On This Day

Wednesday, September 28, 1949

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 95 56 .629 --
Yankees 95 56 .629 --
Tigers 87 64 .576 8.0
Indians 85 65 .567 9.5
Athletics 79 72 .523 16.0
White Sox 62 88 .413 32.5
Browns 51 100 .338 44.0
Senators 49 102 .325 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 55 .633 --
Dodgers 94 56 .627 1.0
Phillies 80 72 .526 16.0
Braves 73 77 .487 22.0
Giants 73 79 .480 23.0
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 Phil Rizzuto 3
2 Sam Dente 2
2 Nellie Fox 2
2 Bob Kennedy 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Jim Delsing 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Ed Sanicki 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Delsing 2
1 Nellie Fox 2
1 Bob Lemon 2
4 Yogi Berra 1
4 12 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 2
2 Bobby Thomson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Scarborough 1.75
2 Sheldon Jones 0.83
3 Bob Lemon 0.75
4 Tommy Byrne 0.57
5 Russ Meyer 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Russ Meyer 1
1 Joe Page 1
1 Ray Scarborough 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Scarborough 7
2 Bob Lemon 6
3 Sheldon Jones 5
4 Tommy Byrne 4
4 Allie Reynolds 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allie Reynolds 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .346
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
3 Phil Rizzuto 18
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 22
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 Bob Lemon 133

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 .438
2 Carl Furillo .432
3 Stan Musial .396
4 Johnny Hopp .383
5 Lou Boudreau .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 6
2 Ralph Kiner 5
3 Yogi Berra 3
3 Bob Elliott 3
3 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Westlake 19
2 Ted Williams 15
3 Stan Musial 13
4 Yogi Berra 12
5 7 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 6
2 Larry Doby 2
2 Joe Gordon 2
2 Johnny Hopp 2
2 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Murry Dickson 0.00
1 Dick Weik 0.00
3 Russ Meyer 0.28
4 Virgil Trucks 0.50
5 Bobby Shantz 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 4
1 Russ Meyer 4
3 Murry Dickson 3
3 Sheldon Jones 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 23
2 Allie Reynolds 18
3 Ellis Kinder 15
3 Ray Scarborough 15
5 4 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 .422
2 Stan Musial .404
3 Bobby Doerr .395
4 Carl Furillo .394
5 Enos Slaughter .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 16
2 Ted Williams 9
3 Stan Musial 8
4 Bobby Thomson 7
5 Carl Furillo 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 33
2 Ralph Kiner 32
3 Bobby Thomson 29
4 Carl Furillo 28
5 Wally Westlake 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 7
2 Jackie Robinson 5
3 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Johnny Hopp 4
3 Bob Ramazzotti 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.82
2 Bobby Shantz 1.18
3 Russ Meyer 1.37
4 Ellis Kinder 1.37
5 Bob Kuzava 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 7
1 Russ Meyer 7
3 Bob Lemon 6
4 Carl Erskine 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 39
2 Ellis Kinder 36
3 Warren Spahn 32
4 Russ Meyer 31
4 Allie Reynolds 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 9
2 Bob Rush 3
3 Jim Konstanty 2
3 Gerry Staley 2
3 Ted Wilks 2