On This Day

Wednesday, August 24, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	44	.624	--
Red Sox	72	47	.605	2.0
Indians	69	50	.580	5.0
Athletics	65	54	.546	9.0
Tigers	67	56	.545	9.0
White Sox	50	69	.420	24.0
Senators	40	77	.342	33.0
Browns	41	80	.339	34.0

Games

Athletics 5, White Sox 0

Senators 3, Indians 2

Tigers 13, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	72	46	.610	--
Dodgers	71	47	.602	1.0
Braves	62	56	.525	10.0
Phillies	61	58	.513	11.5
Giants	59	58	.504	12.5
Pirates	54	63	.462	17.5
Reds	48	70	.407	24.0
Cubs	46	75	.380	27.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 0

Braves 6, Pirates 5

Giants 5, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	3
1	Eddie Joost	3
1	Mickey Vernon	3
1	Wally Westlake	3
5	22 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Wertz	2
1	Wes Westrum	2
3	Frank Baumholtz	1
3	Roy Campanella	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	6
2	Ferris Fain	3
2	Don Newcombe	3
2	Wes Westrum	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Cox	1
1	Elbie Fletcher	1
1	Don Kolloway	1
1	Whitey Lockman	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sheldon Jones	1.00
2	Don Newcombe	0.75
3	Mickey Harris	0.56
4	Al Brazle	0.33
5	Mike Garcia	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	Mickey Harris	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sheldon Jones	7
2	Don Newcombe	6
3	Mickey Harris	5
4	Warren Spahn	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Haynes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.356
2	Jackie Robinson	.355
3	George Kell	.345
4	Dom DiMaggio	.330
5	Enos Slaughter	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	35
2	Vern Stephens	31
3	Ted Williams	30
4	Sid Gordon	25
5	Hank Sauer	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	136
2	Ted Williams	123
3	Vic Wertz	110
4	Jackie Robinson	99
5	Ralph Kiner	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	23
3	Bob Dillinger	12
3	Gene Hermanski	12
3	Duke Snider	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.17
2	Dave Koslo	2.40
3	Howie Pollet	2.51
4	Gerry Staley	2.66
5	Mel Parnell	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	19
2	Howie Pollet	16
2	Vic Raschi	16
2	Warren Spahn	16
5	4 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	125
2	Hal Newhouser	113
3	Warren Spahn	108
4	Don Newcombe	105
5	3 tied	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	16
2	Al Benton	9
3	Nels Potter	7
3	Ted Wilks	7
5	Tom Ferrick	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.457
2	Ted Williams	.426
3	Tom Saffell	.400
4	Stan Musial	.389
5	Lloyd Merriman	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
1	Vic Wertz	6
3	Larry Doby	5
4	Stan Musial	4
4	Vern Stephens	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	24
2	Ralph Kiner	17
3	Del Ennis	16
3	Ferris Fain	16
5	Larry Doby	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Ramazzotti	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
1	Phil Rizzuto	4
4	Al Dark	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	0.00
1	Bill Wight	0.00
3	Ellis Kinder	0.43
4	Junior Walsh	1.20
5	Murry Dickson	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Hutchinson	3
1	Mel Parnell	3
1	Warren Spahn	3
4	Hank Borowy	2
4	23 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	18
1	Hal Newhouser	18
3	Ken Raffensberger	17
3	Warren Spahn	17
5	6 tied	14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.408
2	Stan Musial	.374
3	Carl Furillo	.364
4	Dick Sisler	.357
5	George Kell	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Bob Elliott	7
2	Vern Stephens	7
2	Vic Wertz	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	39
2	Del Ennis	26
2	Vic Wertz	26
4	Johnny Lipon	24
4	3 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
1	Jackie Robinson	6
3	Whitey Lockman	5
3	Bob Ramazzotti	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ellis Kinder	1.31
2	Al Benton	1.33
3	Bob Muncrief	1.44
4	Bill Voiselle	1.53
5	Fred Hutchinson	1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	42
2	Ellis Kinder	29
3	Ken Raffensberger	27
4	Tommy Byrne	26
4	2 others tied	26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.355
2	Jackie Robinson	.342
3	Enos Slaughter	.332
4	Dom DiMaggio	.331
5	Stan Musial	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	43
2	Vern Stephens	34
2	Ted Williams	34
4	Tommy Henrich	32
5	3 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	161
2	Ted Williams	157
3	Ralph Kiner	127
3	Vic Wertz	127
5	Jackie Robinson	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	35
1	Jackie Robinson	35
3	Bob Dillinger	18
4	Gene Hermanski	16
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.52
2	Howie Pollet	2.73
3	Mel Parnell	2.81
4	Bob Lemon	2.94
5	Hal Newhouser	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	25
2	Warren Spahn	21
3	Ellis Kinder	20
3	Howie Pollet	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	157
2	Hal Newhouser	151
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