On This Day

Thursday, September 22, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 93 54 .633 --
Dodgers 93 55 .628 0.5
Phillies 78 71 .523 16.0
Braves 72 75 .490 21.0
Giants 71 77 .480 22.5
Pirates 64 82 .438 28.5
Reds 60 87 .408 33.0
Cubs 59 89 .399 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Furillo 5
2 Sammy Meeks 4
2 Duke Snider 4
4 Gil Hodges 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sammy Meeks 2
2 Roy Campanella 1
2 Tommy Glaviano 1
2 Lloyd Merriman 1
2 Stan Musial 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 7
2 Gil Hodges 5
3 Gene Hermanski 3
3 Sammy Meeks 3
3 Lloyd Merriman 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Crandall 1
1 Sammy Meeks 1
1 Sibby Sisti 1
1 Virgil Stallcup 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monty Kennedy 0.67
2 Murry Dickson 0.46
3 Roger Bowman 0.43
4 Dewey Adkins 0.33
4 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dewey Adkins 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Monty Kennedy 1
1 Harry Perkowski 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Murry Dickson 6
2 Monty Kennedy 4
3 Dewey Adkins 3
3 Roger Bowman 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .348
2 Jackie Robinson .343
3 Enos Slaughter .342
4 George Kell .341
5 Stan Musial .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 52
2 Ted Williams 41
3 Vern Stephens 39
4 Stan Musial 34
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 121

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 Gerry Staley 2.70
4 Mel Parnell 2.74
5 Preacher Roe 2.76

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 .456
2 Stan Musial .419
3 Billy Goodman .417
4 Luke Appling .400
5 Carl Furillo .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 9
2 Stan Musial 6
3 Pete Suder 4
3 Ted Williams 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 21
2 Ralph Kiner 19
3 Wally Westlake 17
4 Pete Suder 16
5 Carl Furillo 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.50
2 Gerry Staley 0.61
3 Murry Dickson 0.64
4 Bill Kennedy 0.66
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 4
1 Russ Meyer 4
3 Lou Brissie 3
3 Murry Dickson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ellis Kinder 18
2 Warren Spahn 17
3 Bob Kuzava 15
3 Russ Meyer 15
3 Allie Reynolds 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 6
2 Bob Rush 2
2 Gerry Staley 2
4 Al Benton 1
4 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .406
2 Stan Musial .397
3 Carl Furillo .397
4 Enos Slaughter .395
5 Bobby Doerr .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 18
2 Stan Musial 14
3 Ted Williams 11
4 Vern Stephens 8
4 Bobby Thomson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 42
2 Ralph Kiner 35
3 Ted Williams 33
4 Vic Wertz 31
5 Carl Furillo 30

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 Bobby Shantz 1.21
3 Red Munger 1.91
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 Preacher Roe 34
3 Warren Spahn 33
4 Bob Lemon 32
5 2 tied 31

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 .348
2 Enos Slaughter .343
3 Stan Musial .340
4 Jackie Robinson .334
5 Carl Furillo .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 53
2 Ted Williams 42
3 Vern Stephens 40
4 Stan Musial 36
5 Hank Sauer 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 163
2 Vern Stephens 159
3 Vic Wertz 139
4 Ralph Kiner 128
4 Stan Musial 128

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 Virgil Trucks 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 25
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