Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, September 20, 1949

On This Day

Tuesday, September 20, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	92	51	.643	--
Red Sox	90	55	.621	3.0
Tigers	84	63	.571	10.0
Indians	82	62	.569	10.5
Athletics	78	68	.534	15.5
White Sox	59	85	.410	33.5
Browns	50	97	.340	44.0
Senators	45	99	.313	47.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 2

Yankees 3, White Sox 1

Browns 15, Senators 6

Athletics 8, Tigers 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	92	52	.639	--
Dodgers	91	54	.628	1.5
Phillies	77	69	.527	16.0
Braves	71	74	.490	21.5
Giants	69	75	.479	23.0
Pirates	63	81	.438	29.0
Reds	58	85	.406	33.5
Cubs	57	88	.393	35.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Cubs 0

Braves 4, Pirates 2

Cardinals 7, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Sievers	4
2	Joe Astroth	3
2	Del Ennis	3
2	Carl Furillo	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Johnny Hopp	1
1	Sam Mele	1
1	Del Rice	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	6
2	Del Ennis	3
2	Pete Suder	3
4	Billy Goodman	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Astroth	1
1	Bobby Brown	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Cliff Mapes	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Banta	1.00
2	Allie Reynolds	0.75
3	Vic Lombardi	0.73
4	Vern Bickford	0.62
5	Bob Kuzava	0.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Banta	1
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Lombardi	8
2	Bob Kuzava	7
3	Allie Reynolds	6
4	Jack Banta	5
4	Vern Bickford	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	1
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.349
2	Jackie Robinson	.346
3	Enos Slaughter	.342
4	George Kell	.341
5	Stan Musial	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	50
2	Ted Williams	40
3	Vern Stephens	39
4	Stan Musial	33
5	Hank Sauer	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	153
2	Vern Stephens	150
3	Vic Wertz	131
4	Ralph Kiner	119
4	Jackie Robinson	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	33
2	Pee Wee Reese	27
3	Bob Dillinger	18
4	Phil Rizzuto	15
4	Elmer Valo	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.26
2	Dave Koslo	2.59
3	Howie Pollet	2.65
4	Gerry Staley	2.70
5	Mel Parnell	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	24
2	Ellis Kinder	21
3	Bob Lemon	20
4	Howie Pollet	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	142
2	Warren Spahn	137
3	Hal Newhouser	131
4	Don Newcombe	128
5	Ellis Kinder	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	27
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	Johnny Hopp	.510
2	Roy Campanella	.439
3	Stan Musial	.434
4	Spider Jorgensen	.433
5	Del Ennis	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Stan Musial	5
3	Pete Suder	4
4	Yogi Berra	3
4	10 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	19
2	Ralph Kiner	17
2	Wally Westlake	17
4	Pete Suder	16
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Ramazzotti	4
1	Phil Rizzuto	4
1	Jackie Robinson	4
4	Joe Gordon	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.50
2	Gerry Staley	0.61
3	Eddie Lopat	1.08
3	Hal Newhouser	1.08
5	Red Munger	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lou Brissie	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Sheldon Jones	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Banta	22
1	Allie Reynolds	22
3	Warren Spahn	17
4	Ellis Kinder	15
4	Bob Kuzava	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	7
2	Bob Rush	2
2	Gerry Staley	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.406
2	Enos Slaughter	.400
3	Carl Furillo	.387
4	Del Ennis	.381
5	Stan Musial	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	17
2	Stan Musial	13
3	Ted Williams	10
4	Stan Spence	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	40
2	Ralph Kiner	33
3	Ted Williams	31
4	Vic Wertz	30
5	Bobby Thomson	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Ramazzotti	9
2	Bob Dillinger	7
3	Pee Wee Reese	5
3	Jackie Robinson	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	1.03
2	Red Munger	1.14
3	Bobby Shantz	1.21
4	Bill Wight	2.30
5	Murry Dickson	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ellis Kinder	6
2	Lou Brissie	5
2	Tommy Byrne	5
2	Carl Erskine	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Banta	35
2	Ellis Kinder	33
2	Don Newcombe	33
2	Warren Spahn	33
5	Bob Lemon	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	11
2	Bob Rush	3
2	Gerry Staley	3
4	Al Benton	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.346
2	Enos Slaughter	.340
3	Stan Musial	.339
4	Jackie Robinson	.336
5	Dom DiMaggio	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	51
2	Vern Stephens	41
2	Ted Williams	41
4	Stan Musial	35
5	Hank Sauer	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	164
2	Vern Stephens	161
3	Vic Wertz	137
4	Stan Musial	126
5	Ralph Kiner	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	36
2	Pee Wee Reese	30
3	Bob Dillinger	21
4	Elmer Valo	16
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.23
2	Dave Koslo	2.62
3	Gerry Staley	2.70
4	Preacher Roe	2.71
5	Mel Parnell	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	26
2	Ellis Kinder	22
3	Bob Lemon	20
3	Hal Newhouser	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	149
2	Hal Newhouser	144
2	Warren Spahn	144
4	Tommy Byrne	142
5	Ellis Kinder	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	27
2	Al Benton	10
3	Jim Konstanty	8
3	Nels Potter	8
3	Ted Wilks	8