	7
2	Lou Brissie	6
2	Joe Page	6
4	Bob Kuzava	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.358
2	Ted Williams	.356
3	George Kell	.345
4	Dom DiMaggio	.331
5	Enos Slaughter	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	34
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	136
2	Ted Williams	122
3	Vic Wertz	102
4	Jackie Robinson	97
5	2 tied	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	28
2	Pee Wee Reese	23
3	Gene Hermanski	12
3	Duke Snider	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.07
2	Dave Koslo	2.22
3	Howie Pollet	2.42
4	Gerry Staley	2.66
5	Mel Parnell	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	19
2	Howie Pollet	16
2	Vic Raschi	16
4	Ken Heintzelman	15
4	4 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	125
2	Hal Newhouser	110
3	Warren Spahn	104
4	Don Newcombe	99
5	2 tied	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	16
2	Al Benton	9
3	Nels Potter	7
3	Ted Wilks	7
5	Tom Ferrick	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.462
2	Carl Furillo	.436
3	Tom Saffell	.383
4	Al Dark	.365
5	2 tied	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
2	Larry Doby	5
2	Vern Stephens	5
4	Del Ennis	4
4	Ted Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	26
2	Del Ennis	18
3	Ralph Kiner	17
4	Larry Doby	16
4	Enos Slaughter	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Phil Rizzuto	4
3	Al Dark	3
3	Sherry Robertson	3
3	Elmer Valo	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Voiselle	0.84
2	Doyle Lade	1.13
2	Fred Martin	1.13
4	Ellis Kinder	1.20
4	Junior Walsh	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Hutchinson	4
2	Hank Borowy	3
2	Cliff Chambers	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	20
2	Larry Jansen	18
3	Don Newcombe	17
4	Tommy Byrne	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Joe Page	3
3	Al Benton	2
3	Tom Ferrick	2
3	Jim Konstanty	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.423
2	Stan Musial	.388
3	Bob Dillinger	.376
4	Jackie Robinson	.364
5	Enos Slaughter	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	8
1	Vern Stephens	8
1	Ted Williams	8
4	Bob Elliott	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	40
2	Ted Williams	30
3	Bobby Doerr	28
4	Del Ennis	26
4	Jackie Robinson	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.30
2	Al Brazle	1.54
3	Ellis Kinder	1.63
4	Fred Hutchinson	1.64
4	Mike Garcia	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Hutchinson	7
1	Mel Parnell	7
3	Bob Feller	6
4	Ellis Kinder	5
5	19 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	36
2	Tommy Byrne	30
2	Ellis Kinder	30
2	Ken Raffensberger	30
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
2	Al Benton	5
3	Tom Ferrick	3
3	Harry Gumbert	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Jackie Robinson	.339
3	Dom DiMaggio	.333
4	Stan Musial	.328
5	Enos Slaughter	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	43
2	Vern Stephens	36
3	Ted Williams	34
4	Del Ennis	32
4	2 others tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	166
2	Ted Williams	156
3	Ralph Kiner	127
4	Jackie Robinson	119
4	Vic Wertz	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	37
2	Jackie Robinson	35
3	Gene Hermanski	20
4	Bob Dillinger	18
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.52
2	Howie Pollet	2.66
3	Mel Parnell	2.81
4	Warren Spahn	2.92
5	Bob Lemon	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	25
2	Warren Spahn	21
3	Ellis Kinder	20
3	Howie Pollet	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	157
2	Hal Newhouser	149
3	Warren Spahn	143
4	Vic Raschi	138
5	Tommy Byrne	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	18
2	Al Benton	10
3	Harry Gumbert	8
3	Nels Potter	8
3	Ted Wilks	8