On This Day

Monday, August 8, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 64 39 .621 --
Dodgers 64 39 .621 --
Giants 53 50 .515 11.0
Braves 53 52 .505 12.0
Phillies 53 52 .505 12.0
Pirates 46 56 .451 17.5
Reds 43 62 .410 22.0
Cubs 40 66 .377 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walker Cooper 3
1 Danny Litwhiler 3
3 Carl Furillo 2
3 Grady Hatton 2
3 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Enos Slaughter 2
2 Whitey Lockman 1
2 Jackie Robinson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 6
2 Walker Cooper 3
3 Nippy Jones 2
4 Chuck Diering 1
4 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Newcombe 0.71
2 Howie Pollet 0.33
3 Kent Peterson 0.11
4 Dave Koslo 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 1
1 Howie Pollet 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 5
1 Howie Pollet 5
3 Ken Burkhart 2
3 Frank Fanovich 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .363
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 90
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 2.21
3 Gerry Staley 2.40
4 Howie Pollet 2.43
5 Vic Raschi 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 16
2 Howie Pollet 15
2 Vic Raschi 15
4 Alex Kellner 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 Don Newcombe 87

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 .447
2 Dick Sisler .444
3 Vern Stephens .415
4 Wally Moses .395
5 Johnny Groth .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Elliott 6
2 Sid Gordon 5
2 Hank Sauer 5
2 Roy Sievers 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 15
1 Johnny Lipon 15
1 Jackie Robinson 15
1 Vern Stephens 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Whitey Lockman 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
4 Frank Baumholtz 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 0.00
2 Johnny Schmitz 0.40
3 Adrian Zabala 0.50
4 Sheldon Jones 0.55
5 Fred Hutchinson 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 4
2 Al Brazle 3
2 Fred Hutchinson 3
2 Sheldon Jones 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 24
2 Ellis Kinder 16
2 Mickey McDermott 16
4 Tommy Byrne 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 3
2 Al Benton 2
2 Erv Palica 2
4 Ewell Blackwell 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Dillinger .439
2 Ted Williams .422
3 Luke Appling .413
4 Enos Slaughter .398
5 Whitey Lockman .388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Doerr 33
2 Jackie Robinson 29
2 Hank Sauer 29
2 Roy Sievers 29
2 Vern Stephens 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Hutchinson 0.69
2 Mike Garcia 1.29
3 Eddie Lopat 1.32
4 Kirby Higbe 1.59
5 Red Munger 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 6
2 Al Brazle 5
2 Red Munger 5
2 Don Newcombe 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 35
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
3 Monk Dubiel 2
3 Bubba Harris 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Dillinger .352
2 Ted Williams .345
3 Jackie Robinson .340
4 Dom DiMaggio .339
5 Dale Mitchell .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 154
2 Ted Williams 149
3 Ralph Kiner 122
4 Jackie Robinson 119
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 2.53
2 Mel Parnell 2.79
3 Howie Pollet 2.83
4 Bob Lemon 2.86
5 Warren Spahn 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 24
2 Howie Pollet 20
2 Vic Raschi 20
2 Warren Spahn 20
5 Bob Lemon 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 151
2 Hal Newhouser 145
3 Warren Spahn 143
4 Vic Raschi 133
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