On This Day

Thursday, September 15, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 51 .630 --
Red Sox 86 55 .610 2.5
Indians 81 58 .583 6.5
Tigers 82 60 .577 7.0
Athletics 73 66 .525 14.5
White Sox 57 82 .410 30.5
Browns 49 92 .348 39.5
Senators 44 95 .317 43.5

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Boudreau 2
1 Joe DiMaggio 2
1 Joe Gordon 2
1 Bob Kennedy 2
5 8 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Cliff Mapes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 3
2 Lou Boudreau 2
2 Joe Gordon 2
2 Bob Kennedy 2
2 Cliff Mapes 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Thurman Tucker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allie Reynolds 0.56
2 Bob Lemon 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 5
2 Bob Lemon 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 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
2 Bob Lemon 20
4 Howie Pollet 19
4 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 10
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 Brown .413
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 11
2 Stan Musial 5
3 Bobby Doerr 4
3 Carl Furillo 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 23
2 Stan Musial 20
3 Carl Furillo 16
4 Joe DiMaggio 14
4 4 others tied 14

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 Red Munger 0.84
4 Mike Garcia 1.00
4 Fred Hutchinson 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Erskine 22
1 Preacher Roe 22
3 Bob Lemon 20
3 Warren Spahn 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .392
2 Carl Furillo .387
3 Bobby Doerr .381
4 Enos Slaughter .377
5 Joe DiMaggio .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 17
2 Stan Musial 12
3 Ted Williams 9
4 Stan Spence 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 38
2 Stan Musial 34
3 Vic Wertz 28
4 Bobby Doerr 27
4 Ted Williams 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Ramazzotti 8
2 Pee Wee Reese 7
3 Bob Dillinger 6
4 Granny Hamner 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.13
2 Red Munger 1.42
3 Fred Hutchinson 1.59
4 Don Newcombe 1.62
5 Ellis Kinder 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 6
1 Ellis Kinder 6
1 Bob Lemon 6
4 Al Benton 5
4 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 Bob Lemon 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 9
2 Jim Konstanty 4
3 Al Benton 3
3 Bob Rush 3
5 4 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .351
2 Stan Musial .340
3 Jackie Robinson .338
4 Enos Slaughter .332
5 Dom DiMaggio .317

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 Vern Stephens 160
2 Ted Williams 159
3 Vic Wertz 138
4 Jackie Robinson 126
5 Ralph Kiner 125

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 Mel Parnell 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 24
2 Ellis Kinder 21
3 Bob Lemon 20
3 Hal Newhouser 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 154
2 Hal Newhouser 146
3 Tommy Byrne 141
3 Warren Spahn 141
5 Vic Raschi 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 24
2 Al Benton 10
3 Jim Konstanty 9
4 Nels Potter 8
5 2 tied 7