Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 18, 1949

On This Day

Sunday, September 18, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	90	51	.638	--
Red Sox	89	55	.618	2.5
Indians	82	60	.577	8.5
Tigers	84	62	.575	8.5
Athletics	76	68	.528	15.5
White Sox	59	84	.413	32.0
Browns	49	96	.338	43.0
Senators	45	98	.315	46.0

Games

Red Sox 11, White Sox 5

Yankees 7, Indians 3

Athletics 7, Browns 5

Athletics 7, Browns 4

Tigers 3, Senators 2

Tigers 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	91	51	.641	--
Dodgers	89	54	.622	2.5
Phillies	76	68	.528	16.0
Braves	69	74	.483	22.5
Giants	68	75	.476	23.5
Pirates	63	79	.444	28.0
Reds	58	84	.408	33.0
Cubs	57	86	.399	34.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Cubs 1

Reds 7, Braves 6

Braves 1, Reds 1

Giants 13, Pirates 4

Pirates 7, Giants 2

Cardinals 15, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Kluszewski	5
1	Dick Kokos	5
1	Tom Saffell	5
1	Bobby Thomson	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pete Suder	2
1	Bobby Thomson	2
1	Ted Williams	2
4	Carl Furillo	1
4	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Suder	6
1	Bobby Thomson	6
1	Ted Williams	6
4	Ted Kluszewski	4
4	4 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doby	2
2	Neil Berry	1
2	Nellie Fox	1
2	Phil Rizzuto	1
2	Thurman Tucker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Munger	0.78
2	Cliff Chambers	0.56
3	Ellis Kinder	0.44
4	Randy Gumpert	0.43
5	Monk Dubiel	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Hugh Casey	1
1	Cliff Chambers	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Munger	7
2	Cliff Chambers	5
2	Monk Dubiel	5
4	Sheldon Jones	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Newcombe	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Jackie Robinson	.344
3	Enos Slaughter	.341
4	George Kell	.341
5	Stan Musial	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	49
2	Ted Williams	40
3	Vern Stephens	39
4	Stan Musial	33
5	Hank Sauer	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	153
2	Vern Stephens	150
3	Vic Wertz	130
4	Jackie Robinson	119
5	Ralph Kiner	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	32
2	Pee Wee Reese	27
3	Bob Dillinger	18
4	Phil Rizzuto	15
5	Elmer Valo	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.26
2	Dave Koslo	2.59
3	Howie Pollet	2.59
4	Ken Heintzelman	2.75
5	Mel Parnell	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	23
2	Ellis Kinder	21
3	Bob Lemon	20
4	Howie Pollet	19
4	Vic Raschi	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	142
2	Warren Spahn	132
3	Hal Newhouser	131
4	Don Newcombe	128
5	Ellis Kinder	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	26
2	Al Benton	10
3	Ted Wilks	8
4	Jim Konstanty	7
4	Nels Potter	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Adams	.459
2	Harry Walker	.455
3	Billy Goodman	.442
4	Tom Saffell	.420
5	2 tied	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Stan Musial	6
3	Carl Furillo	5
4	Granny Hamner	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	21
2	Ralph Kiner	18
2	Wally Westlake	18
4	Carl Furillo	17
4	Bobby Thomson	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Ramazzotti	4
1	Phil Rizzuto	4
3	George Metkovich	3
3	Jackie Robinson	3
3	John Sullivan	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Kuzava	0.50
1	Virgil Trucks	0.50
3	Bob Feller	1.00
4	Bill Kennedy	1.02
5	Red Munger	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	4
1	Russ Meyer	4
3	Tommy Byrne	3
3	Ellis Kinder	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	19
2	Mike Garcia	18
3	Jack Banta	17
3	Red Munger	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	7
2	Bob Rush	3
3	Al Benton	1
3	Harry Brecheen	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.396
2	Enos Slaughter	.395
3	Bobby Doerr	.392
4	Carl Furillo	.384
5	Joe DiMaggio	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	17
2	Stan Musial	13
3	Ted Williams	10
4	Stan Spence	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	38
2	Ralph Kiner	37
3	Ted Williams	33
4	Bobby Thomson	29
4	Vic Wertz	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Ramazzotti	9
2	Bob Dillinger	7
3	Pee Wee Reese	5
4	Granny Hamner	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.21
2	Red Munger	1.60
3	Virgil Trucks	1.75
4	Al Papai	1.79
5	Ken Heintzelman	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ellis Kinder	7
2	Carl Erskine	6
2	Russ Meyer	6
2	Hal Newhouser	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ellis Kinder	39
2	Warren Spahn	34
3	Don Newcombe	33
4	Cliff Chambers	31
4	2 others tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	11
2	Al Benton	3
2	Jim Konstanty	3
2	Bob Rush	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.345
2	Stan Musial	.339
3	Jackie Robinson	.336
4	Enos Slaughter	.336
5	Dom DiMaggio	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	50
2	Ted Williams	42
3	Vern Stephens	41
4	Stan Musial	37
5	Hank Sauer	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	165
2	Vern Stephens	162
3	Vic Wertz	138
4	Stan Musial	127
5	Ralph Kiner	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	36
2	Pee Wee Reese	30
3	Bob Dillinger	21
4	Gene Hermanski	15
4	2 others tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.23
2	Dave Koslo	2.62
3	Preacher Roe	2.71
4	Ken Heintzelman	2.79
5	Howie Pollet	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	25
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Hal Newhouser	21
4	Bob Lemon	20
4	Vic Raschi	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	154
2	Hal Newhouser	147
3	Tommy Byrne	142
4	Warren Spahn	139
5	Vic Raschi	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	26
2	Al Benton	10
3	Jim Konstanty	8
3	Nels Potter	8
3	Ted Wilks	8