On This Day

Thursday, August 4, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	37	.622	--
Indians	59	40	.596	2.5
Red Sox	58	43	.574	4.5
Athletics	55	46	.545	7.5
Tigers	56	47	.544	7.5
White Sox	41	59	.410	21.0
Senators	36	62	.367	25.0
Browns	34	66	.340	28.0

Games

Red Sox 12, Browns 2

Tigers 3, Yankees 2

Indians 6, Senators 3

Indians 14, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	61	38	.616	--
Dodgers	60	38	.612	0.5
Giants	52	47	.525	9.0
Braves	52	49	.515	10.0
Phillies	50	51	.495	12.0
Pirates	45	53	.459	15.5
Reds	42	58	.420	19.5
Cubs	37	65	.363	25.5

Games

Cubs 1, Giants 0

Reds 8, Phillies 5

Reds 9, Phillies 1

Dodgers 11, Pirates 3

Cardinals 10, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dale Mitchell	6
2	Lou Boudreau	5
3	Buddy Blattner	4
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Brown	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Jeff Heath	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Blattner	4
1	Danny Litwhiler	4
1	Lloyd Merriman	4
4	Johnny Berardino	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Gil Hodges	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.50
2	Johnny Schmitz	0.83
2	Johnny Vander Meer	0.83
4	Joe Dobson	0.67
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Joe Dobson	6
2	Dick Weik	6
4	Johnny Schmitz	5
4	Johnny Vander Meer	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Virgil Trucks	1
1	Ted Wilks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.362
2	Dom DiMaggio	.342
3	Ted Williams	.341
4	George Kell	.339
5	Enos Slaughter	.331

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	108
2	Ted Williams	107
3	Vic Wertz	93
4	Jackie Robinson	85
5	Gil Hodges	82

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	2.20
2	Howie Pollet	2.40
3	Gerry Staley	2.60
4	Vic Raschi	2.70
5	Preacher Roe	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	15
1	Vic Raschi	15
3	Alex Kellner	14
3	Howie Pollet	14
5	4 tied	13

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.483
2	Enos Slaughter	.462
3	Johnny Hopp	.429
4	Grady Hatton	.421
5	Bobby Doerr	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	6
2	Gil Hodges	5
2	Roy Sievers	5
4	Bobby Doerr	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	22
1	Roy Sievers	22
3	Gil Hodges	16
4	Sid Gordon	15
4	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Jeffcoat	4
2	Dom DiMaggio	3
2	Jackie Robinson	3
4	Frank Baumholtz	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Hutchinson	0.54
2	Kirby Higbe	0.89
3	Mickey McDermott	1.00
4	Bob Feller	1.01
5	Howie Pollet	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Hutchinson	4
2	Al Brazle	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Sheldon Jones	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	19
2	Ellis Kinder	17
3	Bob Feller	15
4	Tommy Byrne	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	2
1	Joe Page	2
3	Ewell Blackwell	1
3	Bob Chesnes	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.418
2	Luke Appling	.411
3	Ted Williams	.402
4	Larry Doby	.392
5	Bobby Doerr	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	9
2	Walker Cooper	8
2	Sid Gordon	8
4	Bob Elliott	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	34
2	Walker Cooper	29
2	Roy Sievers	29
2	Vern Stephens	29
5	Hank Sauer	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
3	Dom DiMaggio	4
3	Hal Jeffcoat	4
3	Dave Philley	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Hutchinson	0.69
2	Kirby Higbe	1.13
3	Mike Garcia	1.20
4	Mickey McDermott	1.29
5	Howie Pollet	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	5
1	Ellis Kinder	5
1	Bob Lemon	5
1	Mel Parnell	5
1	Howie Pollet	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	34
2	Ellis Kinder	29
3	Bob Feller	25
3	Mickey McDermott	25
5	Howie Pollet	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
2	Al Benton	2
2	Monk Dubiel	2
2	Dave Koslo	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.348
2	Ted Williams	.344
3	Enos Slaughter	.335
4	Jackie Robinson	.334
5	Dale Mitchell	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	39
2	Sid Gordon	33
2	Ted Williams	33
4	Johnny Mize	32
4	2 others tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	155
2	Ted Williams	150
3	Ralph Kiner	117
3	Stan Musial	117
3	Jackie Robinson	117

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.48
2	Howie Pollet	2.79
3	Harry Brecheen	2.90
4	Warren Spahn	2.91
5	Bob Lemon	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	23
2	Vic Raschi	21
3	Howie Pollet	20
3	Warren Spahn	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	149
2	Hal Newhouser	145
3	Warren Spahn	141
4	Vic Raschi	140
5	Bob Lemon	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	15
2	Ted Wilks	11
3	Nels Potter	8
4	Al Benton	7
4	2 others tied	7