On This Day

Sunday, August 28, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	45	.631	--
Red Sox	75	49	.605	3.0
Indians	71	52	.577	6.5
Tigers	71	56	.559	8.5
Athletics	66	57	.537	11.5
White Sox	51	74	.408	27.5
Browns	44	82	.349	35.0
Senators	41	81	.336	36.0

Games

Yankees 8, White Sox 7

Indians 2, Red Sox 1

Yankees 7, White Sox 5

Tigers 6, Athletics 4

Senators 13, Browns 2

Browns 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	77	47	.621	--
Dodgers	74	49	.602	2.5
Braves	64	59	.520	12.5
Phillies	63	62	.504	14.5
Giants	61	62	.496	15.5
Pirates	57	65	.467	19.0
Reds	50	73	.407	26.5
Cubs	49	78	.386	29.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Pirates 0

Cardinals 9, Braves 7

Cardinals 7, Braves 1

Reds 10, Giants 3

Giants 4, Reds 2

Cubs 7, Phillies 4

Phillies 8, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Granny Hamner	5
1	Nippy Jones	5
1	Phil Rizzuto	5
4	Sam Dente	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nippy Jones	3
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Billy Cox	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nippy Jones	5
1	Phil Rizzuto	5
3	Granny Hamner	4
3	Grady Hatton	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Granny Hamner	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Jerry Coleman	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Lemon	0.80
2	Don Newcombe	0.78
3	Art Houtteman	0.50
3	Allie Reynolds	0.50
5	Bill Kennedy	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Bill Kennedy	1
1	Monty Kennedy	1
1	Doyle Lade	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	8
2	Don Newcombe	7
3	Art Houtteman	6
3	Allie Reynolds	6
5	Joe Page	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	Joe Page	1
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.359
2	Jackie Robinson	.349
3	George Kell	.339
4	Enos Slaughter	.328
5	Dom DiMaggio	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	37
2	Vern Stephens	34
2	Ted Williams	34
4	Stan Musial	26
5	Sid Gordon	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	139
2	Ted Williams	133
3	Vic Wertz	114
4	Jackie Robinson	103
5	Ralph Kiner	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	24
3	Bob Dillinger	14
4	Gene Hermanski	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.17
2	Dave Koslo	2.55
3	Mel Parnell	2.71
4	Howie Pollet	2.71
5	Gerry Staley	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	20
2	Vic Raschi	17
3	Alex Kellner	16
3	Ellis Kinder	16
3	3 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	129
2	Hal Newhouser	114
3	Don Newcombe	112
4	Warren Spahn	111
5	Vic Raschi	102

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	18
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	Lloyd Merriman	.432
2	Carl Furillo	.417
3	Ted Williams	.407
4	Del Ennis	.377
5	3 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	7
1	Stan Musial	7
3	Vic Wertz	6
4	Ted Williams	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	18
2	Ralph Kiner	17
3	Del Ennis	16
3	Vic Wertz	16
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Ramazzotti	5
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
3	Al Dark	3
3	Bob Dillinger	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Murry Dickson	0.50
2	Bob Muncrief	0.61
3	Jack Kramer	0.95
4	Mel Parnell	1.00
5	Mike Garcia	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Houtteman	3
1	Fred Hutchinson	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Fred Martin	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Raffensberger	22
2	Don Newcombe	21
2	Joe Page	21
4	Larry Jansen	20
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	4
2	Al Benton	2
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	Bob Muncrief	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.425
2	Stan Musial	.371
3	Nippy Jones	.358
4	Jimmy Bloodworth	.351
5	Tommy Henrich	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Vern Stephens	9
3	Stan Musial	8
3	Vic Wertz	8
3	Ted Williams	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	36
2	Ted Williams	31
3	Del Ennis	30
4	Jackie Robinson	27
4	Vic Wertz	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Ramazzotti	6
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
3	Bob Dillinger	5
3	Hal Jeffcoat	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Muncrief	1.57
2	Fred Martin	1.74
3	Al Benton	1.75
4	Johnny Vander Meer	1.84
5	Bill Voiselle	1.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	39
2	Ellis Kinder	32
3	Tommy Byrne	30
3	Art Houtteman	30
3	Ken Raffensberger	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	7
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	.359
2	Jackie Robinson	.340
3	Stan Musial	.331
4	Dom DiMaggio	.325
5	Enos Slaughter	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	42
2	Ted Williams	37
3	Vern Stephens	36
4	Stan Musial	33
5	Hank Sauer	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	162
1	Ted Williams	162
3	Vic Wertz	130
4	Ralph Kiner	124
5	Jackie Robinson	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	35
1	Jackie Robinson	35
3	Bob Dillinger	19
4	Gene Hermanski	16
5	Elmer Valo	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.46
2	Mel Parnell	2.81
3	Harry Brecheen	2.91
4	Howie Pollet	2.92
5	Ken Heintzelman	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	25
2	Ellis Kinder	21
3	Hal Newhouser	20
3	Howie Pollet	20
3	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	158
2	Hal Newhouser	149
3	Tommy Byrne	138
4	Warren Spahn	137
5	Vic Raschi	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	20
2	Al Benton	9
3	Harry Gumbert	8
3	Nels Potter	8
3	Ted Wilks	8