On This Day

Tuesday, September 27, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 95 55 .633 --
Yankees 94 56 .627 1.0
Tigers 87 64 .576 8.5
Indians 84 65 .564 10.5
Athletics 79 71 .527 16.0
White Sox 62 87 .416 32.5
Browns 51 100 .338 44.5
Senators 48 102 .320 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 55 .633 --
Dodgers 94 56 .627 1.0
Phillies 79 72 .523 16.5
Braves 73 77 .487 22.0
Giants 73 78 .483 22.5
Pirates 68 82 .453 27.0
Reds 61 90 .404 34.5
Cubs 59 92 .391 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Virgil Stallcup 4
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Herman Reich 3
4 Yogi Berra 2
4 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Saffell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Saffell 4
2 Yogi Berra 2
2 Chuck Diering 2
2 Tommy Glaviano 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dale Mitchell 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Dobson 0.33
1 Mike Garcia 0.33
3 Red Munger 0.25
4 Bill Werle 0.23
5 Ken Raffensberger 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Ken Raffensberger 1
1 Vic Raschi 1
1 Bill Werle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howie Pollet 4
2 Joe Dobson 3
2 Mike Garcia 3
2 Johnny Schmitz 3
2 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Lombardi 1
1 Walt Masterson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .348
2 Jackie Robinson .343
3 George Kell .342
4 Enos Slaughter .337
5 Stan Musial .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 53
2 Ted Williams 43
3 Vern Stephens 39
4 Stan Musial 34
5 Hank Sauer 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 159
2 Vern Stephens 156
3 Vic Wertz 133
4 Ralph Kiner 125
5 Jackie Robinson 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 34
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 2.51
3 Gerry Staley 2.67
4 Mel Parnell 2.69
5 Virgil Trucks 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 25
2 Ellis Kinder 23
3 Bob Lemon 21
4 Vic Raschi 20
4 Warren Spahn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 152
2 Warren Spahn 143
3 Don Newcombe 141
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 Luke Appling .429
2 Johnny Pesky .422
3 Carl Furillo .417
4 Billy Goodman .410
5 Johnny Hopp .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 7
2 Ted Williams 6
3 Wally Westlake 4
4 Yogi Berra 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Westlake 20
2 Ralph Kiner 17
3 Ted Williams 15
4 Stan Musial 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 4
2 Larry Doby 2
2 Joe Gordon 2
2 Johnny Hopp 2
2 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Murry Dickson 0.00
2 Russ Meyer 0.39
3 Virgil Trucks 0.50
4 Bobby Shantz 0.93
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 4
2 Cliff Chambers 3
2 Murry Dickson 3
2 Sheldon Jones 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 17
2 Ellis Kinder 15
3 Ralph Branca 14
3 Randy Gumpert 14
3 4 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 4
2 Gerry Staley 2
2 Ted Wilks 2
4 Al Benton 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .415
2 Bobby Doerr .402
3 Carl Furillo .398
4 Stan Musial .395
5 Enos Slaughter .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 16
2 Stan Musial 9
2 Ted Williams 9
4 Bobby Thomson 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 36
2 Ralph Kiner 32
3 Bobby Thomson 31
4 Carl Furillo 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 5
1 Jackie Robinson 5
3 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Johnny Hopp 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.82
2 Bobby Shantz 1.07
3 Ellis Kinder 1.37
4 Bob Kuzava 1.48
5 Russ Meyer 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 7
1 Russ Meyer 7
3 Bob Lemon 6
4 Carl Erskine 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 41
2 Ellis Kinder 36
2 Don Newcombe 36
4 Warren Spahn 35
5 Allie Reynolds 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 10
2 Bob Rush 3
2 Gerry Staley 3
4 Jim Konstanty 2
4 Ted Wilks 2