On This Day

Tuesday, August 2, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	36	.625	--
Indians	57	40	.588	3.5
Red Sox	56	43	.566	5.5
Tigers	55	46	.545	7.5
Athletics	54	46	.540	8.0
White Sox	41	58	.414	20.5
Senators	36	60	.375	24.0
Browns	34	64	.347	27.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Browns 3

Tigers 10, Yankees 2

Athletics 5, White Sox 2

Indians 8, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	59	38	.608	--
Dodgers	58	38	.604	0.5
Giants	51	46	.526	8.0
Braves	52	47	.525	8.0
Phillies	50	48	.510	9.5
Pirates	45	51	.469	13.5
Reds	39	58	.402	20.0
Cubs	36	64	.360	24.5

Games

Giants 3, Cubs 0

Reds 11, Phillies 3

Dodgers 5, Pirates 2

Cardinals 7, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Grady Hatton	4
2	Sam Chapman	3
2	Jerry Coleman	3
2	Joe Gordon	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Matt Batts	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Johnny Lipon	1
1	Bill Nicholson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Grady Hatton	3
1	Gil Hodges	3
1	Marty Marion	3
4	Matt Batts	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Rigney	2
2	Whitey Lockman	1
2	Jackie Robinson	1
2	Enos Slaughter	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sheldon Jones	1.67
2	Rex Barney	0.56
3	Hal Newhouser	0.50
4	Chuck Stobbs	0.45
5	Red Munger	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Red Munger	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	6
2	Rex Barney	5
2	Sheldon Jones	5
2	Chuck Stobbs	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.367
2	Bob Dillinger	.348
3	Ted Williams	.342
4	George Kell	.340
5	Dom DiMaggio	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	27
2	Ted Williams	26
3	Vern Stephens	25
4	Sid Gordon	23
5	Hank Sauer	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	105
1	Ted Williams	105
3	Vic Wertz	93
4	Jackie Robinson	84
5	Gil Hodges	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	26
2	Pee Wee Reese	18
3	Gene Hermanski	10
3	Duke Snider	10
5	Bob Dillinger	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	2.31
2	Howie Pollet	2.55
3	Gerry Staley	2.60
4	Vic Raschi	2.72
5	Preacher Roe	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	15
1	Vic Raschi	15
3	Alex Kellner	14
4	Ken Heintzelman	13
4	3 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	109
2	Hal Newhouser	95
3	Warren Spahn	89
4	Ralph Branca	83
5	Joe Coleman	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	12
2	Nels Potter	7
3	Al Benton	6
3	Ted Wilks	6
5	Hugh Casey	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.557
2	Johnny Groth	.447
3	Enos Slaughter	.429
4	Ted Williams	.426
5	Luke Appling	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	6
1	Hank Sauer	6
3	Sid Gordon	5
3	Ted Williams	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	19
2	Bobby Doerr	18
3	Johnny Lipon	17
3	Hank Sauer	17
3	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Jeffcoat	4
2	Jackie Robinson	3
3	Frank Baumholtz	2
3	Billy Cox	2
3	13 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Hutchinson	0.37
2	Kirby Higbe	0.93
3	Mickey McDermott	1.00
4	Al Brazle	1.13
5	Russ Meyer	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	3
1	Fred Hutchinson	3
1	Sheldon Jones	3
1	Red Munger	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	23
2	Ralph Branca	18
3	Warren Spahn	16
4	Hal Newhouser	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Walt Masterson	2
4	Bob Chesnes	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.436
2	Luke Appling	.414
3	Ted Williams	.404
4	Larry Doby	.396
5	Jackie Robinson	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	11
2	Walker Cooper	9
2	Sid Gordon	9
4	Vern Stephens	8
5	6 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	31
2	Walker Cooper	30
3	Sam Chapman	29
3	Bobby Doerr	29
3	Vern Stephens	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	8
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
3	Hal Jeffcoat	4
3	Dave Philley	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Hutchinson	1.11
2	Mike Garcia	1.14
3	Kirby Higbe	1.16
4	Mickey McDermott	1.29
5	Eddie Lopat	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	5
1	Early Wynn	5
3	Al Brazle	4
3	Bob Feller	4
3	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	34
2	Mickey McDermott	25
3	Ted Gray	24
4	Alex Kellner	23
5	4 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Satchel Paige	4
2	Joe Page	3
3	Al Benton	2
3	Monk Dubiel	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.350
2	Ted Williams	.344
3	Jackie Robinson	.336
4	Enos Slaughter	.335
5	Dale Mitchell	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	39
2	Ted Williams	34
3	Sid Gordon	33
3	Stan Musial	33
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	154
2	Ted Williams	149
3	Ralph Kiner	117
4	Stan Musial	116
4	Jackie Robinson	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	42
2	Pee Wee Reese	36
3	Gene Hermanski	20
4	Bob Dillinger	17
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.48
2	Harry Brecheen	2.90
3	Howie Pollet	2.91
4	Warren Spahn	2.91
5	Bob Lemon	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	23
2	Vic Raschi	21
3	Warren Spahn	20
4	Gene Bearden	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	150
2	Hal Newhouser	145
3	Warren Spahn	141
4	Vic Raschi	138
5	Bob Lemon	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	15
2	Ted Wilks	10
3	Harry Gumbert	8
3	Nels Potter	8
5	2 tied	7