On This Day

Saturday, September 17, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	51	.636	--
Red Sox	88	55	.615	2.5
Indians	82	59	.582	7.5
Tigers	82	62	.569	9.0
Athletics	74	68	.521	16.0
White Sox	59	83	.415	31.0
Browns	49	94	.343	41.5
Senators	45	96	.319	44.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

Yankees 5, Tigers 4

White Sox 8, Athletics 5

Indians 8, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	90	51	.638	--
Dodgers	88	54	.620	2.5
Phillies	76	67	.531	15.0
Braves	69	73	.486	21.5
Giants	67	74	.475	23.0
Pirates	62	78	.443	27.5
Reds	57	84	.404	33.0
Cubs	57	85	.401	33.5

Games

Cubs 4, Giants 2

Pirates 7, Dodgers 2

Braves 4, Cardinals 2

Phillies 4, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	4
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Monty Basgall	3
2	Bob Dillinger	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Paul Campbell	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Charlie Keller	1
1	Ron Northey	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Ostrowski	4
2	Wally Westlake	3
2	Don White	3
4	Monty Basgall	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	John Sullivan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Sanford	0.71
2	Dutch Leonard	0.56
3	Murry Dickson	0.50
4	Joe Dobson	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Bearden	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Mickey Haefner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Dobson	5
1	Dutch Leonard	5
1	Fred Sanford	5
4	Mickey Harris	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	1
1	Marino Pieretti	1
1	Johnny Schmitz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.348
2	Jackie Robinson	.345
3	George Kell	.341
4	Enos Slaughter	.339
5	Stan Musial	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	49
2	Vern Stephens	38
2	Ted Williams	38
4	Stan Musial	32
5	Hank Sauer	28

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	18
4	Phil Rizzuto	14
4	Elmer Valo	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.26
2	Dave Koslo	2.59
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	25
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	Billy Goodman	.465
2	Bobby Adams	.459
3	Bobby Brown	.426
4	Bobby Doerr	.417
5	Stan Musial	.414

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	20
2	Ralph Kiner	19
3	Bobby Brown	15
3	Joe DiMaggio	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Kuzava	0.50
2	Red Munger	0.84
3	Bill Kennedy	1.06
4	Ellis Kinder	1.33
5	Bobby Shantz	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	4
1	Russ Meyer	4
3	Tommy Byrne	3
3	Ellis Kinder	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Banta	19
1	Preacher Roe	19
3	Mike Garcia	18
3	Allie Reynolds	18
5	Ellis Kinder	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
2	Bob Rush	3
3	Al Benton	1
3	Harry Brecheen	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bobby Doerr	.392
2	Enos Slaughter	.388
3	Johnny Hopp	.386
4	Carl Furillo	.381
5	Joe DiMaggio	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	17
2	Stan Musial	12
3	Stan Spence	8
3	Ted Williams	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	9
2	Bob Dillinger	7
3	Pee Wee Reese	6
4	Joe Gordon	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.21
2	Red Munger	1.42
3	Al Papai	1.79
4	Ellis Kinder	1.83
5	Virgil Trucks	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	6
1	Ellis Kinder	6
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Russ Meyer	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ellis Kinder	35
2	Bob Lemon	34
2	Warren Spahn	34
4	Don Newcombe	33
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	10
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	.342
2	Stan Musial	.335
3	Jackie Robinson	.334
4	Enos Slaughter	.333
5	Dale Mitchell	.316

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	137
4	Ralph Kiner	124
4	Stan Musial	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	36
2	Pee Wee Reese	30
3	Bob Dillinger	21
4	Gene Hermanski	15
4	Elmer Valo	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.23
2	Dave Koslo	2.59
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	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	25
2	Al Benton	10
3	Jim Konstanty	9
4	Nels Potter	8
4	Ted Wilks	8