On This Day

Friday, August 26, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 45 .622 --
Red Sox 74 48 .607 1.5
Indians 70 51 .579 5.0
Tigers 69 56 .552 8.0
Athletics 66 55 .545 9.0
White Sox 51 71 .418 24.5
Browns 42 81 .341 34.0
Senators 40 79 .336 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 73 47 .608 --
Dodgers 72 49 .595 1.5
Braves 63 57 .525 10.0
Phillies 62 60 .508 12.0
Giants 60 59 .504 12.5
Pirates 56 64 .467 17.0
Reds 49 71 .408 24.0
Cubs 48 76 .387 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Bobby Doerr 5
2 Johnny Pesky 5
4 Al Zarilla 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Spence 2
1 Ted Williams 2
3 Luke Appling 1
3 Sam Chapman 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 7
2 Stan Spence 5
3 Ted Williams 4
3 Al Zarilla 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Granny Hamner 1
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 Chuck Kress 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Kuzava 1.17
2 Larry Jansen 1.00
3 Bill Werle 0.62
4 Johnny Vander Meer 0.62
5 Vic Raschi 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Bobby Hogue 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 8
1 Johnny Vander Meer 8
3 Larry Jansen 7
3 Bob Kuzava 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doyle Lade 1
1 Al Papai 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .358
2 Jackie Robinson .350
3 George Kell .342
4 Dom DiMaggio .328
5 Enos Slaughter .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 36
2 Vern Stephens 33
3 Ted Williams 32
4 Sid Gordon 25
5 Hank Sauer 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 138
2 Ted Williams 127
3 Vic Wertz 113
4 Jackie Robinson 101
5 Ralph Kiner 92

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 Mel Parnell 2.71
5 Gerry Staley 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 20
2 Alex Kellner 16
2 Ellis Kinder 16
2 Howie Pollet 16
2 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 129
2 Hal Newhouser 113
3 Warren Spahn 108
4 Don Newcombe 105
5 Vic Raschi 102

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 .425
2 Johnny Pesky .424
3 Tom Saffell .404
4 Lloyd Merriman .390
5 Mickey Vernon .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 7
1 Vic Wertz 7
3 Stan Musial 5
3 Vern Stephens 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 23
2 Ralph Kiner 18
3 Vic Wertz 17
4 Ferris Fain 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Muncrief 0.61
2 Mel Parnell 1.00
2 Jack Kramer 1.00
4 Al Benton 1.13
5 Mike Garcia 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 Fred Hutchinson 3
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 Mel Parnell 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Raffensberger 22
2 Larry Jansen 20
3 Don Newcombe 18
3 Virgil Trucks 18
3 Johnny Vander Meer 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 3
2 Al Benton 2
2 Tom Ferrick 2
2 Jim Konstanty 2
2 Bob Muncrief 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .409
2 Elmer Valo .355
3 Duke Snider .352
4 George Kell .352
5 Dick Sisler .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 9
2 Vern Stephens 8
2 Vic Wertz 8
4 Ted Williams 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 36
2 Vic Wertz 29
3 Bobby Doerr 27
3 Del Ennis 27
3 Ted Williams 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Muncrief 1.52
2 Fred Hutchinson 1.64
3 Al Benton 1.75
4 Mel Parnell 1.80
5 Bill Voiselle 1.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 42
2 Ellis Kinder 34
3 Ken Raffensberger 32
4 Johnny Vander Meer 30
5 Mel Parnell 29

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 .357
2 Jackie Robinson .338
3 Stan Musial .328
4 Dom DiMaggio .328
5 Enos Slaughter .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 42
2 Ted Williams 36
3 Vern Stephens 35
4 Sid Gordon 31
4 3 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 161
2 Ted Williams 160
3 Vic Wertz 129
4 Ralph Kiner 126
5 Jackie Robinson 121

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 2.76
3 Mel Parnell 2.78
4 Harry Brecheen 2.95
5 Hal Newhouser 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 26
2 Ellis Kinder 21
3 Howie Pollet 20
3 Warren Spahn 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 159
2 Hal Newhouser 151
3 Vic Raschi 144
4 Tommy Byrne 135
5 Warren Spahn 134

Saves

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