On This Day

Sunday, October 2, 1949

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1949 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 5, 1949

Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Yankees

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 57 .630 --
Red Sox 96 58 .623 1.0
Indians 89 65 .578 8.0
Tigers 87 67 .565 10.0
Athletics 81 73 .526 16.0
White Sox 63 91 .409 34.0
Browns 53 101 .344 44.0
Senators 50 104 .325 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 97 57 .630 --
Cardinals 96 58 .623 1.0
Phillies 81 73 .526 16.0
Braves 75 79 .487 22.0
Giants 73 81 .474 24.0
Pirates 71 83 .461 26.0
Reds 62 92 .403 35.0
Cubs 61 93 .396 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Dillinger 6
1 Roy Sievers 6
3 Carl Furillo 4
3 Ted Kluszewski 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 2
2 Jimmy Bloodworth 1
2 Walker Cooper 1
2 Chuck Diering 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 4
2 Floyd Baker 3
2 Jerry Coleman 3
2 Willie Jones 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 2
2 Bob Dillinger 1
2 Billy Goodman 1
2 Johnny Lindell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ellis Kinder 0.71
2 Cliff Chambers 0.57
3 Bob Lemon 0.56
3 Warren Spahn 0.56
5 Howie Fox 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Albrecht 1
1 Jack Banta 1
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howie Fox 5
1 Ellis Kinder 5
1 Bob Lemon 5
1 Howie Pollet 5
1 Warren Spahn 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .343
2 Ted Williams .343
3 Jackie Robinson .342
4 Stan Musial .339
5 Enos Slaughter .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 54
2 Ted Williams 43
3 Vern Stephens 39
4 Stan Musial 36
5 Hank Sauer 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 159
1 Ted Williams 159
3 Vic Wertz 134
4 Ralph Kiner 127
5 Jackie Robinson 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 37
2 Pee Wee Reese 27
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Phil Rizzuto 18
5 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.36
2 Dave Koslo 2.50
3 Gerry Staley 2.73
4 Howie Pollet 2.77
5 Preacher Roe 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 25
2 Ellis Kinder 23
3 Bob Lemon 22
4 Vic Raschi 21
4 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 154
2 Warren Spahn 150
3 Don Newcombe 149
4 Hal Newhouser 144
5 Ellis Kinder 140

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 .510
2 Stan Musial .434
3 Harry Walker .433
4 Peanuts Lowrey .419
5 Vic Wertz .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 5
1 Ted Williams 5
3 Stan Musial 4
4 Walker Cooper 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 19
2 Gil Hodges 15
2 Wally Westlake 15
4 Stan Musial 14
5 Roy Sievers 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 5
2 Phil Rizzuto 4
3 Larry Doby 3
4 Bob Dillinger 2
4 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Weik 0.00
2 Murry Dickson 0.77
3 Fred Sanford 1.50
4 Warren Hacker 1.84
5 Preacher Roe 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 3
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 Sheldon Jones 3
1 Alex Kellner 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 24
2 Don Newcombe 21
3 Ellis Kinder 20
4 Warren Spahn 18
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 2
1 Joe Page 2
1 Gerry Staley 2
4 Bob Cain 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .432
2 Stan Musial .423
3 Bobby Doerr .403
4 Lou Boudreau .368
5 Billy Goodman .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 15
2 Stan Musial 9
3 Carl Furillo 7
3 Hank Sauer 7
3 Ted Williams 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 34
1 Stan Musial 34
3 Wally Westlake 30
4 Ralph Kiner 29
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.02
2 Virgil Trucks 1.44
3 Ellis Kinder 1.83
4 Russ Meyer 1.98
5 Gerry Staley 2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 39
2 Ellis Kinder 37
2 Don Newcombe 37
4 Allie Reynolds 33
4 Warren Spahn 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 8
2 Bob Rush 3
3 Ellis Kinder 2
3 Ed Klieman 2
3 2 others tied 2