On This Day

Thursday, September 1, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	47	.624	--
Red Sox	77	52	.597	3.0
Indians	75	53	.586	4.5
Tigers	73	58	.557	8.0
Athletics	67	60	.528	12.0
White Sox	53	75	.414	26.5
Browns	47	83	.362	33.5
Senators	42	84	.333	36.5

Games

Indians 2, Athletics 1

Tigers 7, Red Sox 0

Yankees 4, Browns 3

White Sox 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	79	48	.622	--
Dodgers	77	50	.606	2.0
Braves	67	60	.528	12.0
Giants	64	62	.508	14.5
Phillies	64	63	.504	15.0
Pirates	57	69	.452	21.5
Reds	51	75	.405	27.5
Cubs	49	81	.377	31.5

Games

Dodgers 11, Reds 8

Reds 4, Dodgers 3

Braves 8, Cubs 4

Giants 9, Pirates 5

Cardinals 4, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Kluszewski	5
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
3	Vic Wertz	4
4	Carl Furillo	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Ted Kluszewski	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Salkeld	5
2	Ralph Kiner	4
2	Ted Kluszewski	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	2
1	Johnny Ostrowski	2
3	Ferris Fain	1
3	Bob Kennedy	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howie Pollet	1.14
2	Junior Walsh	0.83
3	Tommy Byrne	0.54
4	Bob Lemon	0.50
5	Warren Spahn	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Randy Gumpert	1
1	Andy Hansen	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howie Pollet	8
2	Tommy Byrne	7
2	Dick Weik	7
4	Carl Erskine	6
4	Warren Spahn	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.355
2	Jackie Robinson	.349
3	George Kell	.344
4	Enos Slaughter	.331
5	Dom DiMaggio	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	39
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	117
4	Jackie Robinson	108
5	Ralph Kiner	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	26
3	Bob Dillinger	16
4	Elmer Valo	13
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.32
2	Dave Koslo	2.55
3	Howie Pollet	2.59
4	Ken Heintzelman	2.72
5	Mel Parnell	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	20
2	Ellis Kinder	17
2	Bob Lemon	17
2	Howie Pollet	17
2	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	132
2	Warren Spahn	117
3	Hal Newhouser	115
4	Don Newcombe	112
5	Tommy Byrne	107

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	19
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	.444
2	Tommy Henrich	.419
3	Marv Rackley	.406
4	Carl Furillo	.396
5	Enos Slaughter	.377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	19
2	Ted Williams	18
3	Stan Spence	16
3	Vic Wertz	16
5	Hank Thompson	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Kramer	0.47
2	Al Benton	1.14
3	Bobby Shantz	1.20
4	Lloyd Hittle	1.35
5	Ned Garver	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Ned Garver	3
1	Bob Hall	3
1	Art Houtteman	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	19
1	Warren Spahn	19
3	Ellis Kinder	18
3	Joe Page	18
5	Don Newcombe	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Jim Konstanty	3
3	Al Benton	2
3	Tom Ferrick	2
3	Bob Muncrief	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.403
2	Ted Williams	.402
3	Stan Musial	.380
4	Joe DiMaggio	.368
5	George Kell	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	12
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	33
3	Ralph Kiner	30
4	Del Ennis	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	8
2	Bob Dillinger	7
3	Hal Jeffcoat	5
3	Whitey Lockman	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Kramer	1.28
2	Al Benton	1.52
3	Billy Pierce	2.01
4	Joe Page	2.01
5	Johnny Vander Meer	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ellis Kinder	6
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Art Houtteman	5
2	Fred Hutchinson	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ellis Kinder	39
2	Don Newcombe	33
3	Ken Raffensberger	32
4	Tommy Byrne	31
4	Larry Jansen	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	7
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	.357
2	Jackie Robinson	.340
3	Stan Musial	.328
4	Dom DiMaggio	.320
5	Enos Slaughter	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	44
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	159
3	Vic Wertz	132
4	Jackie Robinson	124
5	Ralph Kiner	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	37
2	Jackie Robinson	34
3	Bob Dillinger	21
4	Gene Hermanski	16
5	Elmer Valo	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.59
2	Howie Pollet	2.74
3	Harry Brecheen	2.84
4	Ken Heintzelman	2.89
5	Mel Parnell	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	24
2	Ellis Kinder	21
2	Howie Pollet	21
2	Warren Spahn	21
5	Hal Newhouser	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	160
2	Hal Newhouser	148
3	Tommy Byrne	144
4	Warren Spahn	143
5	Vic Raschi	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