On This Day

Thursday, September 29, 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 86 65 .570 9.0
Athletics 79 72 .523 16.0
White Sox 62 89 .411 33.0
Browns 51 100 .338 44.0
Senators 49 102 .325 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 96 56 .632 --
Cardinals 95 56 .629 0.5
Phillies 80 72 .526 16.0
Giants 73 79 .480 23.0
Braves 73 79 .480 23.0
Pirates 69 82 .457 26.5
Reds 61 90 .404 34.5
Cubs 59 92 .391 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Elliott 4
1 Carl Furillo 4
1 Gil Hodges 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
5 Pete Castiglione 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Bob Kennedy 1
1 Duke Snider 1
1 Wally Westlake 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 6
2 Gil Hodges 3
2 Bob Kennedy 3
2 Duke Snider 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Newcombe 1.50
2 Preacher Roe 0.50
3 Early Wynn 0.40
4 Murry Dickson 0.25
5 Gerry Staley 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Don Newcombe 1
1 Preacher Roe 1
1 Early Wynn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 6
2 Preacher Roe 5
3 Early Wynn 4
4 Murry Dickson 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .346
2 George Kell .342
3 Jackie Robinson .342
4 Enos Slaughter .336
5 Stan Musial .335

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 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 35
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 Mel Parnell 2.69
4 Howie Pollet 2.72
5 Preacher Roe 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 Don Newcombe 147
3 Warren Spahn 145
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 .464
2 Carl Furillo .438
3 Lou Boudreau .413
4 Johnny Pesky .390
5 Bob Elliott .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Westlake 21
2 Carl Furillo 17
3 Gil Hodges 14
3 Ted Williams 14
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 4
2 Jackie Robinson 3
3 Larry Doby 2
3 Joe Gordon 2
3 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Weik 0.00
2 Russ Meyer 0.28
3 Virgil Trucks 0.50
4 Murry Dickson 0.56
5 Preacher Roe 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 23
2 Don Newcombe 20
3 Allie Reynolds 18
4 Ray Scarborough 15
5 4 tied 14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hopp .416
2 Carl Furillo .404
3 Stan Musial .400
4 Bobby Doerr .377
5 Enos Slaughter .374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 33
2 Ralph Kiner 32
3 Stan Musial 31
4 Bobby Thomson 29
4 Wally Westlake 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 7
2 Jackie Robinson 6
3 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Johnny Hopp 4
3 Bob Ramazzotti 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Trucks 0.25
2 Bobby Shantz 1.18
3 Russ Meyer 1.37
4 Ellis Kinder 1.37
5 Bill Kennedy 2.12

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 39
2 Ellis Kinder 36
3 Don Newcombe 35
4 Warren Spahn 34
5 Preacher Roe 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Page 9
2 Bob Rush 3
3 Gerry Staley 2
3 Ted Wilks 2
5 30 tied 1