On This Day

Friday, August 19, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 41 .637 --
Red Sox 70 46 .603 3.5
Indians 68 47 .591 5.0
Tigers 64 54 .542 10.5
Athletics 62 53 .539 11.0
White Sox 49 66 .426 24.0
Senators 38 75 .336 34.0
Browns 38 79 .325 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 69 43 .616 --
Dodgers 69 43 .616 0.0
Giants 57 55 .509 12.0
Braves 57 56 .504 12.5
Phillies 58 57 .504 12.5
Pirates 53 59 .473 16.0
Reds 46 68 .404 24.0
Cubs 44 72 .379 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Kolloway 5
1 Marv Rackley 5
3 Richie Ashburn 4
4 Lou Boudreau 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Bob Kennedy 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Dick Kokos 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 5
2 Dick Kokos 4
2 Johnny Lipon 4
4 Tommy Henrich 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Cliff Mapes 1
1 Sherry Robertson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ellis Kinder 1.20
2 Bob Porterfield 1.00
3 Cliff Chambers 0.88
4 Hal Newhouser 0.83
5 Joe Hatten 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Cliff Fannin 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cliff Chambers 7
2 Ellis Kinder 6
3 Randy Gumpert 5
3 Joe Hatten 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1
1 Bob Muncrief 1
1 Joe Ostrowski 1
1 Joe Page 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .362
2 Ted Williams .354
3 George Kell .347
4 Dom DiMaggio .333
5 Enos Slaughter .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 33
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 133
2 Ted Williams 121
3 Vic Wertz 101
4 Jackie Robinson 97
5 Gil Hodges 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 28
2 Pee Wee Reese 22
3 Gene Hermanski 12
3 Duke Snider 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.07
2 Dave Koslo 2.22
3 Howie Pollet 2.46
4 Gerry Staley 2.71
5 Mel Parnell 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 18
2 Vic Raschi 16
3 Alex Kellner 15
3 Ellis Kinder 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 123
2 Hal Newhouser 110
3 Warren Spahn 98
4 Tommy Byrne 96
5 2 tied 95

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .444
2 Stan Musial .429
3 Ralph Kiner .373
4 Jeff Heath .371
5 Walker Cooper .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 6
1 Vern Stephens 6
3 Joe DiMaggio 4
3 Larry Doby 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 25
2 Ralph Kiner 18
3 Del Ennis 16
4 Billy Johnson 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
1 Phil Rizzuto 4
3 Al Dark 3
3 Hal Jeffcoat 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 0.50
2 Joe Page 0.52
3 Ellis Kinder 1.20
3 Johnny Vander Meer 1.20
3 Junior Walsh 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Borowy 3
1 Cliff Chambers 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Byrne 16
2 Cliff Chambers 15
2 Larry Jansen 15
2 Hal Newhouser 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Harry Gumbert 3
3 Al Benton 2
4 Jack Banta 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .418
2 Stan Musial .409
3 Bob Dillinger .400
4 George Kell .385
5 Bob Kennedy .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 38
2 Ted Williams 32
3 Bobby Doerr 30
4 Jackie Robinson 28
5 Ralph Kiner 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Jeffcoat 7
2 Dom DiMaggio 5
2 Pee Wee Reese 5
2 Phil Rizzuto 5
2 Jackie Robinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Page 0.36
2 Fred Hutchinson 1.41
3 Al Brazle 1.42
4 Al Benton 1.44
5 Ellis Kinder 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Hutchinson 7
2 Bob Feller 6
2 Mel Parnell 6
4 Al Brazle 5
4 Ellis Kinder 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 33
2 Tommy Byrne 30
2 Ellis Kinder 30
4 Bob Feller 28
5 Art Houtteman 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 7
2 Al Benton 4
3 Harry Gumbert 3
4 Bubba Harris 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .352
2 Jackie Robinson .341
3 Dom DiMaggio .332
4 Stan Musial .332
5 Dale Mitchell .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 168
2 Ted Williams 156
3 Ralph Kiner 128
4 Jackie Robinson 119
5 Vic Wertz 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 36
2 Jackie Robinson 35
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 Ellis Kinder 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 149
3 Warren Spahn 137
4 Tommy Byrne 136
4 Vic Raschi 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 18
2 Al Benton 9
3 Harry Gumbert 8
3 Nels Potter 8
3 Ted Wilks 8