On This Day

Sunday, August 14, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	40	.633	--
Red Sox	67	45	.598	3.5
Indians	64	45	.587	5.0
Tigers	62	50	.554	8.5
Athletics	60	51	.541	10.0
White Sox	46	64	.418	23.5
Senators	38	71	.349	31.0
Browns	35	75	.318	34.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Senators 3

Red Sox 13, Senators 4

Indians 4, White Sox 3

Indians 5, White Sox 0

Yankees 4, Athletics 2

Athletics 4, Yankees 3

Tigers 6, Browns 2

Tigers 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	68	40	.630	--
Cardinals	67	41	.620	1.0
Giants	56	52	.519	12.0
Braves	55	54	.505	13.5
Phillies	54	57	.486	15.5
Pirates	50	58	.463	18.0
Reds	45	65	.409	24.0
Cubs	42	70	.375	28.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Braves 2

Reds 4, Cubs 2

Reds 8, Cubs 0

Giants 8, Phillies 1

Giants 1, Phillies 0

Pirates 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dom DiMaggio	6
2	Eddie Joost	4
2	George Kell	4
4	Herb Adams	3
4	18 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Jack Graham	1
1	Billy Johnson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Johnson	5
1	Vern Stephens	5
3	George Kell	4
4	Dom DiMaggio	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Whitey Lockman	1
1	Johnny Pesky	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Jansen	4.00
2	Johnny Vander Meer	1.17
3	Preacher Roe	0.75
4	Russ Meyer	0.67
5	2 tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cliff Chambers	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Joe Hatten	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jansen	8
2	Johnny Vander Meer	7
3	Ken Raffensberger	6
4	Mike Garcia	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.364
2	Ted Williams	.351
3	George Kell	.350
4	Bob Dillinger	.342
5	Dom DiMaggio	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	31
1	Vern Stephens	31
3	Ted Williams	29
4	Sid Gordon	24
4	Hank Sauer	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	130
2	Ted Williams	117
3	Vic Wertz	99
4	Jackie Robinson	95
5	Gil Hodges	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	28
2	Pee Wee Reese	20
3	Gene Hermanski	12
4	Bob Dillinger	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	2.03
2	Mike Garcia	2.22
3	Gerry Staley	2.37
4	Howie Pollet	2.42
5	Mel Parnell	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	18
2	Alex Kellner	15
2	Howie Pollet	15
2	Vic Raschi	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	15
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	George Kell	.415
1	Stan Musial	.415
3	Ted Williams	.407
4	Elmer Valo	.388
5	Walker Cooper	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	6
2	Andy Pafko	5
3	Hank Bauer	4
3	Yogi Berra	4
3	8 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	26
2	Jackie Robinson	16
2	Duke Snider	16
4	Joe DiMaggio	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Whitey Lockman	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
3	Dom DiMaggio	3
3	Gene Hermanski	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	0.56
2	Joe Hatten	0.57
3	Al Brazle	0.64
4	Larry Jansen	0.80
5	Bob Feller	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Hutchinson	4
1	Mel Parnell	4
3	Bob Feller	3
3	Joe Hatten	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ellis Kinder	21
2	Tommy Byrne	19
3	Don Newcombe	18
4	Mel Parnell	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
2	Harry Gumbert	2
3	Jack Banta	1
3	Al Benton	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.438
2	Ted Williams	.419
3	Enos Slaughter	.398
4	Johnny Groth	.398
5	Johnny Hopp	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	11
2	Hank Sauer	9
2	Ted Williams	9
4	Yogi Berra	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	43
2	Bobby Doerr	32
3	Ted Williams	31
4	Roy Sievers	30
5	Jackie Robinson	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	8
2	Hal Jeffcoat	7
3	Dom DiMaggio	5
3	Whitey Lockman	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	1.35
2	Eddie Lopat	1.54
3	Fred Hutchinson	1.55
4	Mike Garcia	1.57
5	Mel Parnell	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	7
2	Fred Hutchinson	6
3	Al Brazle	5
3	Bob Feller	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	39
2	Tommy Byrne	31
3	Ellis Kinder	28
4	Warren Spahn	27
5	4 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
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	.340
4	Dom DiMaggio	.336
5	Stan Musial	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Vern Stephens	37
3	Ted Williams	35
4	Sid Gordon	32
4	2 others tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	168
2	Ted Williams	155
3	Ralph Kiner	123
4	Jackie Robinson	118
5	Vic Wertz	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	39
2	Pee Wee Reese	36
3	Gene Hermanski	21
4	Bob Dillinger	18
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.50
2	Howie Pollet	2.76
3	Bob Lemon	2.83
4	Mel Parnell	2.87
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	4 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	155
2	Warren Spahn	142
3	Hal Newhouser	139
4	Vic Raschi	138
5	Tommy Byrne	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	17
2	Ted Wilks	9
3	Al Benton	8
3	Nels Potter	8
5	2 tied	7