On This Day

Friday, September 16, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 51 .633 --
Red Sox 87 55 .613 2.5
Indians 81 59 .579 7.5
Tigers 82 61 .573 8.0
Athletics 74 67 .525 15.0
White Sox 58 83 .411 31.0
Browns 49 93 .345 40.5
Senators 45 95 .321 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 90 50 .643 --
Dodgers 88 53 .624 2.5
Phillies 75 67 .528 16.0
Braves 68 73 .482 22.5
Giants 67 73 .479 23.0
Pirates 61 78 .439 28.5
Reds 57 83 .407 33.0
Cubs 56 85 .397 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Chapman 5
2 Lou Stringer 4
2 Al Zarilla 4
4 Phil Cavarretta 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Stephens 2
2 Sam Chapman 1
2 Bruce Edwards 1
2 Danny Litwhiler 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 5
2 Wally Westlake 4
3 Bobby Brown 3
3 Cass Michaels 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ferris Fain 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Sid Gordon 1
1 Mike Guerra 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Raffensberger 1.67
2 Tommy Byrne 0.75
3 Mel Parnell 0.45
4 Bill Werle 0.42
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Mel Parnell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Byrne 6
2 Larry Jansen 5
2 Mel Parnell 5
2 Ken Raffensberger 5
2 Bill Werle 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Klieman 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .349
2 Jackie Robinson .345
3 George Kell .341
4 Enos Slaughter .336
5 Stan Musial .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 149
2 Ted Williams 147
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 2.26
2 Dave Koslo 2.49
3 Howie Pollet 2.59
4 Ken Heintzelman 2.75
5 Mel Parnell 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 23
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 132
3 Hal Newhouser 130
4 Don Newcombe 128
5 Tommy Byrne 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 24
2 Al Benton 10
3 Ted Wilks 8
4 Jim Konstanty 7
4 Nels Potter 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .444
2 Bobby Adams .441
3 Bobby Doerr .439
4 Danny Litwhiler .432
5 Bobby Brown .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 10
2 Stan Musial 5
3 Bobby Doerr 4
3 Carl Furillo 4
3 Granny Hamner 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 20
2 Ralph Kiner 19
3 Bobby Brown 15
3 Carl Furillo 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Ramazzotti 4
2 Johnny Hopp 3
2 George Metkovich 3
2 Phil Rizzuto 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.00
2 Bob Kuzava 0.50
3 Red Munger 0.84
4 Bill Kennedy 1.06
5 Bobby Shantz 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 4
2 Tommy Byrne 3
2 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Max Lanier 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Banta 19
1 Russ Meyer 19
1 Preacher Roe 19
4 Mike Garcia 18
4 Allie Reynolds 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 5
2 Bob Rush 3
3 Al Benton 1
3 Harry Brecheen 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Furillo .391
2 Bobby Doerr .386
3 Stan Musial .374
4 Del Ennis .373
5 Enos Slaughter .369

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
3 Ted Williams 28
5 Bobby Doerr 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Ramazzotti 9
2 Pee Wee Reese 7
3 Bob Dillinger 6
4 Joe Gordon 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.13
2 Red Munger 1.42
3 Ellis Kinder 1.83
4 Virgil Trucks 1.87
5 Fred Hutchinson 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 6
1 Ellis Kinder 6
1 Bob Lemon 6
4 Tommy Byrne 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Banta 35
1 Ellis Kinder 35
3 Bob Lemon 34
3 Warren Spahn 34
5 Don Newcombe 33

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 .345
2 Stan Musial .337
3 Jackie Robinson .336
4 Enos Slaughter .330
5 Dom DiMaggio .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 50
2 Vern Stephens 40
2 Ted Williams 40
4 Stan Musial 36
5 Hank Sauer 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 161
2 Ted Williams 159
3 Vic Wertz 138
4 Ralph Kiner 125
4 Jackie Robinson 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 36
2 Pee Wee Reese 32
3 Bob Dillinger 20
4 Gene Hermanski 15
4 Elmer Valo 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.23
2 Dave Koslo 2.64
3 Preacher Roe 2.71
4 Howie Pollet 2.76
5 Ken Heintzelman 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 25
2 Ellis Kinder 21
3 Bob Lemon 20
3 Hal Newhouser 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 154
2 Tommy Byrne 147
3 Hal Newhouser 146
4 Warren Spahn 139
5 Vic Raschi 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 24
2 Al Benton 10
3 Jim Konstanty 9
4 Nels Potter 8
4 Ted Wilks 8