On This Day

Wednesday, September 7, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 48 .631 --
Red Sox 82 53 .607 2.5
Indians 78 54 .591 5.0
Tigers 78 58 .574 7.0
Athletics 67 65 .508 16.0
White Sox 54 80 .403 30.0
Browns 48 87 .356 36.5
Senators 43 87 .331 39.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 49 .629 --
Dodgers 83 51 .619 1.0
Phillies 71 64 .526 13.5
Braves 67 68 .496 17.5
Giants 66 67 .496 17.5
Pirates 58 74 .439 25.0
Reds 54 78 .409 29.0
Cubs 52 83 .385 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Grady Hatton 3
1 Spider Jorgensen 3
1 Mickey Owen 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Danny Litwhiler 1
1 Eddie Miksis 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 3
2 Bobby Brown 2
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Eddie Miksis 2
2 Johnny Ostrowski 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Banta 0.82
2 Allie Reynolds 0.58
3 Bill Wight 0.50
4 Cliff Chambers 0.43
5 Cliff Fannin 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Banta 1
1 Howie Pollet 1
1 Ken Raffensberger 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1
1 Bill Wight 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Banta 9
2 Allie Reynolds 7
3 Cliff Fannin 4
3 Joe Page 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Joe Page 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .354
2 Jackie Robinson .347
3 George Kell .341
4 Enos Slaughter .337
5 Stan Musial .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 43
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 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 31
2 Pee Wee Reese 26
3 Bob Dillinger 16
4 Elmer Valo 14
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.17
2 Howie Pollet 2.56
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 Howie Pollet 18
2 Vic Raschi 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 137
2 Don Newcombe 126
3 Hal Newhouser 123
4 Warren Spahn 120
5 Tommy Byrne 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 21
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 .446
2 Joe DiMaggio .408
3 Billy Johnson .405
4 Bobby Doerr .397
5 Bobby Adams .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 9
2 Ted Williams 7
3 Stan Musial 6
4 Vern Stephens 5
4 Bobby Thomson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 22
2 Vic Wertz 19
3 Stan Musial 18
3 Ted Williams 18
5 Hank Sauer 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 4
1 Granny Hamner 4
3 Jerry Coleman 3
3 Don Kolloway 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Newcombe 0.50
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
1 Don Newcombe 4
4 Jack Banta 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 27
2 Billy Pierce 22
3 Robin Roberts 21
4 Carl Erskine 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 5
2 Jim Konstanty 2
3 Ralph Branca 1
3 Ralph Buxton 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .429
2 Ted Williams .379
3 Bobby Doerr .368
4 Del Ennis .361
4 Stan Musial .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 14
2 Stan Musial 10
2 Ted Williams 10
4 Vern Stephens 9
5 Vic Wertz 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 33
2 Enos Slaughter 32
2 Ted Williams 32
4 Ralph Kiner 30
4 Vic Wertz 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 1.33
2 Don Newcombe 1.75
3 Art Houtteman 1.83
4 Mike Garcia 2.13
5 Al Brazle 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 6
2 Al Benton 5
2 Art Houtteman 5
2 Fred Hutchinson 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 44
2 Larry Jansen 36
3 Jack Banta 31
3 Ellis Kinder 31
3 Bob Lemon 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 8
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 .356
2 Jackie Robinson .341
3 Stan Musial .338
4 Enos Slaughter .322
5 Dom DiMaggio .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 45
2 Ted Williams 39
3 Vern Stephens 38
4 Stan Musial 33
5 Hank Sauer 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 166
2 Vern Stephens 161
3 Vic Wertz 136
4 Jackie Robinson 125
5 Ralph Kiner 120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.66
2 Howie Pollet 2.78
3 Mel Parnell 2.86
4 Dave Koslo 2.87
5 Virgil Trucks 2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 158
2 Hal Newhouser 150
3 Tommy Byrne 144
4 Warren Spahn 135
5 Bob Feller 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 22
2 Al Benton 9
2 Jim Konstanty 9
4 Harry Gumbert 8
4 2 others tied 8