Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, September 21, 1949

On This Day

Wednesday, September 21, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	92	52	.639	--
Red Sox	91	55	.623	2.0
Tigers	85	63	.574	9.0
Indians	82	63	.566	10.5
Athletics	78	69	.531	15.5
White Sox	60	85	.414	32.5
Browns	50	98	.338	44.0
Senators	46	99	.317	46.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Indians 6

White Sox 10, Yankees 9

Tigers 4, Athletics 1

Senators 7, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	93	53	.637	--
Dodgers	92	55	.626	1.5
Phillies	78	70	.527	16.0
Braves	72	74	.493	21.0
Giants	70	76	.479	23.0
Pirates	63	82	.434	29.5
Reds	59	86	.407	33.5
Cubs	58	89	.395	35.5

Games

Braves 9, Pirates 7

Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 0

Phillies 3, Cubs 1

Cubs 9, Phillies 6

Reds 5, Giants 4

Giants 5, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sid Gordon	4
1	Enos Slaughter	4
1	Bobby Thomson	4
4	Luke Appling	3
4	17 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	2
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Del Crandall	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bud Stewart	5
2	Bob Elliott	3
2	Ralph Kiner	3
2	Hank Sauer	3
2	Gus Zernial	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Jeffcoat	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Preacher Roe	2.50
2	Dave Koslo	0.62
2	Max Lanier	0.62
4	Art Houtteman	0.57
5	Russ Meyer	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Jack Bruner	1
1	Monk Dubiel	1
1	Bob Hall	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Koslo	5
1	Max Lanier	5
1	Preacher Roe	5
1	Bill Werle	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey Haefner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.348
2	Enos Slaughter	.345
3	Jackie Robinson	.342
4	George Kell	.341
5	Stan Musial	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	52
2	Ted Williams	41
3	Vern Stephens	39
4	Stan Musial	33
5	Hank Sauer	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	155
2	Vern Stephens	152
3	Vic Wertz	133
4	Ralph Kiner	122
5	Jackie Robinson	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	33
2	Pee Wee Reese	27
3	Bob Dillinger	18
4	Phil Rizzuto	16
5	Elmer Valo	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.48
2	Dave Koslo	2.58
3	Howie Pollet	2.65
4	Gerry Staley	2.70
5	Mel Parnell	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	24
2	Ellis Kinder	22
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	130
5	Ellis Kinder	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	27
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	Johnny Hopp	.472
2	Bobby Thomson	.426
3	Luke Appling	.419
4	Tom Saffell	.404
5	Stan Musial	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Stan Musial	5
3	Pete Suder	4
3	Ted Williams	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	19
1	Stan Musial	19
3	Wally Westlake	18
4	Pete Suder	16
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	5
2	Bob Ramazzotti	4
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	Johnny Hopp	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.50
2	Gerry Staley	0.61
3	Bill Kennedy	0.66
4	Eddie Lopat	1.08
4	Hal Newhouser	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ellis Kinder	4
1	Russ Meyer	4
3	Lou Brissie	3
3	Carl Erskine	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Banta	22
1	Allie Reynolds	22
3	Ellis Kinder	18
4	Warren Spahn	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	7
2	Bob Rush	2
2	Gerry Staley	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.412
2	Enos Slaughter	.411
3	Bobby Doerr	.389
4	Stan Musial	.389
5	Carl Furillo	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	18
2	Stan Musial	13
3	Ted Williams	11
4	Vern Stephens	8
4	Bobby Thomson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	40
2	Ralph Kiner	35
3	Ted Williams	33
4	Vic Wertz	31
5	Bobby Thomson	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Ramazzotti	8
2	Bob Dillinger	7
3	Phil Rizzuto	5
3	Jackie Robinson	5
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	1.03
2	Red Munger	1.14
3	Bobby Shantz	1.21
4	Don Newcombe	1.98
5	Russ Meyer	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ellis Kinder	7
2	Russ Meyer	6
3	Tommy Byrne	5
3	Carl Erskine	5
3	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ellis Kinder	36
2	Jack Banta	35
3	Preacher Roe	34
4	Warren Spahn	33
5	Bob Lemon	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	11
2	Bob Rush	3
2	Gerry Staley	3
4	Jim Konstanty	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.346
2	Enos Slaughter	.343
3	Stan Musial	.337
4	Jackie Robinson	.334
5	Dale Mitchell	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	53
2	Ted Williams	42
3	Vern Stephens	40
4	Stan Musial	35
5	Hank Sauer	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	164
2	Vern Stephens	161
3	Vic Wertz	139
4	Ralph Kiner	128
5	Stan Musial	126

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.45
2	Dave Koslo	2.62
3	Preacher Roe	2.63
4	Gerry Staley	2.70
5	Mel Parnell	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	26
2	Ellis Kinder	23
3	Bob Lemon	20
3	Hal Newhouser	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	149
2	Tommy Byrne	145
3	Hal Newhouser	144
3	Warren Spahn	144
5	Ellis Kinder	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	27
2	Al Benton	10
3	Jim Konstanty	8
3	Nels Potter	8
3	Ted Wilks	8