On This Day

Wednesday, August 10, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	38	.635	--
Indians	61	44	.581	5.5
Red Sox	61	45	.575	6.0
Athletics	59	48	.551	8.5
Tigers	58	50	.537	10.0
White Sox	45	61	.425	22.0
Senators	38	66	.365	28.0
Browns	35	71	.330	32.0

Games

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

Browns 5, Indians 4

Senators 8, Athletics 7

White Sox 6, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	66	39	.629	--
Dodgers	66	39	.629	0.0
Giants	54	51	.514	12.0
Braves	54	53	.505	13.0
Phillies	53	54	.495	14.0
Pirates	47	57	.452	18.5
Reds	43	64	.402	24.0
Cubs	41	67	.380	26.5

Games

Cubs 2, Pirates 0

Braves 4, Giants 1

Dodgers 7, Phillies 5

Cardinals 8, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Carl Furillo	4
2	Herb Adams	3
2	Joe Garagiola	3
2	Wally Moses	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Brown	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Dick Kokos	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Robertson	4
2	Del Ennis	3
3	Herb Adams	2
3	Hank Bauer	2
3	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Mele	1
1	Cass Michaels	1
1	Sherry Robertson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Brazle	0.67
2	Warren Spahn	0.50
3	Monty Kennedy	0.43
3	Junior Walsh	0.43
5	Hal Newhouser	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Banta	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Newhouser	5
2	Al Brazle	4
2	Warren Spahn	4
4	Ralph Branca	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.367
2	Ted Williams	.350
3	Bob Dillinger	.343
4	George Kell	.341
5	Dom DiMaggio	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	29
2	Vern Stephens	28
2	Ted Williams	28
4	Sid Gordon	24
4	Hank Sauer	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	113
2	Ted Williams	112
3	Vic Wertz	96
4	Jackie Robinson	93
5	Gil Hodges	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	27
2	Pee Wee Reese	19
3	Gene Hermanski	11
4	Bob Dillinger	10
4	Duke Snider	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	2.21
2	Gerry Staley	2.40
3	Howie Pollet	2.43
4	Mel Parnell	2.85
5	Vic Raschi	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	16
2	Howie Pollet	15
2	Vic Raschi	15
4	Alex Kellner	14
4	Warren Spahn	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	111
2	Hal Newhouser	100
3	Warren Spahn	95
4	Ralph Branca	89
5	2 tied	88

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	14
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	Ted Williams	.412
2	Mike Guerra	.410
3	Dick Sisler	.409
4	Johnny Groth	.396
5	Vern Stephens	.382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Robinson	18
2	Johnny Lipon	17
3	Bobby Doerr	15
3	Johnny Groth	15
3	Roy Sievers	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.00
1	Schoolboy Rowe	0.00
3	Adrian Zabala	0.49
4	Sheldon Jones	0.55
5	Bob Feller	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	4
1	Fred Hutchinson	4
1	Don Newcombe	4
4	Bob Feller	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	24
2	Ellis Kinder	19
3	Bob Feller	16
4	Ralph Branca	15
4	Tommy Byrne	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Al Benton	2
2	Erv Palica	2
4	Ewell Blackwell	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.431
2	Ted Williams	.422
3	Enos Slaughter	.420
4	Johnny Hopp	.416
5	Luke Appling	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	9
2	Yogi Berra	8
2	Sid Gordon	8
2	Vern Stephens	8
2	Ted Williams	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	30
2	Bobby Doerr	28
2	Jackie Robinson	28
4	Vern Stephens	27
4	Ted Williams	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	7
2	Hal Jeffcoat	6
3	Pee Wee Reese	5
4	Dom DiMaggio	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	1.29
2	Fred Hutchinson	1.45
3	Kirby Higbe	1.46
4	Mel Parnell	1.53
5	Eddie Lopat	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	5
1	Fred Hutchinson	5
1	Eddie Lopat	5
1	Red Munger	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	35
2	Warren Spahn	27
3	Ralph Branca	24
3	Ellis Kinder	24
3	2 others tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	5
2	Al Benton	3
3	Bubba Harris	2
3	Walt Masterson	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.348
2	Ted Williams	.347
3	Jackie Robinson	.341
4	Dom DiMaggio	.336
5	Dale Mitchell	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	41
2	Ted Williams	35
3	Vern Stephens	34
4	Sid Gordon	33
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	155
2	Ted Williams	152
3	Ralph Kiner	122
4	Jackie Robinson	119
5	Yogi Berra	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	39
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	Howie Pollet	2.83
3	Mel Parnell	2.85
4	Warren Spahn	2.91
5	Bob Lemon	2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	151
2	Warren Spahn	147
3	Hal Newhouser	144
4	Vic Raschi	139
5	Tommy Byrne	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	16
2	Ted Wilks	10
3	Al Benton	8
3	Nels Potter	8
5	Dave Koslo	7