On This Day

Saturday, October 1, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 96 57 .627 --
Yankees 96 57 .627 0.0
Indians 88 65 .575 8.0
Tigers 87 66 .569 9.0
Athletics 81 72 .529 15.0
White Sox 62 90 .408 33.5
Browns 52 100 .342 43.5
Senators 49 104 .320 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 96 57 .627 --
Cardinals 95 58 .621 1.0
Phillies 81 72 .529 15.0
Braves 74 79 .484 22.0
Giants 73 80 .477 23.0
Pirates 70 82 .461 25.5
Reds 61 91 .401 34.5
Cubs 61 92 .399 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Lehner 4
2 Bob Dillinger 3
2 Carl Furillo 3
2 Bert Haas 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Tommy Holmes 1
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 Willie Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Jones 3
1 John Sullivan 3
3 Sam Chapman 2
3 Del Ennis 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Herman Reich 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alex Kellner 0.62
2 Ralph Branca 0.57
3 Bob Chipman 0.54
4 Dave Koslo 0.43
5 Mel Parnell 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 1
1 Bob Chipman 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Chipman 7
2 Alex Kellner 5
2 Joe Page 5
4 Ralph Branca 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .344
2 Jackie Robinson .342
3 George Kell .341
4 Stan Musial .337
5 Enos Slaughter .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 54
2 Ted Williams 43
3 Vern Stephens 39
4 Stan Musial 34
5 Hank Sauer 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 159
1 Ted Williams 159
3 Vic Wertz 133
4 Ralph Kiner 126
5 Jackie Robinson 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 35
2 Pee Wee Reese 27
3 Bob Dillinger 19
4 Phil Rizzuto 18
5 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.36
2 Dave Koslo 2.50
3 Howie Pollet 2.72
4 Virgil Trucks 2.73
5 Gerry Staley 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 25
2 Ellis Kinder 23
3 Bob Lemon 22
4 Alex Kellner 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 152
2 Don Newcombe 147
3 Warren Spahn 145
4 Hal Newhouser 144
5 Ellis Kinder 135

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 Carl Furillo .458
2 Lou Boudreau .422
3 Monty Basgall .389
4 Stan Musial .385
4 Vic Wertz .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 5
1 Ted Williams 5
3 Andy Seminick 4
4 Bob Elliott 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 18
2 Wally Westlake 17
3 Gil Hodges 14
4 Johnny Ostrowski 13
5 Ted Williams 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 4
2 Larry Doby 3
2 Jackie Robinson 3
4 Bob Dillinger 2
4 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Weik 0.00
2 Russ Meyer 0.28
3 Virgil Trucks 0.50
4 Murry Dickson 0.56
5 Don Newcombe 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 4
1 Russ Meyer 4
3 Sheldon Jones 3
3 Alex Kellner 3
3 Ellis Kinder 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 19
1 Don Newcombe 19
3 Joe Page 16
4 Ralph Branca 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 3
2 Ellis Kinder 2
2 Gerry Staley 2
4 Bob Cain 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .423
2 Johnny Hopp .413
3 Stan Musial .409
4 Bobby Doerr .377
5 Enos Slaughter .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 16
2 Carl Furillo 7
2 Stan Musial 7
2 Ted Williams 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 34
2 Ralph Kiner 32
3 Stan Musial 30
4 Wally Westlake 29
5 Bobby Thomson 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.25
2 Bobby Shantz 1.02
3 Russ Meyer 1.37
4 Ellis Kinder 1.90
5 Murry Dickson 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Meyer 7
2 Ellis Kinder 6
2 Bob Lemon 6
4 Murry Dickson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 39
2 Don Newcombe 35
3 Warren Spahn 34
4 Allie Reynolds 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 9
2 Bob Rush 3
3 Ellis Kinder 2
3 Gerry Staley 2
3 Ted Wilks 2