On This Day

Saturday, September 3, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	47	.627	--
Red Sox	79	52	.603	2.5
Indians	75	54	.581	5.5
Tigers	75	58	.564	7.5
Athletics	67	62	.519	13.5
White Sox	53	77	.408	28.0
Browns	48	83	.366	33.5
Senators	42	85	.331	37.5

Games

Red Sox 10, Athletics 3

Browns 4, Indians 3

Yankees 6, Senators 0

Tigers 5, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	79	48	.622	--
Dodgers	78	51	.605	2.0
Braves	67	62	.519	13.0
Phillies	66	63	.512	14.0
Giants	65	63	.508	14.5
Pirates	57	70	.449	22.0
Reds	51	75	.405	27.5
Cubs	50	81	.382	31.0

Games

Cubs 11, Pirates 7

Giants 6, Dodgers 3

Phillies 10, Braves 4

Reds 9, Cardinals 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Grady Hatton	5
2	Ted Kluszewski	4
2	Bob Ramazzotti	4
4	Del Ennis	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	2
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	Mike Goliat	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	4
1	Andy Seminick	4
3	Mike Goliat	3
3	Ted Kluszewski	3
3	Stan Musial	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Neil Berry	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	George Kell	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	0.78
2	Ellis Kinder	0.60
3	Cliff Fannin	0.40
3	Ray Scarborough	0.40
5	Cliff Chambers	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dewey Adkins	1
1	Cliff Fannin	1
1	Ted Gray	1
1	Monty Kennedy	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Ellis Kinder	6
3	Cliff Chambers	5
3	Robin Roberts	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Chipman	1
1	Hal White	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.353
2	Jackie Robinson	.350
3	George Kell	.344
4	Enos Slaughter	.333
5	Stan Musial	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Ted Williams	37
3	Vern Stephens	35
4	Stan Musial	27
5	Hank Sauer	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	141
2	Ted Williams	140
3	Vic Wertz	122
4	Jackie Robinson	111
5	Ralph Kiner	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	26
3	Bob Dillinger	16
4	Elmer Valo	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.32
2	Howie Pollet	2.59
3	Dave Koslo	2.67
4	Ken Heintzelman	2.72
5	Mel Parnell	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	20
2	Ellis Kinder	18
3	Bob Lemon	17
3	Howie Pollet	17
3	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	137
2	Don Newcombe	119
3	Warren Spahn	117
4	Hal Newhouser	115
5	Ellis Kinder	109

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	19
2	Al Benton	9
3	Nels Potter	7
3	Ted Wilks	7
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe DiMaggio	.432
2	Nippy Jones	.421
3	Del Ennis	.404
4	Enos Slaughter	.391
5	Grady Hatton	.386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	21
2	Ted Williams	19
3	Bobby Doerr	17
3	Stan Musial	17
5	6 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.95
2	Lloyd Hittle	0.98
3	Al Benton	1.23
4	Don Newcombe	1.29
5	Art Houtteman	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	3
1	Ned Garver	3
1	Bob Hall	3
1	Art Houtteman	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	24
2	Warren Spahn	19
3	Ellis Kinder	18
4	Carl Erskine	16
4	3 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	3
2	Tom Ferrick	2
2	Jim Konstanty	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Furillo	.410
2	Ted Williams	.385
3	Stan Musial	.381
4	Joe DiMaggio	.373
5	Al Dark	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	13
2	Ted Williams	11
3	Vern Stephens	10
4	Jeff Heath	9
4	Stan Musial	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	35
2	Ted Williams	33
3	Ralph Kiner	32
4	Vic Wertz	29
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	8
2	Bob Dillinger	7
3	Elmer Valo	6
4	Hal Jeffcoat	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Benton	1.52
2	Jack Kramer	1.77
3	Don Newcombe	1.88
4	Billy Pierce	2.01
5	Ken Heintzelman	2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	40
2	Bob Feller	37
3	Larry Jansen	31
3	Ellis Kinder	31
5	3 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	7
2	Al Benton	3
2	Harry Gumbert	3
2	Jim Konstanty	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.357
2	Jackie Robinson	.341
3	Stan Musial	.332
4	Dom DiMaggio	.318
5	Enos Slaughter	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	44
2	Ted Williams	39
3	Vern Stephens	37
4	Stan Musial	32
4	Hank Sauer	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	165
2	Vern Stephens	160
3	Vic Wertz	137
4	Jackie Robinson	125
5	Ralph Kiner	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	36
2	Jackie Robinson	33
3	Bob Dillinger	21
4	Gene Hermanski	16
4	Elmer Valo	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	2.70
2	Howie Pollet	2.74
3	Virgil Trucks	2.87
4	Ken Heintzelman	2.89
5	Mel Parnell	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	24
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Howie Pollet	21
3	Warren Spahn	21
5	Hal Newhouser	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	161
2	Hal Newhouser	148
3	Tommy Byrne	143
4	Warren Spahn	140
5	Bob Feller	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	20
2	Al Benton	9
3	Harry Gumbert	8
3	Jim Konstanty	8
3	2 others tied	8