On This Day

Friday, September 23, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 53 .637 --
Red Sox 91 55 .623 2.0
Tigers 86 63 .577 8.5
Indians 82 64 .562 11.0
Athletics 78 69 .531 15.5
White Sox 61 85 .418 32.0
Browns 50 99 .336 44.5
Senators 47 100 .320 46.5

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Johnson 4
1 Eddie Malone 4
3 Jerry Coleman 3
3 Tommy Henrich 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Jake Early 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Les Moss 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 5
2 Tommy Henrich 4
3 Eddie Yost 3
4 Sam Dente 2
4 Phil Rizzuto 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dale Mitchell 1
1 Dave Philley 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Gumpert 1.60
2 Virgil Trucks 1.25
3 Fred Sanford 0.75
4 Vic Raschi 0.67
5 Mickey Harris 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Gumpert 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Fred Sanford 1
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 10
2 Randy Gumpert 8
3 Mickey Harris 7
4 Fred Sanford 6
5 Ray Scarborough 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .348
2 Jackie Robinson .343
3 George Kell .342
4 Enos Slaughter .342
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 Virgil Trucks 2.73
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 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 152
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 .442
2 Billy Goodman .417
3 Stan Musial .414
4 Lou Boudreau .405
4 Dick Kokos .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 9
2 Stan Musial 6
3 Yogi Berra 4
3 Pete Suder 4
3 Ted Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 19
1 Stan Musial 19
3 Wally Westlake 15
4 Carl Furillo 14
4 Ted Williams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 5
2 Bob Ramazzotti 4
3 Joe Gordon 3
3 Johnny Hopp 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.33
2 Gerry Staley 0.61
3 Murry Dickson 0.64
4 Bill Kennedy 0.66
5 Eddie Lopat 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 4
2 Murry Dickson 3
2 Max Lanier 3
2 Russ Meyer 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ellis Kinder 18
2 Warren Spahn 17
3 Allie Reynolds 15
3 Virgil Trucks 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 6
2 Bob Rush 2
2 Gerry Staley 2
4 Al Benton 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .418
2 Stan Musial .395
3 Carl Furillo .389
4 Bobby Doerr .385
5 Enos Slaughter .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 18
2 Stan Musial 12
3 Ted Williams 11
4 Vern Stephens 8
4 Bobby Thomson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 39
2 Ralph Kiner 33
3 Ted Williams 32
4 Carl Furillo 29
4 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 6
2 Bob Ramazzotti 5
2 Phil Rizzuto 5
2 Jackie Robinson 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.85
2 Bobby Shantz 1.21
3 Red Munger 1.91
4 Don Newcombe 1.98
5 Preacher Roe 2.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ellis Kinder 36
2 Warren Spahn 33
3 Don Newcombe 31
4 Jack Banta 30
4 4 others tied 30

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 .350
2 Enos Slaughter .342
3 Jackie Robinson .336
4 Stan Musial .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 35
5 Hank Sauer 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 163
2 Vern Stephens 158
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 2.58
3 Preacher Roe 2.63
4 Gerry Staley 2.70
5 Virgil Trucks 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 25
2 Ellis Kinder 23
3 Bob Lemon 20
3 Virgil Trucks 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 159
2 Warren Spahn 143
3 Hal Newhouser 140
4 Tommy Byrne 134
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