On This Day

Saturday, August 13, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 39 .636 --
Red Sox 65 45 .591 4.5
Indians 62 45 .579 6.0
Tigers 60 50 .545 9.5
Athletics 59 50 .541 10.0
White Sox 46 62 .426 22.5
Senators 38 69 .355 30.0
Browns 35 73 .324 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 40 .626 --
Dodgers 67 40 .626 --
Giants 54 52 .509 12.5
Braves 55 53 .509 12.5
Phillies 54 55 .495 14.0
Pirates 49 58 .458 18.0
Reds 43 65 .398 24.5
Cubs 42 68 .382 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Kell 3
1 Stan Musial 3
1 John Sullivan 3
1 Dixie Walker 3
1 Al Zarilla 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Hoot Evers 1
1 Johnny Groth 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Priddy 5
2 Vern Stephens 4
3 Sam Chapman 3
3 Hoot Evers 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 George Kell 1
1 Pat Mullin 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Murry Dickson 0.50
1 Dutch Leonard 0.50
3 Red Munger 0.33
4 Ellis Kinder 0.29
5 Howie Fox 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Lou Kretlow 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Joe Page 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Kretlow 7
2 Murry Dickson 6
3 Bill Kennedy 5
4 Ellis Kinder 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Buxton 1
1 Hal White 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .362
2 Ted Williams .353
3 George Kell .347
4 Bob Dillinger .342
5 Dom DiMaggio .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 30
1 Vern Stephens 30
3 Ted Williams 29
4 Sid Gordon 24
4 Hank Sauer 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 125
2 Ted Williams 115
3 Vic Wertz 98
4 Jackie Robinson 95
5 Gil Hodges 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 27
2 Pee Wee Reese 20
3 Gene Hermanski 12
4 Bob Dillinger 11
5 Duke Snider 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Koslo 2.18
2 Gerry Staley 2.37
3 Howie Pollet 2.43
4 Mel Parnell 2.93
5 Preacher Roe 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 17
2 Howie Pollet 15
2 Vic Raschi 15
4 Alex Kellner 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 119
2 Hal Newhouser 100
3 Tommy Byrne 95
3 Warren Spahn 95
5 Joe Coleman 92

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 .453
2 Luke Appling .400
3 Walker Cooper .395
4 George Kell .392
4 Stan Musial .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 5
1 Hank Sauer 5
1 Vern Stephens 5
4 Hank Bauer 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 22
2 Jackie Robinson 18
3 Del Ennis 14
4 Joe DiMaggio 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Hermanski 3
1 Hal Jeffcoat 3
1 Whitey Lockman 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Brazle 0.56
2 Joe Page 0.67
3 Bob Feller 0.90
4 Virgil Trucks 1.03
5 Sheldon Jones 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Brazle 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Fred Hutchinson 3
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ellis Kinder 21
2 Tommy Byrne 19
3 Don Newcombe 18
4 Bob Feller 16
5 Bill Voiselle 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 2
1 Harry Gumbert 2
1 Joe Page 2
4 Jack Banta 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Dillinger .422
1 Ted Williams .422
3 Enos Slaughter .407
4 Johnny Groth .393
5 Johnny Hopp .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 10
2 Hank Sauer 9
2 Ted Williams 9
4 Yogi Berra 8
4 Sid Gordon 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 39
2 Bobby Doerr 30
2 Jackie Robinson 30
2 Roy Sievers 30
2 Ted Williams 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Jeffcoat 7
1 Jackie Robinson 7
3 Pee Wee Reese 6
4 Phil Rizzuto 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Hutchinson 1.45
2 Eddie Lopat 1.54
3 Mel Parnell 1.94
4 Mike Garcia 1.95
5 Al Brazle 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 6
2 Al Brazle 5
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Fred Hutchinson 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 39
2 Tommy Byrne 31
3 Ellis Kinder 28
4 Warren Spahn 27
4 Bill Werle 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 5
2 Al Benton 3
3 Harry Gumbert 2
3 Bubba Harris 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .348
2 Bob Dillinger .347
3 Jackie Robinson .339
4 Dom DiMaggio .333
5 Stan Musial .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 41
2 Vern Stephens 36
3 Ted Williams 35
4 Sid Gordon 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 164
2 Ted Williams 153
3 Ralph Kiner 123
4 Jackie Robinson 120
5 3 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 38
2 Pee Wee Reese 36
3 Gene Hermanski 21
4 Bob Dillinger 18
5 3 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preacher Roe 2.53
2 Howie Pollet 2.78
3 Bob Lemon 2.83
4 Mel Parnell 2.90
5 Bob Feller 2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 155
2 Hal Newhouser 144
3 Warren Spahn 142
4 Vic Raschi 138
5 Tommy Byrne 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 16
2 Ted Wilks 9
3 Al Benton 8
3 Nels Potter 8
5 2 tied 7