On This Day

Sunday, August 7, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	37	.637	--
Indians	60	43	.583	5.5
Red Sox	60	44	.577	6.0
Athletics	58	47	.552	8.5
Tigers	57	49	.538	10.0
White Sox	44	60	.423	22.0
Senators	37	65	.363	28.0
Browns	34	70	.327	32.0

Games

Tigers 6, Red Sox 4

Yankees 20, Browns 2

Browns 2, Yankees 2

Athletics 5, Indians 4

Athletics 4, Indians 2

White Sox 4, Senators 1

Senators 1, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	63	39	.618	--
Dodgers	63	39	.618	0.0
Giants	53	49	.520	10.0
Braves	53	52	.505	11.5
Phillies	53	52	.505	11.5
Pirates	46	56	.451	17.0
Reds	43	61	.413	21.0
Cubs	40	66	.377	25.0

Games

Braves 11, Cubs 0

Cubs 4, Braves 3

Dodgers 7, Reds 0

Dodgers 2, Reds 1

Phillies 7, Pirates 3

Phillies 5, Pirates 4

Cardinals 9, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Appling	5
2	Al Dark	4
2	Mike Guerra	4
2	Cass Michaels	4
2	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Lou Boudreau	1
1	Allie Clark	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	4
1	Bruce Edwards	4
1	Elmer Valo	4
4	Yogi Berra	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Voiselle	1.29
2	Bob Porterfield	1.00
3	Tommy Byrne	0.50
3	Blix Donnelly	0.50
5	Ewell Blackwell	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rex Barney	1
1	Hank Borowy	1
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Porterfield	9
1	Bill Voiselle	9
3	Tommy Byrne	5
3	Joe Coleman	5
3	Art Houtteman	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bubba Harris	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Robin Roberts	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.362
2	Ted Williams	.346
3	Bob Dillinger	.345
4	Dom DiMaggio	.341
5	George Kell	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	29
2	Vern Stephens	27
2	Ted Williams	27
4	Sid Gordon	24
4	Hank Sauer	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	112
2	Ted Williams	109
3	Vic Wertz	93
4	Jackie Robinson	89
5	Gil Hodges	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	26
2	Pee Wee Reese	19
3	Bob Dillinger	10
3	Gene Hermanski	10
3	Duke Snider	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.19
2	Dave Koslo	2.20
3	Gerry Staley	2.40
4	Howie Pollet	2.40
5	Vic Raschi	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	16
2	Vic Raschi	15
3	Alex Kellner	14
3	Howie Pollet	14
5	4 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	111
2	Hal Newhouser	95
3	Warren Spahn	91
4	Joe Coleman	88
5	Ralph Branca	86

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	13
2	Al Benton	7
2	Nels Potter	7
2	Ted Wilks	7
5	Hugh Casey	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Guerra	.476
2	Bob Dillinger	.443
3	Stan Musial	.433
4	Dick Sisler	.407
5	Wally Moses	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	6
1	Roy Sievers	6
3	Sid Gordon	5
3	Andy Pafko	5
3	Hank Sauer	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	19
1	Roy Sievers	19
3	Johnny Lipon	15
3	Jackie Robinson	15
3	Vern Stephens	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Jeffcoat	5
2	Dom DiMaggio	4
3	Whitey Lockman	3
3	Jackie Robinson	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Feller	0.00
1	Joe Page	0.00
3	Johnny Schmitz	0.40
4	Sheldon Jones	0.49
5	Adrian Zabala	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herm Wehmeier	4
2	Al Brazle	3
2	Joe Coleman	3
2	Fred Hutchinson	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	19
2	Ellis Kinder	17
3	Mickey McDermott	16
4	Tommy Byrne	15
4	Bill Werle	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	3
1	Joe Page	3
3	Bubba Harris	2
3	Erv Palica	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.446
2	Ted Williams	.415
3	Luke Appling	.396
4	Whitey Lockman	.388
5	Enos Slaughter	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	10
2	Sid Gordon	9
3	Yogi Berra	8
3	Ralph Kiner	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Doerr	33
2	Vern Stephens	31
3	Hank Sauer	29
3	Roy Sievers	29
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Hutchinson	0.69
2	Mike Garcia	1.25
3	Eddie Lopat	1.32
4	Howie Pollet	1.59
4	Kirby Higbe	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	6
2	Al Brazle	5
2	Red Munger	5
4	Joe Dobson	4
4	13 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	34
2	Art Houtteman	28
3	Ellis Kinder	26
4	Bob Feller	25
5	Bill Werle	24

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.351
2	Ted Williams	.344
3	Jackie Robinson	.337
4	Dom DiMaggio	.336
5	Dale Mitchell	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Sid Gordon	34
2	Ted Williams	34
4	Vern Stephens	33
5	3 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	154
2	Ted Williams	149
3	Ralph Kiner	122
4	Jackie Robinson	118
5	Yogi Berra	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	41
2	Pee Wee Reese	37
3	Gene Hermanski	20
4	Bob Dillinger	18
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.57
2	Mel Parnell	2.79
3	Howie Pollet	2.83
4	Bob Lemon	2.94
5	Warren Spahn	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	24
2	Vic Raschi	21
3	Warren Spahn	20
4	Bob Lemon	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	151
2	Hal Newhouser	145
3	Warren Spahn	143
4	Vic Raschi	140
5	Tommy Byrne	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	15
2	Ted Wilks	11
3	Al Benton	8
3	Nels Potter	8
5	Dave Koslo	7