On This Day

Friday, September 2, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	47	.624	--
Red Sox	78	52	.600	2.5
Indians	75	53	.586	4.5
Tigers	74	58	.561	7.5
Athletics	67	61	.523	12.5
White Sox	53	76	.411	27.0
Browns	47	83	.362	33.5
Senators	42	84	.333	36.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Athletics 4

Tigers 8, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	79	48	.622	--
Dodgers	78	50	.609	1.5
Braves	67	61	.523	12.5
Phillies	65	63	.508	14.5
Giants	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 8, Giants 0

Phillies 6, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Doerr	3
2	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Floyd Baker	2
2	Sam Chapman	2
2	17 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	Connie Ryan	1
1	Al Zarilla	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	3
1	George Kell	3
1	Vic Wertz	3
1	Al Zarilla	3
5	3 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hoot Evers	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Newcombe	1.00
2	Russ Meyer	0.78
3	Virgil Trucks	0.50
4	Bill Voiselle	0.45
5	Dave Koslo	0.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Don Newcombe	1
1	Virgil Trucks	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Russ Meyer	7
1	Don Newcombe	7
3	Virgil Trucks	5
3	Bill Voiselle	5
5	Marino Pieretti	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.352
2	Jackie Robinson	.350
3	George Kell	.342
4	Enos Slaughter	.331
5	Stan Musial	.320

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	139
3	Vic Wertz	120
4	Jackie Robinson	110
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	Howie Pollet	2.59
3	Dave Koslo	2.67
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	137
2	Don Newcombe	119
3	Warren Spahn	117
4	Hal Newhouser	115
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	.442
2	Carl Furillo	.396
3	Bobby Doerr	.377
3	Enos Slaughter	.377
5	Phil Cavarretta	.372

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	Vic Wertz	19
1	Ted Williams	19
3	Ralph Kiner	17
4	Bobby Doerr	16
5	Pat Mullin	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.95
2	Al Benton	1.14
3	Don Newcombe	1.29
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	Don Newcombe	24
2	Warren Spahn	19
3	Ellis Kinder	18
3	Joe Page	18
5	Bill Voiselle	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
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	Carl Furillo	.418
2	Ted Williams	.381
3	Joe DiMaggio	.373
4	Stan Musial	.368
5	George Kell	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	12
2	Vern Stephens	10
2	Ted Williams	10
4	Jeff Heath	9
4	Stan Musial	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	35
2	Ted Williams	34
3	Ralph Kiner	30
4	Bobby Doerr	27
4	Vic Wertz	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	8
2	Bob Dillinger	7
3	Hal Jeffcoat	5
3	Bob Ramazzotti	5
3	Elmer Valo	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.52
2	Jack Kramer	1.77
3	Don Newcombe	1.88
4	Billy Pierce	2.01
5	Joe Page	2.01

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	Don Newcombe	40
2	Ellis Kinder	39
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	.356
2	Jackie Robinson	.341
3	Stan Musial	.330
4	Dom DiMaggio	.318
5	Enos Slaughter	.317

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	164
2	Vern Stephens	159
3	Vic Wertz	135
4	Jackie Robinson	124
5	Ralph Kiner	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	36
2	Jackie Robinson	33
3	Bob Dillinger	21
4	Gene Hermanski	16
5	Elmer Valo	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.70
2	Howie Pollet	2.74
3	Harry Brecheen	2.84
4	Virgil Trucks	2.87
5	Ken Heintzelman	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	161
2	Hal Newhouser	148
3	Tommy Byrne	143
4	Warren Spahn	140
5	Vic Raschi	130

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