On This Day

Monday, August 29, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	45	.631	--
Red Sox	75	51	.595	4.0
Indians	73	52	.584	5.5
Tigers	72	56	.563	8.0
Athletics	66	58	.532	12.0
White Sox	51	74	.408	27.5
Browns	45	82	.354	34.5
Senators	41	82	.333	36.5

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 2

Indians 5, Red Sox 4

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

Browns 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	78	47	.624	--
Dodgers	75	49	.605	2.5
Braves	64	60	.516	13.5
Phillies	64	62	.508	14.5
Giants	62	62	.500	15.5
Pirates	57	66	.463	20.0
Reds	50	74	.403	27.5
Cubs	49	79	.383	30.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Pirates 1

Cardinals 8, Braves 2

Giants 3, Reds 2

Phillies 6, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Doerr	5
1	Bob Kennedy	5
3	Larry Doby	3
3	George Kell	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Stan Lopata	1
1	Ron Northey	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Northey	5
2	Ted Williams	3
3	Phil Cavarretta	2
3	Larry Doby	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Kell	1
1	Bob Kennedy	1
1	Eddie Lake	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Brazle	0.67
2	Larry Jansen	0.50
3	Bob Feller	0.45
4	Robin Roberts	0.40
5	Cliff Chambers	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Banta	1
1	Al Benton	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Blix Donnelly	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	5
2	Al Brazle	4
2	Joe Dobson	4
2	Larry Jansen	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.359
2	Jackie Robinson	.352
3	George Kell	.343
4	Enos Slaughter	.327
5	Dom DiMaggio	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	37
2	Ted Williams	35
3	Vern Stephens	34
4	Stan Musial	26
5	Sid Gordon	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	139
2	Ted Williams	136
3	Vic Wertz	115
4	Jackie Robinson	105
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	2.33
2	Dave Koslo	2.55
3	Mel Parnell	2.71
4	Howie Pollet	2.71
5	Gerry Staley	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	20
2	Vic Raschi	17
3	Alex Kellner	16
3	Ellis Kinder	16
3	3 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	132
2	Hal Newhouser	114
3	Don Newcombe	112
4	Warren Spahn	111
5	Vic Raschi	102

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	18
2	Al Benton	9
3	Nels Potter	7
3	Ted Wilks	7
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.414
2	Carl Furillo	.400
2	Lloyd Merriman	.400
4	Marv Rackley	.389
5	Nippy Jones	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	19
2	Del Ennis	16
2	Ralph Kiner	16
2	Vic Wertz	16
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Kramer	0.47
2	Murry Dickson	0.50
3	Ned Garver	0.95
4	Mel Parnell	1.00
5	Al Benton	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Fred Martin	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
5	33 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	21
2	Joe Page	18
2	Ken Raffensberger	18
4	Monty Kennedy	17
5	4 tied	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.422
2	Stan Musial	.377
3	George Kell	.350
4	Duke Snider	.346
5	Tommy Henrich	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Vern Stephens	9
2	Ted Williams	9
4	Stan Musial	8
4	Vic Wertz	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	36
2	Ted Williams	33
3	Del Ennis	30
4	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	Al Benton	1.70
2	Fred Martin	1.74
3	Johnny Vander Meer	1.84
4	Larry Jansen	1.90
5	Don Newcombe	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Hutchinson	6
1	Mel Parnell	6
3	Bob Feller	5
3	Larry Jansen	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	39
2	Ellis Kinder	32
2	Ken Raffensberger	32
4	Larry Jansen	31
5	Bob Feller	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
2	Al Benton	4
3	Tom Ferrick	3
3	Harry Gumbert	3
3	Jim Konstanty	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.360
2	Jackie Robinson	.341
3	Stan Musial	.331
4	Dom DiMaggio	.322
5	Enos Slaughter	.317

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	164
2	Vern Stephens	160
3	Vic Wertz	131
4	Jackie Robinson	123
5	Ralph Kiner	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	35
1	Jackie Robinson	35
3	Bob Dillinger	19
4	Gene Hermanski	16
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.56
2	Mel Parnell	2.81
3	Harry Brecheen	2.91
4	Howie Pollet	2.92
5	Ken Heintzelman	2.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	161
2	Hal Newhouser	149
3	Tommy Byrne	138
4	Warren Spahn	137
5	2 tied	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	20
2	Al Benton	9
3	Harry Gumbert	8
3	Jim Konstanty	8
3	2 others tied	8