On This Day

Saturday, August 20, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	41	.640	--
Red Sox	71	46	.607	3.5
Indians	68	47	.591	5.5
Tigers	64	55	.538	11.5
Athletics	62	54	.534	12.0
White Sox	49	66	.426	24.5
Senators	38	76	.333	35.0
Browns	39	79	.331	36.0

Games

Yankees 7, Athletics 3

Red Sox 7, Senators 1

Browns 5, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	70	43	.619	--
Dodgers	69	44	.611	1.0
Braves	58	56	.509	12.5
Phillies	59	57	.509	12.5
Giants	57	56	.504	13.0
Pirates	53	60	.469	17.0
Reds	47	68	.409	24.0
Cubs	44	73	.376	28.0

Games

Braves 4, Dodgers 0

Reds 7, Cubs 4

Phillies 9, Giants 3

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Ennis	4
1	Tom Saffell	4
3	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
3	Peanuts Lowrey	3
3	Wayne Terwilliger	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gene Woodling	2
2	Del Ennis	1
2	Jack Graham	1
2	Pat Mullin	1
2	Phil Rizzuto	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Peanuts Lowrey	4
1	Gene Woodling	4
3	Al Dark	3
3	Del Ennis	3
3	Billy Goodman	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Ennis	1
1	John Sullivan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	0.86
2	Mel Parnell	0.67
3	Monty Kennedy	0.45
4	Ned Garver	0.38
5	Preacher Roe	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	Russ Meyer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	6
2	Monty Kennedy	5
3	Red Munger	4
3	Mel Parnell	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Buddy Lively	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.359
2	Ted Williams	.355
3	George Kell	.345
4	Dom DiMaggio	.334
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	134
2	Ted Williams	122
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	2.42
4	Gerry Staley	2.71
5	Mel Parnell	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	19
2	Howie Pollet	16
2	Vic Raschi	16
4	Alex Kellner	15
4	3 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	125
2	Hal Newhouser	110
3	Warren Spahn	104
4	Tommy Byrne	96
4	Mel Parnell	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	16
2	Al Benton	8
3	Nels Potter	7
3	Ted Wilks	7
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.471
2	Carl Furillo	.429
3	Stan Musial	.420
4	Gene Hermanski	.407
5	Buddy Lewis	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
2	Del Ennis	5
2	Vern Stephens	5
4	Larry Doby	4
4	Ted Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	25
2	Del Ennis	19
3	Ralph Kiner	18
4	Billy Johnson	15
4	Ted Williams	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
1	Phil Rizzuto	4
3	Al Dark	3
3	Sherry Robertson	3
3	Elmer Valo	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	0.50
2	Joe Page	0.67
3	Doyle Lade	1.13
4	Mel Parnell	1.16
5	2 tied	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	4
2	Hank Borowy	3
2	Cliff Chambers	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Parnell	17
2	Tommy Byrne	16
2	Virgil Trucks	16
4	Cliff Chambers	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Joe Page	3
3	Jim Konstanty	2
4	Jack Banta	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.421
2	Stan Musial	.398
3	Bob Dillinger	.394
4	Bob Kennedy	.372
5	George Kell	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	8
1	Ted Williams	8
3	Bob Elliott	7
3	Ralph Kiner	7
3	Roy Sievers	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	38
2	Ted Williams	30
3	Bobby Doerr	28
4	Jackie Robinson	27
5	2 tied	26

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	Fred Hutchinson	1.28
2	Bob Feller	1.50
3	Al Brazle	1.54
4	Ellis Kinder	1.63
5	Mike Garcia	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Hutchinson	7
1	Mel Parnell	7
3	Bob Feller	6
4	Ellis Kinder	5
5	19 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	32
2	Tommy Byrne	30
2	Ellis Kinder	30
4	Mel Parnell	29
5	Bob Feller	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
2	Al Benton	4
3	Harry Gumbert	3
4	Tom Ferrick	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Jackie Robinson	.339
3	Dom DiMaggio	.335
4	Stan Musial	.333
5	Dale Mitchell	.329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	167
2	Ted Williams	157
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	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.52
2	Howie Pollet	2.66
3	Mel Parnell	2.78
4	Warren Spahn	2.92
5	Bob Feller	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	25
2	Warren Spahn	21
3	Ellis Kinder	20
3	Howie Pollet	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	157
2	Hal Newhouser	149
3	Warren Spahn	143
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