On This Day

Sunday, September 25, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 93 55 .628 --
Yankees 93 55 .628 0.0
Tigers 87 64 .576 7.5
Indians 83 65 .561 10.0
Athletics 79 70 .530 14.5
White Sox 62 86 .419 31.0
Browns 51 100 .338 43.5
Senators 48 101 .322 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 54 .638 --
Dodgers 94 56 .627 1.5
Phillies 79 72 .523 17.0
Braves 73 77 .487 22.5
Giants 73 78 .483 23.0
Pirates 67 82 .450 28.0
Reds 60 90 .400 35.5
Cubs 59 91 .393 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Yost 6
2 Harry Brecheen 4
2 Al Kozar 4
2 Jack Lohrke 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Al Kozar 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Westlake 5
2 Willard Marshall 4
3 Harry Brecheen 3
3 Jack Graham 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 1
1 Eddie Yost 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ralph Branca 1.50
2 Bob Lemon 1.22
3 Dick Weik 0.75
4 Dick Starr 0.50
5 Bob Chesnes 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Bob Chesnes 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 11
2 Ralph Branca 9
3 Bob Chesnes 4
3 Dick Starr 4
5 8 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Cain 1
1 Monty Kennedy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .349
2 Jackie Robinson .343
3 George Kell .342
4 Enos Slaughter .338
5 Stan Musial .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 53
2 Ted Williams 43
3 Vern Stephens 39
4 Stan Musial 34
5 Hank Sauer 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 158
2 Vern Stephens 152
3 Vic Wertz 133
4 Ralph Kiner 125
5 Jackie Robinson 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 34
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 2.51
3 Gerry Staley 2.67
4 Mel Parnell 2.69
5 Virgil Trucks 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 25
2 Ellis Kinder 23
3 Bob Lemon 21
4 Warren Spahn 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 152
2 Warren Spahn 143
3 Don Newcombe 141
4 Hal Newhouser 138
5 Ellis Kinder 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 27
2 Al Benton 10
3 Ted Wilks 9
4 Jim Konstanty 7
4 Nels Potter 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .459
2 Stan Musial .418
3 Lou Boudreau .413
4 Johnny Hopp .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 9
2 Ted Williams 6
3 Stan Musial 5
4 Yogi Berra 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 21
2 Wally Westlake 19
3 Stan Musial 17
4 Carl Furillo 16
5 Ted Williams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 5
2 Johnny Hopp 3
2 Bob Ramazzotti 3
2 Jackie Robinson 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.33
2 Murry Dickson 0.56
3 Preacher Roe 1.00
4 Eddie Lopat 1.04
5 Ralph Branca 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 4
1 Ellis Kinder 4
1 Russ Meyer 4
4 Cliff Chambers 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 17
1 Allie Reynolds 17
3 Russ Meyer 16
4 Ellis Kinder 15
4 Virgil Trucks 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 5
2 Gerry Staley 2
2 Ted Wilks 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 .405
3 Carl Furillo .393
4 Joe DiMaggio .388
5 Bobby Doerr .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 18
2 Ted Williams 13
3 Stan Musial 11
4 Bobby Thomson 9
5 Carl Furillo 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 38
2 Ralph Kiner 35
2 Ted Williams 35
4 Bobby Thomson 32
5 Carl Furillo 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.82
2 Bobby Shantz 1.21
3 Russ Meyer 1.64
4 Tommy Byrne 1.83
5 Don Newcombe 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 8
2 Russ Meyer 7
3 Bob Lemon 6
3 Mel Parnell 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ellis Kinder 41
1 Bob Lemon 41
3 Don Newcombe 36
4 Warren Spahn 35
5 Allie Reynolds 32

Saves

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