Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, August 25, 1949

On This Day

Thursday, August 25, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	44	.627	--
Red Sox	72	48	.600	3.0
Indians	69	51	.575	6.0
Athletics	66	54	.550	9.0
Tigers	68	56	.548	9.0
White Sox	51	69	.425	24.0
Senators	40	78	.339	34.0
Browns	41	81	.336	35.0

Games

White Sox 8, Red Sox 3

Yankees 6, Indians 3

Tigers 2, Senators 1

Athletics 9, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	73	46	.613	--
Dodgers	72	48	.600	1.5
Braves	62	57	.521	11.0
Phillies	62	59	.512	12.0
Giants	59	59	.500	13.5
Pirates	55	64	.462	18.0
Reds	49	70	.412	24.0
Cubs	47	76	.382	28.0

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 0

Dodgers 3, Cubs 1

Reds 4, Braves 3

Cardinals 5, Giants 2

Pirates 5, Phillies 1

Phillies 4, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Stan Rojek	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Ferris Fain	3
2	Granny Hamner	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	2
2	Pete Castiglione	1
2	Bob Feller	1
2	Grady Hatton	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Astroth	3
1	Floyd Baker	3
1	Les Moss	3
1	Johnny Ostrowski	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Brown	1
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	Don Kolloway	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	Elmer Valo	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	0.88
2	Robin Roberts	0.78
3	Bill Voiselle	0.71
4	Cliff Fannin	0.57
5	Jack Banta	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Banta	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Leonard	7
1	Robin Roberts	7
3	Billy Pierce	6
4	Jack Banta	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	1
1	Erv Palica	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.353
2	Jackie Robinson	.352
3	George Kell	.342
4	Enos Slaughter	.329
5	Dom DiMaggio	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	35
2	Vern Stephens	33
3	Ted Williams	30
4	Sid Gordon	25
5	Hank Sauer	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	138
2	Ted Williams	123
3	Vic Wertz	110
4	Jackie Robinson	100
5	Ralph Kiner	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	24
3	Bob Dillinger	12
3	Gene Hermanski	12
3	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.17
2	Dave Koslo	2.40
3	Howie Pollet	2.51
4	Gerry Staley	2.66
5	Mel Parnell	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	19
2	Alex Kellner	16
2	Howie Pollet	16
2	Vic Raschi	16
2	Warren Spahn	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	129
2	Hal Newhouser	113
3	Warren Spahn	108
4	Don Newcombe	105
5	3 tied	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	17
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	Carl Furillo	.415
2	Tom Saffell	.404
3	Ferris Fain	.400
4	Stan Musial	.389
5	Lloyd Merriman	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
1	Vic Wertz	6
3	Stan Musial	5
3	Vern Stephens	5
5	Larry Doby	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	25
2	Ralph Kiner	17
3	Ferris Fain	15
4	Larry Doby	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.00
1	Bill Wight	0.00
3	Ken Heintzelman	0.43
3	Ellis Kinder	0.43
5	Murry Dickson	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	3
1	Fred Hutchinson	3
1	Mel Parnell	3
1	Ken Raffensberger	3
1	Robin Roberts	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	22
2	Jack Banta	19
3	Don Newcombe	18
3	Virgil Trucks	18
5	Joe Page	17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.392
2	Stan Musial	.365
3	Dick Sisler	.358
4	Carl Furillo	.356
5	Enos Slaughter	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	9
2	Ralph Kiner	8
3	Bob Elliott	7
3	Vic Wertz	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	41
2	Del Ennis	26
2	Vic Wertz	26
4	Jackie Robinson	25
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	7
2	Whitey Lockman	5
2	Bob Ramazzotti	5
2	Jackie Robinson	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ellis Kinder	1.31
2	Al Benton	1.33
3	Bob Muncrief	1.38
4	Fred Hutchinson	1.64
5	Mel Parnell	1.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	42
2	Ken Raffensberger	32
3	Ellis Kinder	29
4	Bob Feller	28
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	7
2	Al Benton	4
3	Tom Ferrick	3
3	Harry Gumbert	3
3	Erv Palica	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.354
2	Jackie Robinson	.340
3	Enos Slaughter	.330
4	Stan Musial	.328
5	Dom DiMaggio	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Vern Stephens	35
3	Ted Williams	34
4	Tommy Henrich	32
5	3 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	161
2	Ted Williams	156
3	Vic Wertz	127
4	Ralph Kiner	125
5	Jackie Robinson	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	36
2	Jackie Robinson	35
3	Bob Dillinger	17
4	Gene Hermanski	16
5	Elmer Valo	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.52
2	Howie Pollet	2.73
3	Mel Parnell	2.81
4	Bob Lemon	2.94
5	Harry Brecheen	2.95

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	159
2	Hal Newhouser	151
3	Warren Spahn	137
4	Tommy Byrne	136
4	Vic Raschi	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	19
2	Al Benton	9
3	Harry Gumbert	8
3	Nels Potter	8
3	Ted Wilks	8