On This Day

Saturday, September 24, 1949

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	54	.633	--
Red Sox	92	55	.626	1.0
Tigers	87	63	.580	7.5
Indians	82	65	.558	11.0
Athletics	78	69	.531	15.0
White Sox	61	85	.418	31.5
Browns	50	99	.336	44.0
Senators	47	100	.320	46.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Yankees 0

Tigers 8, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	94	54	.635	--
Dodgers	94	55	.631	0.5
Phillies	78	72	.520	17.0
Braves	73	75	.493	21.0
Giants	71	78	.477	23.5
Pirates	65	82	.442	28.5
Reds	60	88	.405	34.0
Cubs	59	90	.396	35.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Phillies 1

Braves 6, Giants 4

Cardinals 3, Cubs 2

Pirates 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Boudreau	3
1	Bob Elliott	3
1	Whitey Lockman	3
1	Dale Mitchell	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	3
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	Carl Furillo	1
2	Pat Mullin	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Elliott	5
2	Jim Hegan	3
2	Pat Mullin	3
2	Bobby Thomson	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Cliff Mapes	1
1	Johnny Pesky	1
1	Stan Rojek	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Newcombe	1.29
2	Warren Spahn	0.67
3	Ellis Kinder	0.50
4	Hal Newhouser	0.41
5	Gerry Staley	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cliff Chambers	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Don Newcombe	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	9
2	Hal Newhouser	7
3	Warren Spahn	6
4	Ellis Kinder	5
5	Gene Bearden	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Wilks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.349
2	George Kell	.342
3	Jackie Robinson	.342
4	Enos Slaughter	.340
5	Stan Musial	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	52
2	Ted Williams	42
3	Vern Stephens	39
4	Stan Musial	34
5	Hank Sauer	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	156
2	Vern Stephens	152
3	Vic Wertz	133
4	Ralph Kiner	123
5	Jackie Robinson	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	33
2	Pee Wee Reese	27
3	Bob Dillinger	18
4	Phil Rizzuto	16
5	Elmer Valo	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.48
2	Dave Koslo	2.58
3	Gerry Staley	2.67
4	Virgil Trucks	2.73
5	Mel Parnell	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	24
2	Ellis Kinder	23
3	Bob Lemon	20
3	Warren Spahn	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	152
2	Warren Spahn	143
3	Don Newcombe	139
4	Hal Newhouser	138
5	Ellis Kinder	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	27
2	Al Benton	10
3	Ted Wilks	9
4	Jim Konstanty	7
4	Nels Potter	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.439
2	Tom Saffell	.435
3	Billy Goodman	.432
4	Johnny Hopp	.429
5	Dick Kokos	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Stan Musial	6
3	Ted Williams	5
4	Yogi Berra	4
4	Pete Suder	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	20
2	Ralph Kiner	19
3	Carl Furillo	16
4	Wally Westlake	15
5	Ted Williams	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	5
2	Bob Ramazzotti	4
3	Joe Gordon	3
3	Johnny Hopp	3
5	7 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.33
2	Murry Dickson	0.64
3	Bill Kennedy	0.66
4	Preacher Roe	1.00
5	Eddie Lopat	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Cliff Chambers	3
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	Max Lanier	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	23
2	Ellis Kinder	15
2	Allie Reynolds	15
2	Virgil Trucks	15
5	4 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	6
2	Bob Rush	2
2	Gerry Staley	2
2	Ted Wilks	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hopp	.418
2	Stan Musial	.403
3	Carl Furillo	.402
4	Bobby Doerr	.379
5	Enos Slaughter	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	17
2	Stan Musial	12
2	Ted Williams	12
4	Bobby Thomson	9
5	Vern Stephens	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	40
2	Ralph Kiner	33
2	Ted Williams	33
4	Bobby Thomson	32
5	Carl Furillo	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	6
2	Bob Ramazzotti	5
2	Phil Rizzuto	5
4	Granny Hamner	4
4	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Trucks	0.85
2	Bobby Shantz	1.21
3	Tommy Byrne	1.83
4	Red Munger	1.91
5	Don Newcombe	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ellis Kinder	8
2	Russ Meyer	6
3	Tommy Byrne	5
3	Carl Erskine	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ellis Kinder	41
2	Warren Spahn	35
3	Don Newcombe	34
4	Jack Banta	30
4	4 others tied	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.351
2	Enos Slaughter	.340
3	Stan Musial	.336
4	Jackie Robinson	.334
5	Carl Furillo	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	53
2	Ted Williams	43
3	Vern Stephens	40
4	Stan Musial	35
5	Hank Sauer	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	164
2	Vern Stephens	158
3	Vic Wertz	139
4	Ralph Kiner	129
5	Stan Musial	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	35
2	Pee Wee Reese	30
3	Bob Dillinger	21
4	Phil Rizzuto	16
4	Elmer Valo	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.45
2	Dave Koslo	2.58
3	Preacher Roe	2.65
4	Gerry Staley	2.67
5	Virgil Trucks	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mel Parnell	25
2	Ellis Kinder	24
3	Bob Lemon	20
3	Hal Newhouser	20
3	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	159
2	Warren Spahn	149
3	Hal Newhouser	147
4	Don Newcombe	139
5	Ellis Kinder	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Page	27
2	Al Benton	10
3	Ted Wilks	9
4	Jim Konstanty	8
4	Nels Potter	8