On This Day

Thursday, September 8, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	48	.631	--
Red Sox	82	53	.607	2.5
Indians	78	56	.582	6.0
Tigers	80	58	.580	6.0
Athletics	69	65	.515	15.0
White Sox	55	80	.407	29.5
Browns	48	88	.353	37.0
Senators	43	89	.326	40.0

Games

White Sox 3, Browns 1

Tigers 10, Indians 0

Tigers 4, Indians 1

Athletics 9, Senators 1

Athletics 8, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	84	49	.632	--
Dodgers	84	51	.622	1.0
Phillies	72	64	.529	13.5
Braves	67	69	.493	18.5
Giants	66	68	.493	18.5
Pirates	58	75	.436	26.0
Reds	55	78	.414	29.0
Cubs	52	84	.382	33.5

Games

Dodgers 12, Giants 7

Phillies 3, Braves 1

Reds 9, Pirates 7

Cardinals 8, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ferris Fain	5
1	Pete Suder	5
1	Eddie Yost	5
4	Bobby Thomson	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Clint Hartung	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ferris Fain	5
1	Vic Wertz	5
3	Hank Majeski	4
3	Pete Suder	4
3	Bobby Thomson	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Sullivan	2
2	Richie Ashburn	1
2	Chuck Kress	1
2	Red Schoendienst	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Newhouser	1.50
2	Harry Brecheen	1.40
3	Russ Meyer	0.75
4	Bob Feller	0.67
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Ted Gray	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Brecheen	7
2	Lou Brissie	6
3	Bob Kuzava	5
3	Johnny Sain	5
5	Bob Feller	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Erv Palica	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.354
2	Jackie Robinson	.347
3	Enos Slaughter	.340
4	George Kell	.337
5	Stan Musial	.325

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	128
4	Jackie Robinson	114
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
2	Hal Newhouser	126
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	.457
2	Joe DiMaggio	.408
3	Carl Furillo	.404
4	Enos Slaughter	.403
5	Bobby Doerr	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	8
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	Stan Musial	20
3	Enos Slaughter	19
3	Bobby Thomson	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	4
1	Granny Hamner	4
3	Jerry Coleman	3
3	Pee Wee Reese	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Newcombe	0.67
2	Bobby Shantz	0.82
3	Art Houtteman	1.00
4	Red Munger	1.17
5	Virgil Trucks	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	4
1	Herm Wehmeier	4
3	Jack Banta	3
3	Tommy Byrne	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	5
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	Erv Palica	2
4	Ralph Branca	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.429
2	Ted Williams	.379
3	Stan Musial	.372
4	Enos Slaughter	.369
5	Bobby Doerr	.368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	35
2	Vern Stephens	33
3	Ted Williams	32
4	Ralph Kiner	30
4	Stan Musial	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	Art Houtteman	1.83
3	Don Newcombe	1.86
4	Mike Garcia	2.13
5	Al Brazle	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ellis Kinder	6
2	Al Benton	5
2	Carl Erskine	5
2	Art Houtteman	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	39
2	Larry Jansen	36
3	Bob Feller	32
4	Jack Banta	31
4	4 others tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	8
2	Jim Konstanty	4
3	Harry Gumbert	3
4	Al Benton	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.356
2	Jackie Robinson	.341
3	Stan Musial	.339
4	Enos Slaughter	.328
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	141
4	Jackie Robinson	127
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	Dave Koslo	2.77
3	Howie Pollet	2.78
4	Harry Brecheen	2.83
5	Mel Parnell	2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	158
2	Hal Newhouser	153
3	Tommy Byrne	144
4	Bob Feller	136
5	Warren Spahn	135

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