On This Day

Saturday, September 10, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	50	.624	--
Red Sox	84	53	.613	1.0
Indians	80	56	.588	4.5
Tigers	81	58	.583	5.0
Athletics	70	66	.515	14.5
White Sox	55	81	.404	29.5
Browns	48	90	.348	37.5
Senators	44	91	.326	40.0

Games

Tigers 8, White Sox 3

Senators 4, Yankees 3

Yankees 8, Senators 1

Red Sox 9, Athletics 1

Indians 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	85	50	.630	--
Dodgers	85	52	.620	1.0
Phillies	72	65	.526	14.0
Braves	68	69	.496	18.0
Giants	67	69	.493	18.5
Pirates	58	77	.430	27.0
Reds	56	79	.415	29.0
Cubs	54	84	.391	32.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Giants 4

Braves 1, Phillies 0

Cardinals 6, Reds 5

Cubs 9, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Brown	3
1	Joe DiMaggio	3
1	Don Kolloway	3
1	Phil Rizzuto	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Brown	1
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Cliff Mapes	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Brown	3
1	Bobby Doerr	3
1	Stan Musial	3
4	Frank Baumholtz	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	1.10
2	Bill Kennedy	0.86
3	Bob Lemon	0.50
3	Robin Roberts	0.50
5	Ray Scarborough	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	Max Lanier	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	11
2	Bill Kennedy	6
3	Bob Lemon	5
4	Tommy Byrne	4
4	Ray Scarborough	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Munger	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Bob Rush	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.355
2	Jackie Robinson	.346
3	Enos Slaughter	.339
4	George Kell	.339
5	Stan Musial	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	44
2	Ted Williams	37
3	Vern Stephens	36
4	Stan Musial	29
5	Hank Sauer	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	146
2	Ted Williams	144
3	Vic Wertz	129
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	2.76
5	Fred Hutchinson	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	22
2	Ellis Kinder	19
2	Bob Lemon	19
4	Howie Pollet	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	137
2	Warren Spahn	131
3	Don Newcombe	127
4	Hal Newhouser	126
5	Ellis Kinder	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	22
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	.440
3	Enos Slaughter	.424
4	Bobby Doerr	.413
5	Bobby Adams	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Stan Musial	6
3	Bobby Doerr	5
3	Bobby Thomson	5
3	Ted Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	21
2	Bobby Thomson	20
3	Bobby Doerr	19
4	Enos Slaughter	17
4	Ted Williams	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	5
2	Jerry Coleman	3
2	Granny Hamner	3
2	Tom Saffell	3
5	15 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Houtteman	1.00
2	Bobby Shantz	1.16
3	Ellis Kinder	1.33
4	Don Newcombe	1.41
5	Bob Lemon	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	4
1	Bob Lemon	4
1	Herm Wehmeier	4
4	Al Benton	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	24
2	Warren Spahn	23
3	Don Newcombe	22
4	Mike Garcia	21
4	Ellis Kinder	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	5
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	Bob Rush	2
4	Ralph Branca	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.400
2	Stan Musial	.392
3	Bobby Doerr	.389
4	Ted Williams	.370
5	Joe DiMaggio	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	15
2	Stan Musial	11
3	Vic Wertz	9
3	Ted Williams	9
5	Vern Stephens	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	33
1	Vic Wertz	33
3	Ted Williams	32
4	Bobby Doerr	31
4	2 others tied	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.16
2	Al Benton	1.33
3	Fred Hutchinson	1.66
4	Bill Wight	1.74
5	Art Houtteman	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ellis Kinder	6
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Mel Parnell	6
4	Al Benton	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	40
2	Ellis Kinder	36
2	Warren Spahn	36
4	Mike Garcia	35
5	Bob Lemon	34

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	Jackie Robinson	.342
3	Stan Musial	.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	34
5	Hank Sauer	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	164
2	Vern Stephens	161
3	Vic Wertz	142
4	Jackie Robinson	127
5	2 tied	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	35
2	Pee Wee Reese	34
3	Bob Dillinger	21
4	Gene Hermanski	15
4	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	Mel Parnell	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	25
2	Ellis Kinder	21
2	Hal Newhouser	21
2	Howie Pollet	21
2	Warren Spahn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	155
2	Tommy Byrne	146
2	Hal Newhouser	146
2	Warren Spahn	146
5	2 tied	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	23
2	Al Benton	9
2	Jim Konstanty	9
4	Harry Gumbert	8
4	2 others tied	8