On This Day

Monday, September 5, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	48	.628	--
Red Sox	82	52	.612	1.5
Indians	78	54	.591	4.5
Tigers	78	58	.574	6.5
Athletics	67	65	.508	15.5
White Sox	53	80	.398	30.0
Browns	48	86	.358	35.5
Senators	43	87	.331	38.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Senators 2

Red Sox 12, Senators 2

Indians 5, White Sox 3

Indians 6, White Sox 4

Tigers 4, Browns 0

Yankees 13, Athletics 4

Yankees 5, Athletics 2

Tigers 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	82	49	.626	--
Dodgers	81	51	.614	1.5
Phillies	70	63	.526	13.0
Braves	67	66	.504	16.0
Giants	65	66	.496	17.0
Pirates	58	72	.446	23.5
Reds	52	78	.400	29.5
Cubs	52	82	.388	31.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Braves 2

Dodgers 13, Braves 2

Reds 7, Cubs 3

Cubs 7, Reds 2

Phillies 9, Giants 7

Phillies 4, Giants 2

Cardinals 9, Pirates 1

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Johnson	6
1	Al Zarilla	6
3	Del Ennis	5
3	Billy Goodman	5
3	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	2
1	George Metkovich	2
3	Hank Bauer	1
3	Tod Davis	1
3	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	5
1	Enos Slaughter	5
3	Carl Furillo	4
3	Billy Goodman	4
3	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jerry Coleman	1
1	Granny Hamner	1
1	Stan Musial	1
1	Andy Pafko	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Preacher Roe	1.38
2	Bob Lemon	0.86
3	Art Houtteman	0.71
4	Johnny Schmitz	0.69
5	Fred Hutchinson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Ken Heintzelman	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	11
2	Johnny Schmitz	9
3	Red Munger	8
4	Carl Erskine	6
4	Bob Lemon	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Buxton	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Paul Minner	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Satchel Paige	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.353
2	Jackie Robinson	.348
3	George Kell	.341
4	Enos Slaughter	.340
5	Stan Musial	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Ted Williams	37
3	Vern Stephens	36
4	Stan Musial	28
5	Hank Sauer	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	145
2	Ted Williams	141
3	Vic Wertz	123
4	Jackie Robinson	112
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	2.63
4	Preacher Roe	2.78
5	Mel Parnell	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	21
2	Ellis Kinder	18
2	Bob Lemon	18
2	Vic Raschi	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	137
2	Hal Newhouser	123
3	Warren Spahn	120
4	Don Newcombe	119
5	Tommy Byrne	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	20
2	Al Benton	9
3	Jim Konstanty	7
3	Nels Potter	7
3	Ted Wilks	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.435
2	Joe DiMaggio	.435
3	Enos Slaughter	.423
4	Carl Furillo	.404
5	Del Ennis	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	8
1	Stan Musial	8
3	Ted Williams	7
4	Vern Stephens	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	21
1	Vic Wertz	21
3	Bobby Doerr	20
4	Ted Williams	19
5	Enos Slaughter	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Granny Hamner	4
2	Bob Ramazzotti	4
4	Jerry Coleman	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Newcombe	0.00
2	Bobby Shantz	0.82
3	Red Munger	1.17
4	Art Houtteman	1.25
5	Virgil Trucks	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	4
1	Art Houtteman	4
3	Tommy Byrne	3
3	Bob Hall	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	22
1	Billy Pierce	22
3	Bob Lemon	21
3	Preacher Roe	21
5	Don Newcombe	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Jim Konstanty	2
3	Ralph Branca	1
3	Lou Brissie	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.417
2	Ted Williams	.397
3	Joe DiMaggio	.376
4	Stan Musial	.371
5	Enos Slaughter	.357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	36
2	Ralph Kiner	34
2	Ted Williams	34
4	Enos Slaughter	33
5	Del Ennis	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Newcombe	1.71
2	Al Benton	1.96
3	Mike Garcia	2.13
4	Art Houtteman	2.14
4	Al Brazle	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Houtteman	6
1	Ellis Kinder	6
1	Mel Parnell	6
4	Al Benton	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	37
2	Tommy Byrne	32
2	Larry Jansen	32
4	Ellis Kinder	31
4	Bob Lemon	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	7
2	Jim Konstanty	4
3	Harry Gumbert	3
4	Al Benton	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.359
2	Jackie Robinson	.341
3	Stan Musial	.333
4	Enos Slaughter	.327
5	Dom DiMaggio	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	46
2	Ted Williams	39
3	Vern Stephens	38
4	Stan Musial	33
4	Hank Sauer	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	166
2	Vern Stephens	164
3	Vic Wertz	136
4	Jackie Robinson	125
5	Ralph Kiner	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	35
2	Jackie Robinson	33
3	Bob Dillinger	20
4	Gene Hermanski	16
4	Elmer Valo	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.63
2	Howie Pollet	2.74
3	Mel Parnell	2.86
4	Virgil Trucks	2.87
5	Harry Brecheen	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	25
2	Ellis Kinder	21
2	Howie Pollet	21
2	Warren Spahn	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	161
2	Hal Newhouser	150
3	Tommy Byrne	145
4	Warren Spahn	143
5	Bob Feller	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	21
2	Al Benton	9
2	Jim Konstanty	9
4	Harry Gumbert	8
4	2 others tied	8