On This Day

Wednesday, September 14, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 50 .635 --
Red Sox 86 55 .610 3.0
Indians 80 58 .580 7.5
Tigers 82 60 .577 7.5
Athletics 73 66 .525 15.0
White Sox 57 82 .410 31.0
Browns 49 92 .348 40.0
Senators 44 95 .317 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 89 50 .640 --
Dodgers 88 52 .629 1.5
Phillies 75 66 .532 15.0
Braves 68 72 .486 21.5
Giants 67 72 .482 22.0
Pirates 60 78 .435 28.5
Reds 56 83 .403 33.0
Cubs 55 85 .393 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Brown 5
2 Cliff Mapes 4
2 Dave Philley 4
2 Gene Woodling 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Spence 2
2 Mike Goliat 1
2 Granny Hamner 1
2 Jim Hegan 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Mapes 4
1 Stan Musial 4
3 Ralph Kiner 3
3 Rocky Krsnich 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 2
2 Dave Philley 1
2 Bob Ramazzotti 1
2 Pee Wee Reese 1
2 Birdie Tebbetts 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Raschi 1.29
2 Eddie Lopat 0.80
3 Preacher Roe 0.67
4 Bobby Shantz 0.50
5 Bob Feller 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Bob Kuzava 1
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 9
2 Preacher Roe 6
3 Bob Feller 5
4 Eddie Lopat 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 1
1 Bob Rush 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .350
2 Jackie Robinson .347
3 George Kell .341
4 Enos Slaughter .339
5 Stan Musial .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 49
2 Ted Williams 38
3 Vern Stephens 36
4 Stan Musial 32
5 Hank Sauer 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 146
2 Ted Williams 145
3 Vic Wertz 129
4 Ralph Kiner 117
4 Jackie Robinson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 32
2 Pee Wee Reese 27
3 Bob Dillinger 17
4 Phil Rizzuto 14
4 Elmer Valo 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.16
2 Dave Koslo 2.49
3 Howie Pollet 2.59
4 Mel Parnell 2.73
5 Fred Hutchinson 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 22
2 Ellis Kinder 20
3 Bob Lemon 19
3 Howie Pollet 19
3 Vic Raschi 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 142
2 Warren Spahn 131
3 Hal Newhouser 130
4 Don Newcombe 127
5 Ellis Kinder 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 24
2 Al Benton 9
3 Jim Konstanty 7
3 Nels Potter 7
3 Ted Wilks 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Adams .469
2 Stan Musial .453
3 Enos Slaughter .429
4 Bobby Doerr .408
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 12
2 Bobby Doerr 5
2 Stan Musial 5
4 Carl Furillo 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 24
2 Stan Musial 20
3 Bobby Thomson 18
4 Bobby Doerr 16
4 Carl Furillo 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 3
1 George Metkovich 3
1 Bob Ramazzotti 3
1 Phil Rizzuto 3
1 Jackie Robinson 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.00
2 Bob Kuzava 0.50
3 Allie Reynolds 0.77
4 Red Munger 0.84
5 Mike Garcia 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 5
2 Tommy Byrne 3
2 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Bob Lemon 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Erskine 22
1 Preacher Roe 22
3 Warren Spahn 20
4 Jack Banta 19
4 Russ Meyer 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 6
2 Bob Rush 3
3 Ralph Branca 1
3 Harry Brecheen 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .395
2 Carl Furillo .387
3 Joe DiMaggio .372
4 Bobby Doerr .370
5 Del Ennis .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 18
2 Stan Musial 13
3 Ted Williams 9
4 Stan Spence 8
4 Vic Wertz 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 40
2 Stan Musial 35
3 Vic Wertz 30
4 Ted Williams 28
5 Bobby Doerr 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Ramazzotti 8
2 Pee Wee Reese 7
3 Bob Dillinger 6
4 Phil Rizzuto 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.13
2 Red Munger 1.42
3 Fred Hutchinson 1.59
4 Bill Wight 1.61
5 Don Newcombe 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 6
1 Ellis Kinder 6
3 Al Benton 5
3 Bob Lemon 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 36
1 Warren Spahn 36
3 Jack Banta 35
3 Ellis Kinder 35
5 Preacher Roe 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 9
2 Jim Konstanty 4
3 Bob Rush 3
4 Al Benton 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .353
2 Jackie Robinson .341
3 Stan Musial .341
4 Enos Slaughter .331
5 Dale Mitchell .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 50
2 Ted Williams 40
3 Vern Stephens 38
4 Stan Musial 36
5 Hank Sauer 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 162
2 Vern Stephens 160
3 Vic Wertz 139
4 Jackie Robinson 128
5 Ralph Kiner 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 36
2 Pee Wee Reese 33
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Gene Hermanski 15
4 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.13
2 Preacher Roe 2.64
3 Dave Koslo 2.64
4 Howie Pollet 2.76
5 Virgil Trucks 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 24
2 Ellis Kinder 22
3 Hal Newhouser 21
4 Howie Pollet 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 160
2 Hal Newhouser 150
3 Tommy Byrne 141
3 Warren Spahn 141
5 Vic Raschi 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 25
2 Al Benton 9
2 Jim Konstanty 9
4 Nels Potter 8
5 2 tied 7