On This Day

Tuesday, August 30, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	46	.626	--
Red Sox	76	51	.598	3.0
Indians	73	52	.584	5.0
Tigers	72	57	.558	8.0
Athletics	66	58	.532	11.5
White Sox	51	75	.405	27.5
Browns	46	82	.359	33.5
Senators	42	82	.339	35.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Tigers 0

Browns 6, Yankees 2

Senators 1, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	78	48	.619	--
Dodgers	76	49	.608	1.5
Braves	65	60	.520	12.5
Phillies	64	62	.508	14.0
Giants	62	62	.500	15.0
Pirates	57	67	.460	20.0
Reds	50	74	.403	27.0
Cubs	49	79	.383	30.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Pirates 3

Braves 12, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jeff Heath	3
1	Connie Ryan	3
1	Stan Spence	3
1	Eddie Stanky	3
5	15 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jeff Heath	4
2	Roy Sievers	3
2	Sibby Sisti	3
4	Gil Hodges	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jerry Coleman	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ellis Kinder	0.88
2	Lloyd Hittle	0.57
3	Rex Barney	0.50
4	Bill Wight	0.43
5	Murry Dickson	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Lloyd Hittle	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Al Papai	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ellis Kinder	7
2	Rex Barney	6
3	Murry Dickson	4
3	Lloyd Hittle	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Hogue	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.357
2	Jackie Robinson	.350
3	George Kell	.344
4	Enos Slaughter	.327
5	Dom DiMaggio	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	37
2	Vern Stephens	35
2	Ted Williams	35
4	Stan Musial	27
5	Sid Gordon	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	140
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	25
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	Ken Heintzelman	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	20
2	Ellis Kinder	17
2	Vic Raschi	17
4	Alex Kellner	16
4	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	Ellis Kinder	103

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	.411
2	Marv Rackley	.389
3	Tommy Henrich	.382
4	Carl Furillo	.377
5	Joe DiMaggio	.375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	18
2	Del Ennis	16
2	Stan Spence	16
4	Ralph Kiner	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Kramer	0.47
2	Ned Garver	0.95
3	Mel Parnell	1.00
4	Al Benton	1.11
5	Ken Heintzelman	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Fred Martin	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3
1	Robin Roberts	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	21
2	Ellis Kinder	18
2	Joe Page	18
2	Ken Raffensberger	18
5	Monty Kennedy	17

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	.400
2	Stan Musial	.379
3	George Kell	.356
4	Tommy Henrich	.344
5	Johnny Pesky	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
1	Vern Stephens	10
3	Stan Musial	9
3	Ted Williams	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	36
2	Ted Williams	32
3	Del Ennis	27
4	Ralph Kiner	26
4	Jackie Robinson	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Kramer	1.28
2	Mel Parnell	1.47
3	Al Benton	1.75
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.84
5	Larry Jansen	1.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
2	Al Benton	3
2	Harry Gumbert	3
2	Jim Konstanty	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.360
2	Jackie Robinson	.335
3	Stan Musial	.327
4	Dom DiMaggio	.322
5	Enos Slaughter	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Vern Stephens	37
2	Ted Williams	37
4	Stan Musial	32
5	Hank Sauer	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	161
1	Ted Williams	161
3	Vic Wertz	130
4	Ralph Kiner	121
4	Jackie Robinson	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	36
2	Jackie Robinson	34
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	Howie Pollet	2.83
4	Harry Brecheen	2.84
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	160
2	Hal Newhouser	149
3	Tommy Byrne	137
3	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