Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, August 17, 1949

On This Day

Wednesday, August 17, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	41	.631	--
Red Sox	69	46	.600	3.0
Indians	66	47	.584	5.0
Athletics	62	52	.544	9.5
Tigers	62	53	.539	10.0
White Sox	49	64	.434	22.0
Senators	38	73	.342	32.0
Browns	37	77	.325	34.5

Games

White Sox 1, Tigers 0

Yankees 4, Senators 3

Red Sox 5, Athletics 1

Browns 10, Indians 6

Browns 5, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	69	42	.622	--
Dodgers	68	42	.618	0.5
Giants	57	53	.518	11.5
Braves	56	55	.505	13.0
Phillies	56	57	.496	14.0
Pirates	51	59	.464	17.5
Reds	46	67	.407	24.0
Cubs	43	71	.377	27.5

Games

Phillies 11, Dodgers 7

Braves 13, Giants 4

Cardinals 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dale Mitchell	5
2	Larry Doby	4
2	Gene Hermanski	4
2	Jerry Priddy	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buddy Blattner	1
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Bruce Edwards	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Priddy	5
2	Del Ennis	4
2	Jim Russell	4
4	Gene Hermanski	3
4	Sherm Lollar	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Dark	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1
1	Phil Rizzuto	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Gray	0.80
2	Satchel Paige	0.27
3	Vic Raschi	0.25
4	Vern Bickford	0.23
5	2 tied	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	Bill Kennedy	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Banta	4
1	Ted Gray	4
1	Ken Raffensberger	4
4	Gene Bearden	3
4	6 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Russ Meyer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.364
2	Ted Williams	.355
3	George Kell	.349
4	Dom DiMaggio	.336
5	Enos Slaughter	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	32
2	Vern Stephens	31
3	Ted Williams	30
4	Sid Gordon	24
4	Hank Sauer	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	131
2	Ted Williams	120
3	Vic Wertz	101
4	Jackie Robinson	96
5	Gil Hodges	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	28
2	Pee Wee Reese	21
3	Gene Hermanski	12
4	Bob Dillinger	11
4	3 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Koslo	2.03
2	Mike Garcia	2.21
3	Gerry Staley	2.37
4	Howie Pollet	2.46
5	Mel Parnell	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	18
2	Vic Raschi	16
3	Alex Kellner	15
3	Howie Pollet	15
5	5 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	122
2	Hal Newhouser	105
3	Warren Spahn	98
4	Tommy Byrne	95
4	2 others tied	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	15
2	Al Benton	7
2	Nels Potter	7
2	Ted Wilks	7
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.444
2	Ted Williams	.431
3	George Kell	.415
4	Danny Litwhiler	.400
5	Elmer Valo	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	6
2	Ralph Kiner	5
3	Yogi Berra	4
3	Joe DiMaggio	4
3	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	26
2	Del Ennis	15
2	Duke Snider	15
2	Ted Williams	15
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	4
2	Dom DiMaggio	3
2	Hal Jeffcoat	3
2	Whitey Lockman	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	0.50
2	Joe Page	0.56
3	Joe Hatten	0.57
4	Dave Koslo	0.98
5	Gerry Staley	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Joe Coleman	3
2	Joe Dobson	3
2	Mickey Haefner	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Ellis Kinder	21
3	Tommy Byrne	19
4	Ken Raffensberger	18
5	Don Newcombe	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Joe Page	3
3	Jack Banta	1
3	Al Benton	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Dillinger	.444
2	Johnny Groth	.430
3	Ted Williams	.426
4	Stan Musial	.392
5	George Kell	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	9
2	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Hank Sauer	8
2	Vern Stephens	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	38
2	Ted Williams	32
3	Bobby Doerr	29
4	Jackie Robinson	28
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Jeffcoat	7
1	Phil Rizzuto	7
1	Jackie Robinson	7
4	Pee Wee Reese	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Page	1.35
2	Dave Koslo	1.50
3	Mike Garcia	1.58
4	Fred Hutchinson	1.62
5	Mel Parnell	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Fred Hutchinson	6
1	Mel Parnell	6
4	Al Brazle	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	39
2	Tommy Byrne	29
3	Bob Feller	28
4	Ellis Kinder	27
5	7 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
2	Al Benton	3
2	Harry Gumbert	3
4	Bubba Harris	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.355
2	Bob Dillinger	.347
3	Jackie Robinson	.344
4	Dom DiMaggio	.334
5	Stan Musial	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	167
2	Ted Williams	156
3	Ralph Kiner	123
4	Vic Wertz	119
5	Jackie Robinson	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	38
2	Pee Wee Reese	36
3	Gene Hermanski	20
4	Bob Dillinger	18
5	4 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.50
2	Howie Pollet	2.70
3	Harry Brecheen	2.86
4	Mel Parnell	2.87
5	Bob Feller	2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	154
2	Hal Newhouser	144
3	Vic Raschi	138
4	Warren Spahn	137
5	Tommy Byrne	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	17
2	Al Benton	8
2	Harry Gumbert	8
2	Nels Potter	8
2	Ted Wilks	8