On This Day

Monday, September 19, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 91 51 .641 --
Red Sox 89 55 .618 3.0
Tigers 84 62 .575 9.0
Indians 82 61 .573 9.5
Athletics 77 68 .531 15.5
White Sox 59 84 .413 32.5
Browns 49 97 .336 44.0
Senators 45 98 .315 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 91 52 .636 --
Dodgers 90 54 .625 1.5
Phillies 77 68 .531 15.0
Braves 70 74 .486 21.5
Giants 69 75 .479 22.5
Pirates 63 80 .441 28.0
Reds 58 85 .406 33.0
Cubs 57 87 .396 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Ennis 4
2 Yogi Berra 3
2 Roy Campanella 3
2 Del Crandall 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Nippy Jones 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Kokos 3
1 Ed Sanicki 3
1 Eddie Stanky 3
1 Davey Williams 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 Bob Kennedy 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rex Barney 1.50
2 Howie Pollet 0.50
2 Junior Walsh 0.50
4 Warren Spahn 0.45
5 Kirby Higbe 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rex Barney 1
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 Sheldon Jones 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rex Barney 6
2 Warren Spahn 5
2 Jocko Thompson 5
4 Kirby Higbe 4
4 Ken Raffensberger 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .351
2 Jackie Robinson .346
3 George Kell .341
4 Enos Slaughter .340
5 Stan Musial .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 50
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 Ralph Kiner 119
4 Jackie Robinson 119

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.26
2 Dave Koslo 2.59
3 Howie Pollet 2.65
4 Ken Heintzelman 2.75
5 Gerry Staley 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 142
2 Warren Spahn 137
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 Roy Campanella .444
2 Billy Goodman .436
3 Stan Musial .431
4 Tom Saffell .415
5 Bobby Brown .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 8
2 Stan Musial 6
3 Carl Furillo 4
3 Vern Stephens 4
3 Bobby Thomson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 21
2 Wally Westlake 19
3 Ralph Kiner 17
4 Bobby Thomson 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Ramazzotti 4
1 Phil Rizzuto 4
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 Johnny Hopp 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Kuzava 0.50
1 Virgil Trucks 0.50
3 Bill Kennedy 1.02
4 Eddie Lopat 1.08
4 Hal Newhouser 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 4
1 Russ Meyer 4
3 Tommy Byrne 3
3 Sheldon Jones 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 20
2 Preacher Roe 19
3 Jack Banta 17
3 Red Munger 17
5 Allie Reynolds 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .402
2 Bobby Doerr .398
3 Enos Slaughter .395
4 Del Ennis .387
5 Joe DiMaggio .370

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 39
2 Ralph Kiner 33
3 Ted Williams 32
4 Vic Wertz 29
5 Bobby Thomson 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.21
2 Red Munger 1.60
3 Virgil Trucks 1.75
4 Ken Heintzelman 2.20
5 Bill Wight 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 6
1 Russ Meyer 6
3 Tommy Byrne 5
3 Carl Erskine 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 39
2 Ellis Kinder 33
2 Don Newcombe 33
4 Preacher Roe 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 10
2 Jim Konstanty 3
2 Bob Rush 3
4 Al Benton 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .344
2 Stan Musial .339
3 Jackie Robinson .337
4 Enos Slaughter .336
5 Dom DiMaggio .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 51
2 Ted Williams 42
3 Vern Stephens 41
4 Stan Musial 36
5 Hank Sauer 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 165
2 Vern Stephens 162
3 Vic Wertz 136
4 Stan Musial 127
5 Ralph Kiner 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 36
2 Pee Wee Reese 30
3 Bob Dillinger 21
4 Elmer Valo 16
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.23
2 Dave Koslo 2.62
3 Preacher Roe 2.71
4 Gerry Staley 2.76
5 Ken Heintzelman 2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 154
2 Hal Newhouser 144
2 Warren Spahn 144
4 Tommy Byrne 142
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