On This Day

Saturday, August 27, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	45	.625	--
Red Sox	75	48	.610	1.5
Indians	70	52	.574	6.0
Tigers	70	56	.556	8.0
Athletics	66	56	.541	10.0
White Sox	51	72	.415	25.5
Browns	43	81	.347	34.0
Senators	40	80	.333	35.0

Games

Red Sox 7, White Sox 2

Yankees 4, Indians 0

Tigers 7, Senators 6

Browns 5, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	75	47	.615	--
Dodgers	73	49	.598	2.0
Braves	64	57	.529	10.5
Phillies	62	61	.504	13.5
Giants	60	61	.496	14.5
Pirates	57	64	.471	17.5
Reds	49	72	.405	25.5
Cubs	48	77	.384	28.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 1

Braves 6, Reds 5

Cardinals 5, Giants 2

Pirates 8, Phillies 2

Cardinals 11, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Neil Berry	4
1	Stan Musial	4
3	Tommy Glaviano	3
3	Grady Hatton	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jeff Heath	2
1	Stan Musial	2
1	Ted Williams	2
4	Sam Chapman	1
4	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	5
2	Bobby Brown	3
2	Pete Castiglione	3
2	Mark Christman	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	2
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Don Kolloway	1
2	Jerry Priddy	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Brecheen	0.86
2	Ned Garver	0.75
3	Tommy Byrne	0.50
3	Kent Peterson	0.50
5	Chuck Stobbs	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Bonham	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	6
1	Ned Garver	6
3	Ewell Blackwell	4
3	Lou Brissie	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Hutchinson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.358
2	Jackie Robinson	.349
3	George Kell	.341
4	Dom DiMaggio	.329
5	Enos Slaughter	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	37
2	Vern Stephens	34
2	Ted Williams	34
4	Sid Gordon	25
4	Stan Musial	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	139
2	Ted Williams	132
3	Vic Wertz	113
4	Jackie Robinson	103
5	Ralph Kiner	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	24
3	Bob Dillinger	14
4	Gene Hermanski	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.17
2	Howie Pollet	2.51
3	Dave Koslo	2.55
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	114
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	.409
2	Stan Musial	.403
3	Lloyd Merriman	.390
4	Ted Williams	.389
5	Tom Saffell	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Vic Wertz	7
3	Stan Musial	6
4	Vern Stephens	5
4	Ted Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	19
2	Vern Stephens	18
3	Vic Wertz	17
3	Ted Williams	17
5	Ferris Fain	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Muncrief	0.61
2	Mel Parnell	1.00
2	Jack Kramer	1.00
4	Mike Garcia	1.14
5	Al Benton	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	3
1	Fred Hutchinson	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Fred Martin	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	22
2	Larry Jansen	20
3	Johnny Vander Meer	18
4	Joe Page	17
5	Bob Kuzava	16

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	.420
2	Stan Musial	.361
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	.351
4	Dick Sisler	.349
5	George Kell	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Vern Stephens	9
2	Ted Williams	9
4	Vic Wertz	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	36
2	Ted Williams	31
3	Del Ennis	28
3	Jackie Robinson	28
5	Vic Wertz	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Muncrief	1.52
2	Fred Martin	1.74
3	Al Benton	1.75
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.84
5	Bill Voiselle	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Hutchinson	6
1	Ellis Kinder	6
1	Mel Parnell	6
4	Bob Feller	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ellis Kinder	34
2	Don Newcombe	32
2	Ken Raffensberger	32
4	Tommy Byrne	30
5	Bob Feller	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	7
2	Al Benton	4
3	Tom Ferrick	3
3	Harry Gumbert	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.358
2	Jackie Robinson	.338
3	Stan Musial	.332
4	Dom DiMaggio	.330
5	Enos Slaughter	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Vern Stephens	36
4	Stan Musial	32
5	Hank Sauer	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	165
2	Vern Stephens	162
3	Vic Wertz	129
4	Ralph Kiner	125
5	Jackie Robinson	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	36
2	Jackie Robinson	35
3	Bob Dillinger	19
4	Gene Hermanski	16
5	Elmer Valo	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.46
2	Howie Pollet	2.76
3	Mel Parnell	2.81
4	Harry Brecheen	2.91
5	Ken Heintzelman	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	25
2	Ellis Kinder	21
3	Hal Newhouser	20
3	Howie Pollet	20
3	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	159
2	Hal Newhouser	149
3	Vic Raschi	144
4	Tommy Byrne	139
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