On This Day

Sunday, September 4, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	48	.622	--
Red Sox	80	52	.606	1.5
Indians	76	54	.585	4.5
Tigers	76	58	.567	6.5
Athletics	67	63	.515	13.5
White Sox	53	78	.405	28.0
Browns	48	84	.364	33.5
Senators	43	85	.336	36.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Athletics 2

Indians 5, Browns 0

Senators 3, Yankees 2

Tigers 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	81	48	.628	--
Dodgers	79	51	.608	2.5
Phillies	68	63	.519	14.0
Braves	67	64	.511	15.0
Giants	65	64	.504	16.0
Pirates	57	71	.445	23.5
Reds	51	77	.398	29.5
Cubs	51	81	.386	31.5

Games

Cubs 11, Pirates 7

Dodgers 6, Giants 2

Phillies 9, Braves 8

Phillies 8, Braves 7

Cardinals 6, Reds 4

Cardinals 11, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Dick Sisler	5
2	Enos Slaughter	5
4	Willie Jones	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	2
2	Bob Elliott	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	Hoot Evers	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Marty Marion	6
2	Tommy Glaviano	5
3	Jeff Heath	4
3	Willie Jones	4
3	Andy Pafko	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Metkovich	1
1	Jack Phillips	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike Garcia	1.80
2	Billy Pierce	0.73
3	Rex Barney	0.67
4	Larry Jansen	0.60
5	Hal Newhouser	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Mickey Harris	1
1	Max Lanier	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Garcia	9
2	Hal Newhouser	8
2	Billy Pierce	8
4	Max Lanier	7
5	Rex Barney	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Rush	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.352
2	Jackie Robinson	.350
3	George Kell	.343
4	Enos Slaughter	.337
5	Dom DiMaggio	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Ted Williams	37
3	Vern Stephens	35
4	Stan Musial	27
5	Hank Sauer	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	141
1	Ted Williams	141
3	Vic Wertz	122
4	Jackie Robinson	111
5	Ralph Kiner	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	26
3	Bob Dillinger	16
4	Elmer Valo	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.17
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	18
3	Bob Lemon	17
3	Howie Pollet	17
3	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	137
2	Hal Newhouser	123
3	Don Newcombe	119
4	Warren Spahn	117
5	Ellis Kinder	109

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	.455
2	Enos Slaughter	.414
3	Carl Furillo	.404
4	Ted Kluszewski	.400
5	Phil Cavarretta	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Stan Musial	7
2	Ted Williams	7
4	Vic Wertz	6
5	Stan Spence	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	21
2	Ted Williams	19
3	Stan Musial	18
4	Bobby Doerr	17
5	Ralph Kiner	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.95
2	Lloyd Hittle	0.98
3	Al Benton	1.23
4	Don Newcombe	1.29
5	Art Houtteman	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Bob Hall	3
1	Art Houtteman	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	24
2	Billy Pierce	22
3	Ellis Kinder	18
4	Rex Barney	17
4	Larry Jansen	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
2	Al Benton	1
2	Ralph Branca	1
2	Lou Brissie	1
2	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.414
2	Ted Williams	.383
3	Joe DiMaggio	.382
4	Stan Musial	.361
5	Al Dark	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	15
2	Ted Williams	11
3	Vern Stephens	10
4	Stan Musial	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	34
1	Ted Williams	34
3	Vern Stephens	33
4	Del Ennis	29
4	Vic Wertz	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	8
2	Bob Dillinger	7
3	Elmer Valo	6
4	Hal Jeffcoat	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.55
2	Don Newcombe	1.71
3	Jack Kramer	1.77
4	Ken Heintzelman	2.09
5	Joe Page	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ellis Kinder	6
2	Art Houtteman	5
2	Mel Parnell	5
2	Chuck Stobbs	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	37
2	Larry Jansen	32
3	Ellis Kinder	31
4	Bob Feller	28
4	5 others tied	28

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	.358
2	Jackie Robinson	.340
3	Stan Musial	.331
4	Enos Slaughter	.322
5	Dom DiMaggio	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	46
2	Ted Williams	39
3	Vern Stephens	37
4	Stan Musial	32
4	Hank Sauer	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	166
2	Vern Stephens	160
3	Vic Wertz	135
4	Ralph Kiner	124
4	Jackie Robinson	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	35
2	Jackie Robinson	33
3	Bob Dillinger	21
4	Gene Hermanski	16
4	Elmer Valo	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.70
2	Howie Pollet	2.74
3	Virgil Trucks	2.87
4	Ken Heintzelman	2.89
5	Mel Parnell	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	24
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Hal Newhouser	21
3	Howie Pollet	21
3	Warren Spahn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	161
2	Hal Newhouser	156
3	Tommy Byrne	143
4	Warren Spahn	140
5	Bob Feller	134

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