On This Day

Wednesday, August 31, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 47 .621 --
Red Sox 77 51 .602 2.0
Indians 74 53 .583 4.5
Tigers 72 58 .554 8.0
Athletics 67 59 .532 11.0
White Sox 52 75 .409 26.5
Browns 47 82 .364 32.5
Senators 42 83 .336 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 78 48 .619 --
Dodgers 76 49 .608 1.5
Braves 66 60 .524 12.0
Phillies 64 62 .508 14.0
Giants 63 62 .504 14.5
Pirates 57 68 .456 20.5
Reds 50 74 .403 27.0
Cubs 49 80 .380 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Pete Suder 4
1 Bobby Thomson 4
1 Hank Thompson 4
1 Elmer Valo 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Mueller 2
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 Elbie Fletcher 1
2 Jack Graham 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 4
2 Dick Kokos 3
3 Joe DiMaggio 2
3 Bobby Doerr 2
3 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Zarilla 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Pierce 0.89
2 Lou Brissie 0.50
2 Ned Garver 0.50
2 Sheldon Jones 0.50
5 Chuck Stobbs 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Lou Brissie 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Bob Hall 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 8
2 Ned Garver 7
3 Sheldon Jones 5
4 Bobby Shantz 4
4 Chuck Stobbs 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Hughson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .356
2 Jackie Robinson .350
3 George Kell .344
4 Enos Slaughter .327
5 Dom DiMaggio .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 38
2 Ted Williams 36
3 Vern Stephens 35
4 Stan Musial 27
5 Sid Gordon 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 140
2 Ted Williams 138
3 Vic Wertz 115
4 Jackie Robinson 105
5 Ralph Kiner 94

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 2.32
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 115
3 Don Newcombe 112
4 Warren Spahn 111
5 2 tied 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 Joe DiMaggio .422
2 Ted Williams .404
3 Del Ennis .396
4 Marv Rackley .389
5 Carl Furillo .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 19
2 Stan Spence 17
3 Del Ennis 15
3 Ralph Kiner 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Ramazzotti 5
1 Pee Wee Reese 5
3 Bob Dillinger 3
3 Granny Hamner 3
3 Don Kolloway 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kramer 0.47
2 Mel Parnell 1.00
3 Al Benton 1.14
4 Bobby Shantz 1.20
5 Ned Garver 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 3
1 Ned Garver 3
1 Bob Hall 3
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ellis Kinder 18
1 Joe Page 18
1 Ken Raffensberger 18
4 Don Newcombe 17
5 3 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 .405
2 Stan Musial .383
3 Joe DiMaggio .373
4 Elmer Valo .348
5 Johnny Pesky .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 11
2 Vern Stephens 10
2 Ted Williams 10
4 Stan Musial 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 36
2 Ted Williams 34
3 Del Ennis 27
4 Bobby Doerr 26
4 Ralph Kiner 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 7
2 Bob Dillinger 5
2 Hal Jeffcoat 5
2 Whitey Lockman 5
2 Bob Ramazzotti 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kramer 1.28
2 Mel Parnell 1.47
3 Al Benton 1.52
4 Billy Pierce 2.01
5 Joe Page 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 6
1 Mel Parnell 6
3 Bob Feller 5
3 Fred Hutchinson 5
3 Chuck Stobbs 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ellis Kinder 39
2 Don Newcombe 33
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 .359
2 Jackie Robinson .337
3 Stan Musial .330
4 Dom DiMaggio .321
5 Dale Mitchell .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 43
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Vern Stephens 37
4 Stan Musial 32
5 Hank Sauer 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 163
2 Vern Stephens 161
3 Vic Wertz 130
4 Ralph Kiner 122
5 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 Harry Brecheen 2.84
4 Howie Pollet 2.85
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 148
3 Tommy Byrne 137
3 Vic Raschi 137
3 Warren Spahn 137

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