On This Day

Friday, September 9, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 49 .626 --
Red Sox 83 53 .610 1.5
Indians 79 56 .585 5.0
Tigers 80 58 .580 5.5
Athletics 70 65 .519 14.0
White Sox 55 80 .407 29.0
Browns 48 89 .350 37.0
Senators 43 90 .323 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 84 50 .627 --
Dodgers 84 52 .618 1.0
Phillies 72 64 .529 13.0
Giants 67 68 .496 17.5
Braves 67 69 .493 18.0
Pirates 58 76 .433 26.0
Reds 56 78 .418 28.0
Cubs 53 84 .387 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Litwhiler 3
1 Roy Smalley 3
1 Pete Suder 3
4 Ray Boone 2
4 25 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Bobby Doerr 1
1 Jack Graham 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Pafko 4
2 Hank Thompson 3
3 Bert Haas 2
3 Whitey Lockman 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Don White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Garcia 0.90
2 Bob Chesnes 0.62
3 Ellis Kinder 0.62
4 Monk Dubiel 0.60
5 Al Brazle 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monk Dubiel 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Garcia 9
2 Ellis Kinder 8
3 Bob Chesnes 5
4 Johnny Vander Meer 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .354
2 Jackie Robinson .345
3 Enos Slaughter .341
4 George Kell .337
5 Stan Musial .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 44
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 143
3 Vic Wertz 128
4 Jackie Robinson 114
5 Ralph Kiner 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 31
2 Pee Wee Reese 26
3 Bob Dillinger 17
4 Elmer Valo 14
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.16
2 Dave Koslo 2.55
3 Howie Pollet 2.56
4 Mel Parnell 2.82
5 Fred Hutchinson 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 21
2 Ellis Kinder 19
3 Bob Lemon 18
3 Howie Pollet 18
3 Vic Raschi 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 137
2 Don Newcombe 126
2 Hal Newhouser 126
4 Warren Spahn 120
5 Ellis Kinder 117

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 .451
2 Joe DiMaggio .447
3 Bobby Doerr .426
4 Johnny Hopp .425
5 Bobby Adams .424

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 23
2 Bobby Thomson 21
3 Ted Williams 20
4 Stan Musial 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 5
2 Granny Hamner 4
3 Jerry Coleman 3
3 Tom Saffell 3
3 Al Zarilla 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Newcombe 0.67
2 Art Houtteman 1.00
3 Bobby Shantz 1.16
4 Fred Hutchinson 1.45
5 Virgil Trucks 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 4
1 Ellis Kinder 4
1 Herm Wehmeier 4
4 Tommy Byrne 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ellis Kinder 26
2 Carl Erskine 21
2 Mike Garcia 21
2 Don Newcombe 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Jim Konstanty 2
3 Ralph Branca 1
3 Ralph Buxton 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .431
2 Stan Musial .388
3 Ted Williams .376
4 Bobby Doerr .376
5 Joe DiMaggio .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 15
2 Stan Musial 10
3 Vern Stephens 9
3 Vic Wertz 9
3 Ted Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 33
2 Vic Wertz 32
2 Ted Williams 32
4 Ralph Kiner 31
5 Stan Musial 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Benton 1.33
2 Bobby Shantz 1.38
3 Fred Hutchinson 1.59
4 Bill Wight 1.74
5 Art Houtteman 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 6
2 Al Benton 5
2 Art Houtteman 5
2 Bob Lemon 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 39
2 Ellis Kinder 36
3 Mike Garcia 35
4 Jack Banta 31
4 3 others tied 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .359
2 Stan Musial .342
3 Jackie Robinson .339
4 Enos Slaughter .331
5 Dom DiMaggio .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 46
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 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 35
1 Jackie Robinson 35
3 Bob Dillinger 21
4 Gene Hermanski 16
5 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.13
2 Dave Koslo 2.69
3 Howie Pollet 2.78
4 Preacher Roe 2.79
5 Harry Brecheen 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 24
2 Ellis Kinder 22
3 Hal Newhouser 21
3 Howie Pollet 21
5 Warren Spahn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 157
2 Hal Newhouser 153
3 Tommy Byrne 142
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